say I connect two Macs that support gigabit ethernet. can I use a plain-old crossover cable (cat5) and get "gigabit" speeds? or is there a special gigabit version of cat5? I'm confused. this is a ...

When referring to networking cables, you'll often hear them called Ethernet cables, but sometimes they're called patch cables ...

Has anyone used a crossover cable to share an internet connection? I have a dialup connection and two computers and am trying to share the connection without dropping alot of cash. Any suggestions?