doesn`t work.
I have the two machines sold, but I need to have them networked together.
I have LAN cards in each and if I use a straight cable from each computer to a hub they see each other and share documents and play games. If I replace the straight cables and hub with a crossover cable, they don`t see each other.
These may end up being on the net at a later time, should I just leave it with the hub? Or is there a simple setting that will allow the crossover cable to work and thus allowing me to keep my hub and cables?

Cross-over cable?
Explain, pleez, mate, don't dig it right now

there are two types of cables that fit the LAN card, a 'straight cable' is used for the connection between, say a router and a computer, the new ones are even marked with a sticker towards the end of the cables that say 'straight cable or 'cross over cable'. A 'cross over cable' is the same as the straight cable but has two of the wires crossed in the plug...thus the name, 'cross-over cable'.
I was told that a 'cross-over cable' is what is needed for just two computers with no hub or router.
If I plug in a 'straight cable' between the computers with no hub or router, the icons for the LAN connections says that the plug is unplugged.
If I put in the 'cross-over cable' between the two computers with no hub or router, they see the connection and say that the LAN cards are plugged in, but they don`t see each other.

[burger]

Originally posted by Rukee
there are two types of cables that fit the LAN card, a 'straight cable' is used for the connection between, say a router and a computer, the new ones are even marked with a sticker towards the end of the cables that say 'straight cable or 'cross over cable'. A 'cross over cable' is the same as the straight cable but has two of the wires crossed in the plug...thus the name, 'cross-over cable'.
I was told that a 'cross-over cable' is what is needed for just two computers with no hub or router.

yes u need a cross over cable to connect the 2 pc together

If I put in the 'cross-over cable' between the two computers with no hub or router, they see the connection and say that the LAN cards are plugged in, but they don`t see each other

can you ping one another?? did you manually assign ip to the 2 pc?

Originally posted by burger


did you manually assign ip to the 2 pc?

no, I told XP to auto detect the internet settings, but did make them both part of the same workgroup.

[burger]

Originally posted by Rukee
no, I told XP to auto detect the internet settings, but did make them both part of the same workgroup.

Ethernet Crossover Cable - You first must have an ethernet network interface card (NIC) in both computers to use this method. If you are using ethernet cards with RJ45 jacks (similar to a phone jack but wider), you simply need an RJ45 to RJ45 Category 5 Crossover Cable.

Regarding the "software" side of connecting the computers, you will probably need to assign TCP/IP, NetBUI, or IPX networking protocols to your ethernet network adapter card (found in Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Network). If using the TCP/IP protocol on your network adapter, you will probably need to assign different IP addresses and the same subnet masks to the TCP/IP properties of each computer: Computer 1 could be IP 192.168.0.1 & subnet 255.255.255.0, and Computer 2 could be IP 192.168.0.2 & subnet 255.255.255.0. You might also need to type in the same Workgroup Name in the Identification tab.

I don't know if this will help but I know that there are two different configurations for crossover cables. Try a google search on it.

[lightz]

Hi Rukee....

Did you try running the "Network Setup Wizard"??