Ok....another question. Do you have a terminator on both ends? Basically,
you need two "T" connectors, one on each end and a terminator on the outside
end. Also, make sure the T connectors and the terminators are rated at 50
ohms (TV cable runs at 75 ohms, so make sure you get the right hardware.)
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] 2 PC network problems
> I'm using thinnet cable, (coax, i think) which worked fine for two
> windows machines that my parents use at work, but i'm not using their
> cards. I'm using two SMC-ultrachip cards, which linux sees fine. Using
> tcp dump on one machine, I can see network traffic when ping is run on
> the other machine
>
> John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> > Are you using twisted pair, or coax? If the former, you probably don't
have
> > a crossover cable. Follow the link below to see how to make one on your
own,
> > or get one at a local computer store or mail order.
> > http://www.gcctech.com/ts/doc/crossover.html Also, I have seen
"converters"
> > that plug onto one end of your standard straight-through cable and
convert
> > it to a twisted cable w/o replacing one end.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andrew Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 9:24 PM
> > Subject: [newbie] 2 PC network problems
> >
> > > I'm trying to set up a network of 2 pcs here at home, but neither
> > > machine can see each other. i'm pretty sure the cards are ok, because
> > > when I use ping the TX lights go on both, but I get request timed out,
> > > or all packets lost. Can anyone help with what needs to be setup?
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