On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 09:24, Michael Kearey wrote: > Coume - Lubox.com wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have been using Fedora Core 1 since it came out, but there is still > > one thing that I cannot manage to get working :( > > I cannot manage to create a network between my linux laptop and another > > computer under windows (or linux). It was working fine with Mandrake :( > > > > I'm able to log onto the university network and then access the > > Internet. > > BUT if I connect my laptop directly to another computer thanks to a > > "crossed" network cable, I cannot get the computers to "speak" together. > > > > Is one of you managed to plug 2 computers like that?? Hi, in my case it worked like a charm. I have a box with two nics, and one is for a pc-to-pc connection with a crossover cable. I am using static ip, you may check if yours is a config problem. The only problem i've ever had with crossover was when trying to connect two laptops. One had a old pcmcia nic (a 16 bit something...) that wouldn't autonegotiate speed links: it wold set on 100Mbps but wouldn't receive any packet, so i had to manually put it on 10Mbps to make it work. AS far as i tracked out that problem, seemed to be a buggy driver and some kind of extremely unconventional pcmcia card. HTH E.
