FC1 and Win XP using cross-over cable

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• Subject: FC1 and Win XP using cross-over cable
• From: Hazael Maldonado Torres <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:44:26 +0100
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Hi guys.

I am trying to connect my FC box to Internet trought a laptop running XP Pro using a crossover ethernet cable. My laptop is coneccted to Internet by a USB wireless adapter, but it looks like Fedora do not get a IP address and do not establish connection with the laptop.

When FC starts it take a lot of time in the ethernet config steps and when it finished it says FAILED.

As far as I know it is ok to connect the two boxes with a cross cable, but I am new in Linux and I am not quite sure of this.

Thanks

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