Thank you all for the quick replies...
I'm heading out the door now.
Wish me luck
Johnnio
Ken Irving wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 12:58:07PM -0600, Johnnio wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have a need to connect two computers
> > using cat-5 cable and a nic in each.
>
> You're correct, you do need a crossover cable. The crossover
> sort of fools each nic that it is connected to a hub.
>
> Ken
>
> >
> > I'm wondering if I need a 'different type of cable'
> > than the standard cat-5 cable one uses
> > when connecting more than two machines using a 'hub'.
> >
> > In this situation I will 'not be using a hub'....
> > just cat-5 cable from nic to nic.
> >
> > I believe I heard somewhere that a 'crossover cable'
> > is necessary... am I correct in this assumption?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your kind assistance.
> >
> > Johnny
> > --
> > "Linux: the operating system with a CLUE...
> > [ie...Command Line User Environment]".
> > (seen in a posting in comp.software.testing)
> >
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> Ken Irving
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