i have indeed read all the replies ....and pot shots aside did say i would report back when i had finished experimenting!!! I have actually tried connecting the comps ethernet to ethernet via patch cable...but so far that hadnt improved things...i am YET to try to connect directly via a crossover cable.
On a seperate note the xbox was connected via the router and did work fine for its intended purpose! On 15/05/2008, Matt Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 09:24:02PM +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote: > > People have already pointed out that the most likely problem is that you > > are using a crossover cable where you should be using a straight-through > > cable, but you appear to have ignored them, or not bothered to read > > their replies thoroughly. I expect I could start quoting nursery rhymes > > such as humpty dumpy sat on a wall humpty dumpty had a great fall and > > you wouldn't notice because you aren't paying attention to people's > > replies to your questions. > > > > I think you have a point here, but aside from repeating the point about > cables (which is probably where the fault is) I think it's worth > explaining why a cross-over cable might not be a suitable cable compared > to a patch cable. > > A cross-over cable is wired differently to a patch (or straight through) > cable. This is done so that 2 computers can be connected DIRECTLY > without a router/switch in between them. > > A patch cable is designed to go from a computer to a switch/router, the > switch/router then essentially does the crossover when it tells the data > packet where to go. > > When networking computers, a DIRECT computer to computer cable should be > a crossover cable and a connection with a switch or router in the middle > should always be a patch cable. > > Replace the cable or cut out the router in the middle and let us know > what happens. > > When I set up my first network this confused me a bit as well. It wasn't > until I knew the physical differences between the two cables that it > clicked that they're not interchangeable. > > I'd also be interested to know if your XBox was connected directly to > your computer or if it went through the router as well. > > -Matt Daubney > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
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