Re: Can't get Win2K and Win98 to talk

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From: John Trebutech
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 23:18

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"Rick Merrill" <RickMerrill@mediaone.net> wrote in message
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> Richard John Cavell wrote:
>
> > Okay.
> >
> > I have two quite similar computers, both Pentium 2s, 128 Meg RAM.  One
has
> > Windows 2000 and is meant to be a server of sorts.  The other has
Windows
> > 98 and is meant to be a slave/client.
> >
> > The win2k machine has a 3Com LAN card installed.  This is connected by 2
> > feet of cable to the win98 machine's intel LAN card.
>
> 2 feet is illegal! (It should be 2 meters or about 6 feet) - nevermind,
it'll work
>
> IF AND ONLY IF IT IS A **CROSSOVER** CABLE.
>

What is it was a coax? :)

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