RE: Trouble with toy network

["Steve Barr" <steve@cgpsystems.com>]

> Seeking help persuading a desktop and laptop to talk to each other over a
> private network (192.168.0.0).
>
> The 'link' LEDs at both ends remain dark and no communication
> appears to be
> taking place.  Ping from either side results in 100% packet loss,
> and telnet
> from either side results in 'No route to host'.  It's just some silly
> misconfiguration, I hope.  More details below, all help welcome.

Hi Nick.  Maybe I can help.  Are you connecting the laptop and desktop
computers to a hub, or directly to each other?

If you are connecting them to a hub, standard cables are needed.  If you are
connecting them directly to each other you need a cross-over cable.

I believe the pin out for a cross-over cable is:

	   ONE END    OTHER END
		1		3
		2		6
		3		1
		4		4
		5		5
		6		2
		7		7
		8		8

I haven't read and digested all of the information that you included in your
post.  I am impressed with all of the information.  If the cabling doesn't
help, I will read the remaining information and see if anything jumps out.

Steve Barr
steve@cgpsystems.com