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cant set up network between 2 pcs
Name: Bounty_Bam Date: January 16, 2006 at 10:36:03 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: P4 3ghz / 1024MB
Comment:
ive set up a network via ethernet cable, but it says cable disconnected.
any ideas why? 1 pc has new pci netwrk card and 1 pc has network slot but not on its own card (motherboard) the slot located near where the keyboard and mouse go
Name: ntengineer Date: January 16, 2006 at 12:01:31 Pacific
Reply:
When you are trying to connect two PCs directly together, you need to use a cross-over/cross connect cable, not a regular ethernet cable. Your other option is to put a hub in between the machines.
Summary: I need some help on how to set up network between 2 PCs to be able to share files and play lan games. 1st pc - WinXP pro sp1, 2nd - Win95osr2.5 . What protocol would you suggest me to use - tcp/ip, i...
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