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  • How to Setup a Gigabit Lan Ethernet between two computers?

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    Hello everyone, I own a macbook pro and recently bought a computer to carry all my sample libraries and to use the VEP Server. However, I don't know the specifics to connect the two computers. What do I need to connect the two computers? Thanks in advance (would be the Master) Macbook Pro 10.6.8 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 8 GB 1067 MHZ DDR3 (would be the Slave) Windows 7 Ultimate i5 2500k quad core 16 GB 1333 MHz
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    If someone could be more specific in terms of hardware and such by giving some examples, it would be a tremendous help! Thank you
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    @Miguel Teixeira said:

    Hello everyone, I own a macbook pro and recently bought a computer to carry all my sample libraries and to use the VEP Server. However, I don't know the specifics to connect the two computers. What do I need to connect the two computers?
     

    An Ethernet cable. [;)]

    DG
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    Hey DG, thanks for your reply. Is an ethernet cable really enough? I read somewhere that you would need a connection of 10/100/1000 and a gigabit switch.
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    I'm not really aware of what is needed, I'm starting to create my setup for the first time. But I'd like to ask, is an ethernet cable enough for transfering 10+ gb of samples through vep?
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     Assuming that both computers have Gigabit Ethernet connectors on the motherboard, all you need is an Ethernet cable. If you have more than 2 computers in the network, that's when switches come into play.

    DG
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    Thank you DG!
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    Just checked, both my computers have gigabit ethernet connections. I tried to use an old ethernet cable, but it didn't work. I googled and found this website about the several distinctions of ethernet cables. http://www.howtogeek.com/70494/what-kind-of-ethernet-cat-5e6a-cable-should-i-use/
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    Just been through the same thing here... (except I'm hooking up two Macs). I opted for a Cat6 cable (probably paid too much for it but trust the brand: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812107731 ). Working well this end so far. Didn't really have anything Networky to set up.
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     Cat5e is sufficient, IMO.

    DG