Re: Small LAN problem

On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 03:29:34PM -0700, Alexander Poquet wrote: > > My debian box connects to the internet sometimes via ppp, but is generally > a stand-alone. I made a cross over ethernet cable (by reversing the color > order of the subcables on one side) and connected my two boxes directly. >

Re: Small LAN problem

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > Thanks for your assurances. Unfortunately, I am without a hub, so a > crossover cable is my only option. If the cable was made incorrectly, > then that would account for at least some of m

Re: Small LAN problem

Thanks for your assurances. Unfortunately, I am without a hub, so a crossover cable is my only option. If the cable was made incorrectly, then that would account for at least some of my troubles -- could you point me to some literature describing how a xover cable is made, or else explain the pro

Small LAN problem

Hi there, I have a newbie networking problem. I've never really done any networking before. I recently got an UltraSPARC 10 running Solaris 8, and decided it would be fun, useful, and educational to network it to my debian box. My debian box connects to the internet sometimes via ppp, but is ge