On Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:16:30 +0200 Emmanuel Di Pretoro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > that's the cable itself, a straight-through and a crossover cable > > only differ in their wiring at the ends. Compare the two ends, if > > the order of the 8 colored wires inside match, it's > > straight-through. Whatis.com can show you the wiring pattern, and > > some common color orderings. > > OK, the order of the 8 wires doesn't match, so, it is a cross-over > cable. > Maybe, is it the network card ? Anybody can tell me how I can test it > ? you didn't tell anything about an error message. why are you assuming it's the cable/card that's broken ? just a thought : do you have an ftp server running an inetd configured to allow the connection from your laptop ? anyway, I would recommend using rsync top back up your laptop. contact me if you need the script (will be soon on my homepage). Joel
