The router seems like overkill for my side by side setup. The crossover/ twisted pair should be much cheaper and easier. I have a dialogue going with another gentleman who seems knowledgeable. The following is from my latest post to him and describes the card and cable specs. ******************************** Sounds simple enough on the win part. On the nix machine, I am not sure, but I don't think it sees the card. The card is a standard ieee802.3 & ieee802.3u 100base-tx compliant. I had to buy the cable separate and trusted that they gave me the correct cable. The cable specs are enhanced 350mhz category 5e (utp) patch cord with the proper ends. Length is 5 feet and is 568 stranded. I can't tell if that means a twisted pair or not. It could be the problem if it is in fact not seen.
----- Original Message ----- From: "curtludwig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 4:49 PM Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: network setup > You're connecting the two together directly? For that you'd need a > crossover cable not a straight through network cable. > > Better though (well, cooler anyway) would be to get a cheap little > router like the SMC I have. It supports DHCP so it'll assign IP > addresses to the systems so you don't have to think about it. Plus it > has wireless support. Buy.com has one without wireless for less than > $50. That said any cheap hub/switch/router will work if you're okay > with setting up the IP addresses. > > Curt > > --- In [email protected], "james allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> I finally got a network card in my ubuntu box. I already have one > in the >> winDOSE box. However on doze it indicates "a network cable is > unplugged, >> which I know it is not. The task manager networking tab shows a >> non-operational local area connection. And of course my active > internet >> connection. >> >> I haven't gotten anywhere on ubuntu possibly because of the unplugged >> indication in windoze. The "network settings" only shows me, on > connections >> tab, "modem connection / the interface ppp0 is not configured. > There is no >> modem in the nix box. Do I need one to make the lan card work?????????? >> > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
