Assuming that your cable is properly configured and not shorting out the
card(s). The proto-network has no common communication protocol.
Try running Samba. There is a good Howto on the subject.
regards
Daryl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Himebaugh, Jon,
> CON, OASD(HA)/TMA
> Sent: 26 February 2001 19:48
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] Ethernet LAN not working
>
>
> Recently I installed an 3COM 3C905C Ethernet card in my computer. Using a
> cross over cable I am attempting to get it to talk to a WIN98 machine with
> the same NIC.
>
> I went into linuxconf and entered a unique IP address for eth0.
>
> Problem is it refuses to talk to the other machine. I can find no evidence
> of network activity and worse my ppp0 interface is now NOT working either
> (it did prior to this modification).
>
> This should be simple. Could someone please help me diagnose this problem?
>
> Jon H.
>
> Linux 7.2
>
>
