also sprach Michelle Storm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.12.05.0348 +0100]: > I want to be able to transfer a LOT of data from my linux box to a > friends WinXP box. I have a cross-over cable.
If you have a switch, you're likely not going to need the cross-over cable. It's meant to connect two systems directly not via the means of a switch or hub. If you use the cross-over cable in the switch, make sure to employ the "uplink" port, and that the link lights go on. -- .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : proud Debian developer, admin, and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system NOTE: The public PGP keyservers are broken! Get my key here: http://people.debian.org/~madduck/gpg/330c4a75.asc
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