Hello sluggers,Hi Nicholas,
Well, I�ve done it now...
I bought 3 ethernet cards and hope to make a network for the three machines I have, probably a parallel port for the laptop would have been less expensive but... the would have been too sensible.
If anyone can help me here: I�m about to go mad and give up to the evil darth microbe.....
I have 3 Computers - Objective is to file, print share and internet share as well.
a) 1 PC dedicated to linux on mdk 9.2 with 2 ethernet cards and dial up connection via ppp to internet and mail server, printer and scanner, 2 x 20 GB hdd, 512m ram
b) 1 PC swapped between mdk 9.0 and win 98, if only for accounting, has one ethernet card and is connected directly to the above computer - needs to be able to print from win 98, web browsing etc from mdk 9.0.
c) 1 Toshiba satellite laptop with mdk 9.2, onboard ethernet, is connected directly to the (a) computer - needs to be able to print and share files with (a) computer.
Now despite trying my damnedest to get them to talk to each other, including installation of the OS on the (a) computer about a dozen times (yes... I am thick) unmentionable numbers of swear words and reconfigurations and boots, reboots, etc, etc, they both still stare at me as if I�m brainless, cursors blinking mercilessly refusing point blank to do anything about shared printing, internet or even acknowledging each other down the internet cables they are connected on.
In the config I get that both ethernet cards are recognised, at boot, and in the config menu as root, in the KDE system info at this point in time they are UP and in broadcast modes, I can�t figure it out.
Does anyone have a stepwise procedure / howto for connecting machines in the manner I desire? I have and old sybex text but it is not very informative or useful in this endeavour.
I have a feeling you are using standard ethernet cables, which are wired for connection to a hub or switch. If you want to link two network cards directly, you need a cable with the send and receive wires swapped on one end.
http://store.compute-aid.com/spec/rj45.html
Felix
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