on Thu, Apr 11, 2002, Martin Edward John Waller (martin.waller@flomerics.co.uk) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have win95PC (yuck - sorry.) (192.168.201.2) and
> a woody debian box. (192.168.201.1). Trouble is,
> even though the ethernet cards are up OK I can't
> communicate between them (ping, anything, using
> numeric IPs or hotsnames).
Through cable or hub?
If it's a poin-to-point cable, you have to have it wired for crossover.
Otherwise, a hub performs the same function.
You can't just plug a standard network cable between two NICs.
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What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand?
The Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act:
Because the Republicans had Enron.
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.s2048.032102.html
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