On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 12:51, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 17:06, Bram Mertens wrote: > > > I have a cross-over ethernet-cable and I would like to be able to > > configure both computers so I can switch between the current setup and > > the necessary configuration to transfer files across the cross-over > > ethernet cable. > > > > How do I know which files contain the current configuration? > > How do I configure my laptop to be able to use the cross-over > > connection? > > Plug the cable to both ends. Then configure both machines to use IP > addresses with the same network mask (255.255.255.252 is already good > enough). No special voodoo required.
Can I configure both the address and the network mask with etherconf? But how can I save my current settings so I can quickly restore them? Did you mean 255.255.255.255 for the network mask? or doesn't that make a difference? > > I know that getting a router has many benefits over this setup but I am > > still considering some alternatives and I would like to set this up > > until I make up my mind. > > A switch is maybe what you might need since you just connect straight > cables from both machines to the switch. Same principle on configuring > network devices goes. Don't I need a second ethernet card in my desktop when I buy a switch in stead of a router? When I'm going to buy new hardware I would like to be able to 'share' my internet connection between the two computers and have a permanent LAN. Thanks for your feedback Bram -- # Mertens Bram "M8ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux User #349737 # # SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) kernel 2.4.20-4GB i686 512MB RAM # # 3:06pm up 14 days 4:56, 11 users, load average: 0.13, 0.10, 0.04 # -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
