I don't think I could make the loopback plug thing but I did try
the ping deal. The results were promising. Pt was 5, pr was 5,and
pl was 0%. Also the min was 0.13ms, average was 0.15ms, and max was
0.20ms respectively. This seems promising. What's next?
On 6 Dec 2007 at 9:25, Jonathan Cunningham wrote:
> You can try making your own loopback plug by connecting two wires from the
> tx to the rx in an RJ45 connector. If the link light comes on then it should
> be good. You can also try pinging the loopback/home address (127.0.0.1). If
> both of these work then you should be able to hook them up through a
> crossover cable.
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 6, 2007 9:05 AM, jim allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > OK, I thnik my two linux and win xp,boxes are stable after a very
> > close lightening strike a few months ago.
> > I would like to get back to getting the two systems talking to
> > each other.
> > I have lan cards in both and no router so use twisted pair
> > cabling.
> > The first question that comes to mind is, how do I determine if
> > the Ubuntu box card is good and not dead after the lightening strke.
> > The rest of the system seems normal. The next has to be where do I
> > start.
> > I am also researching in help, but am not good at finding answers
> > there. Hopefully I will be able to get two meetings of a local LUG
> > in early spring.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> The Force is a lot like Duct tape. It has a light side, a dark side, and it
> holds the universe together.
>
>
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