Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Patrick Dupre
I made it works by uisng the Network manager and setting the DHCP Shared to other computers > > So say pick 2 ip addresses. if your network uses 192.168.1 then use > 2, if you use 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, then use 192.168.5 and make it a > /24 > > In the case of the 2nd device off the desktop with m

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Roger Heflin
So say pick 2 ip addresses. if your network uses 192.168.1 then use 2, if you use 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, then use 192.168.5 and make it a /24 In the case of the 2nd device off the desktop with multiple cards, the 2nd machine won't have dns and won't be able to deliver traffic to anyplace except the

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Roger Heflin
That has not been true since the 100mbit days. In 100mbit days one pair was for sending and one was for receiving data, so a crossover mattereed I have never seen a gbit adapter that needs a crossover. All 4 pairs in gbit are both sending and receiving so it is trivial in software/firmware to m

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 10/11/23 11:39, Thomas Dineen wrote: Yes: But you MUST use a crossover cable for direct connect  if your Ethernet adapters do not support auto-crossover! I haven't had to deal with a crossover cable for a very long time. Everything supports auto-crossover now. ___

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Thomas Dineen
Quite Sure: Ethernet adapters MUST have auto-crossover (Modern ones probably do)  or you MUST have crossover cable! See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable On 10/11/2023 11:50 AM, Patrick Dupre wrote: Yes: But you MUST use a crossover cable for direct connect  if your Et

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Patrick Dupre
> Yes: But you MUST use a crossover cable for direct connect  if your > Ethernet adapters > > do not support auto-crossover! Are you sure. I have been told that now the cable did not have to be crossed! > > > On 10/11/2023 11:30 AM, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > On 10/11/23 11:25, Patrick Dupre wrote

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Patrick Dupre
Actually, I have one PC connected to the internet and the second one connect to the first one through an ethernet cable On PC1 nmcli connection show NAMEUUID TYPE DEVICE Wired connection 1 05bc1961-b71a-375a-80f0-d1d43969bfce ethernet

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Thomas Dineen
Yes: But you MUST use a crossover cable for direct connect  if your Ethernet adapters do not support auto-crossover! On 10/11/2023 11:30 AM, Samuel Sieb wrote: On 10/11/23 11:25, Patrick Dupre wrote: I wish to set up a network of 2 computers. What is the recipes? That is a extremely vague

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 10/11/23 11:25, Patrick Dupre wrote: I wish to set up a network of 2 computers. What is the recipes? That is a extremely vague request. You need to provide a lot more information about what you're trying to do. If it's literally two computers talking only to each other, then connect an

Re: configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Thomas Dineen
With or without a bridge in the middle? On 10/11/2023 11:25 AM, Patrick Dupre wrote: Hello, I wish to set up a network of 2 computers. What is the recipes? Thank === Patrick DUPRÉ | | em

configure a network of 2 computers

2023-10-11 Thread Patrick Dupre
Hello, I wish to set up a network of 2 computers. What is the recipes? Thank === Patrick DUPRÉ | | email: pdu...@gmx.com Laboratoire interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne 9 Avenue Alain Sa