On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Darren R. Weber wrote: dw> On Tue, 04 Jan 2000, Nevada wrote: dw> > The network dummy again in setting up a network between two dw> > computers. dw> > dw> > First I want to thank Robet Paulsen, Jr and Cliff Pankonion for dw> > their earlier responses. dw> > dw> > I have been been doing some surfing on the auction sits for the dw> > components I need. A quess has come up concerning the rj45 cable dw> > to connect things up. Do you use a straight through wiring on the dw> > cable or do you use a crossover cable. dw> > dw> > Nevada dw> dw> Depends on your setup there. If you only have two machines you can connect dw> them directly using one crossed cable. However, if you have more than two dw> machines or have a network printer, or just want something more reliable get a dw> small hub and use straight cables to connect the different devices. Using a dw> hub is better but that is just my .02. dw> I agree, on a two system network, just use a single crossed cable between the two. If you can afford it, get a hub though as it becomes so much easier to add network devices at that point. My .02 so now you have .04 :) dw> -- dw> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dw> Darren R. Weber dw> drw@linuxfan.com dw> ICQ# 2849193 dw> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dw> dw> dw> -- S.Toms - tomas@primenet.com - homepage is in the works SuSE Linux v6.2+ - Kernel 2.2.13 Meeting, n.: An assembly of people coming together to decide what person or department not represented in the room must solve a problem. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/