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Network over an ethernet cable

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Hi, I have 2 Dell computers in my office. I have a dial up connection to the internet on both of them. I want to network them together. Since they both have an ethernet port and both have XP, can I just run a ethernet cable between them and run the network setup wizard? Or is this just wishful thinking on my part?

Name: pmkdatabase
Date: April 11, 2005 at 22:12:17 Pacific

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The only caveat is you would either have to use a switch or hub, or else use a crossover cable. Other than that, it should work. Peter

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thanks,I bought a hub, and it worked great!

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Name: pmkdatabase
Date: April 12, 2005 at 19:07:24 Pacific

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Excellent! HTH, Peter

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