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CAT5 is rated to 100M
CAT5e is rated to 350M
CAT6 and CAT6e is rated to 550M or 1000M depending on your source
CAT7 is supposedly rated to 700M or presumably 1000M

The following websites to be helpful in explaining the differences and the
benefits.

http://www.broadbandutopia.com/caandcaco.html
http://www.lanshack.com/cat5e-tutorial.asp
http://www.theheadwaters.com/cables/faq.htm#1

You will find much more info at:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
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"S Shulman" wrote in message
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Hi

I am trying to link 2 PCs (no domain) via Ethernet cable so I assigned
fixed
IP address to both of them as follows:

Computer 1
IP Address 10.0.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 10.0.0.1

Prffered DNS Server:10.0.0.1

Computer 2
IP Address 10.0.0.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 10.0.0.2

Prffered DNS Server:10.0.0.2

But I still can't view shared folder in any of them

Can that be related to the Workgroup?

Any suggestions?

Shmuel Shulman