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Re: two computers connected together for the first time -Win98

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From: Matt Goodrich
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 00:00
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That's not true. You can connect 2 PC's together without a hub.
Use a crossover cable. That's what I'm using right now and it works just fine.
Matt

@drien wrote in message <87l51r$sgo$1@bw107zhb.bluewin.ch>...
>Hi,
>
>Was is the OS ?   NT or Win9x ?
>
>If you connect 2 PC with RJ45 connector, you must use a HUB.
>
>You can connect directly with BNC connector and one terminator (50ohm)
>at each PC.
>
>On Win9x use:
>- NetBEUI protocole for LAN,
>- Share Files/Printers
>
>and share directories or your Hard Disk.
>
>Are you a static IP for each PC on Internet ?
>
>Regards,
>
>Adrien
>=====
>Duncan Pole a οΏ½crit dans le message <87ke4c$v59$2@news7.svr.pol.co.uk>...
>>Help ! I am stuck.
>>
>>I have two computers and I have connected them together by means of an rj45
>>1metre cable.  A PCI ethernet card ieee 802.3 10base2 and 10baseT at one
>>end,  and an ISA 3com etherlinkIII at the other end.
>>
>>I cannot get one computer to recognise the other.  What am I doing wrong?
>>Is there any diagnostics can I run to try and solve the problem?
>>
>>Could it be hardware or software?  In control panel >system says they are
>>both working properly. BUT the Isa 3com slot card says that "the resources
>>this device is using  do not match any of its known configurations.  To
>>assign resources manually for this device - set config manually.  NO
>>CONFLICTS" - Could that be something to do with the problem?
>>
>>Do I have to change from my automatically registering IP address? (i.e.
>have
>>a static IP address)
>>
>>I have set up the network configuration (probably wrong), and the computers
>>have been put in the same workgroup.
>>
>>I am ICQ no. 20429729 if you want to help online, or I would be extremely
>>grateful for any help and advice.
>>
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>
>>Duncan
>>
>>From Glasgow,UK
>
>
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From: "Matt Goodrich" <this.won't.work@spamproof.com>
Subject: Re: two computers connected together for the first time -Win98
Date: 2000/02/07
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