On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:34, maziar h wrote: > I am trying to conncet two linux boxes together > directly via their NIC cards but they are unable to > recognize each other. there is no connection and I > can't ping the other one. I have set everything > including IP address and subnet mask correctly and > they are on the same subnet. the interfaces are up and > running (I checked them thru ip route and ifconfig). > I can't think of a reason why they can't see each > other, maybe I gotta set something with ARP. I wan to > know if someone has done this here before or this is > only a hardware problem or incompatibility. > BTW. both of their nic card are 3com. > > thank you > maziar > What kind of cable are you using? Is it the straight through patch cable as would be used to connect to a hub? or is it a crossover cable.
You need a crossover cable. HTH Shaz
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