Re: Link 2 computers thanks to a "crossed" network cable

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??

Thanks in advance
Regards,
Ludovic

Yes, I do. In my case most of my network is on coax cable but I have a new "work" computer with only RJ45, so a second NIC card in a linux box enables me to use it as a router between the two networks.

I think we might need some more details on exactly what you are trying to do to help.

Regards

Chris