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Name: Ron (by aarongroves103)
Date: March 16, 2006 at 08:57:18 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 1024
Product: MY Own Pc
Comment:

Hi -

When i plug in my pc with another PC using an RJ-45 cable it says that the connection has limited or no conenction which is strange - I can swap files but notthing else ( ie for games) is this a common problem?

Any info or advice would be great

Thanks



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Response Number 1
Name: Firehawk
Date: March 16, 2006 at 12:43:21 Pacific
Reply:

If you are connecting one PC directly to another PC via an ethernet cable, the cable needs to be a crossover cable.


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Response Number 2
Name: RSergio
Date: March 16, 2006 at 13:21:12 Pacific
Reply:

Assign the static IP addresses for each PCs (ex. 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2) instead of using DHCP service. It may help.


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Response Number 3
Name: Ron (by aarongroves103)
Date: March 17, 2006 at 12:41:22 Pacific
Reply:

Okay, it works on some games but on others i get notthing. Strange....


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Response Number 4
Name: GMacLean
Date: March 20, 2006 at 09:16:58 Pacific
Reply:

You may need to add a host record for the other pc. The file is called host and has no extension, it is located at:

Windows 95/98/Me c:\windows\hosts

Windows NT/2000/XP Pro c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Windows XP Home c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

It is a text file and you need to edit it with notepad or the like. At the bottom of the document add:

10.0.0.1 pc1

or whatever the IP address and name of the remote computer is.

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