Funkstar is right. 

Most network connections are designed to connect to a hub. 

Some network connections are able to auto-sense if they are connected
to a hub or directly to a single other device. Either end can do this
auto-sensing, but I'm pretty sure the SB doesn't. So that means either
1. your laptop needs to have that feature or
2. you need a cross-over cable or
3. it's not going to work

But cross-over cables are easy to find, at your local computer store. I
have one and I run an SB over it from time to time. Works great.

The other thing to understand in that "bare bones" environment is that
you have no DHCP server, so you must do your own IP static address
assignment, something that you don't need to fuss with when you have an
even halfways modern router.

Hope this helps. If you need help configuring static addresses, we can
help you.

Michael


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