On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 21:12, Bram Mertens wrote: > On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 12:51, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > > On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 17:06, Bram Mertens wrote: > > > > > I have a cross-over ethernet-cable and I would like to be able to > > > configure both computers so I can switch between the current setup and > > > the necessary configuration to transfer files across the cross-over > > > ethernet cable. > > > > > > How do I know which files contain the current configuration? > > > How do I configure my laptop to be able to use the cross-over > > > connection? > > > > Plug the cable to both ends. Then configure both machines to use IP > > addresses with the same network mask (255.255.255.252 is already good > > enough). No special voodoo required. > > Can I configure both the address and the network mask with etherconf? Haven't used that. > But how can I save my current settings so I can quickly restore them? /etc/network/interfaces is your solution. > Did you mean 255.255.255.255 for the network mask? or doesn't that make > a difference? A netmask of 255.255.255.255 (/32 CIDR) will make any machine talk only to itself. For more information, please check any subnet howto. > > > I know that getting a router has many benefits over this setup but I am > > > still considering some alternatives and I would like to set this up > > > until I make up my mind. > > > > A switch is maybe what you might need since you just connect straight > > cables from both machines to the switch. Same principle on configuring > > network devices goes. > > Don't I need a second ethernet card in my desktop when I buy a switch in > stead of a router? When I'm going to buy new hardware I would like to > be able to 'share' my internet connection between the two computers and > have a permanent LAN. Nope, if you've got a separate router. Yes if you would make one of the machines a router as well. At any rate, having a switch really helps especially when you want to share the connection to more than two units. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone pfalcone@free.net.ph
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