Re: Home network and cable modem

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From: David Crooke
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 00:00

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Jim Pickering wrote:
> 
> Steve:  One of the ports should be identified somehow with an imprint of
> a crossed connection, whether engraved in the plastic or silk screened
> on.  This would be the uplink port and would not require a cross over
> cable but just the cable from your cable modem to it.  The two computers
> then would go to any of the other ports.  Both computers should be able
> to access the internet at the same time and should also be able to
> communicate with one another.  Have you set up your network and can you
> see each other in Network Neighborhood?  Have you gone to Intel's

"Network Neighbourhood" is a concept which only applies to Microsoft
NetBIOS networking. Depending on how the nwteorking is configured on
Microsoft systems, it may or may not show all machines. The original
poster was also running Linux and Solaris on one of his machines,
neither of which (as standard) uses any NetBIOS protocols. Even with
Samba (the open source NetBIOS server for Unix) running, a Unix system
will not necessarily show up in NetBIOS browsing ("Network
Neighbourhood") unless configured to do so.

Be wary of making assumptions and giving people a bum steer!

-- 
David Crooke, Austin TX, USA. +1 (512) 656 6102
"Open source software - with no walls and fences, who needs Windows
and Gates?"

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Subject: Re: Home network and cable modem
Date: 1999/08/15
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