On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:24 PM, Jonas de Buhr <jonas.de.b...@gmx.net> wrote: >>The devices are connected, there's only a switch between them (a >>billion ADSL router). > > wait... billion as in "billion the company"? and > you are using your router as a switch?
Yeah - this is just at home. The router has a 4 port switch built in. > please connect the two computers without any switch (crossover cable if > they aren't 1000mbit) and try again. maybe the router is doing > something funny with port 80? most routers DO run firewalls. Its disabled, but I will try a crossover to eliminate any possibility its the billion. Will gig negotiate auto cross over on a straight cable? I have a cross over i can use, but since you mentioned gig....