On Friday 04 June 2004 09:52, Ulrich Leopold wrote:
How do you connect your laptop to the server? via 1 cable or via a hub/switch? Mind the crosslink cable...
I just read this remark above. What does this mean? I am using a usual network cable which i usually use to connect to a DSL modem or network hub.
In this case I connect both computers directly via the eth interfaces. DO I need a different cable?
That means: If you connect 2 pc's directly, i.e. with 1 cable, to eachother, you need a 'crosslink cable'. If you connect 1 pc to several other pc's using a hub (or switch?), then the cable from the server to the hub usually is a 'crosslink cable'. Some hubs do not need a crosslink cable, because the server connector is 'crosslinked in the hub itself'. IOW: RTFM, read the hub's (or switch's!) manual. Cheers, Leen