If it is wired up the way you say it is, it should work (that is the configuration for a proper crossover cable)unless you have an electrical problem with the cable or the network cards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "????? ?????" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Omer Zak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "IGLU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 6:22 PM Subject: RE: OT: Crossover Ethernet cable Sure i tried to connect win98 with NT with this cable. It does not work either. I tried to reboot both comps ( a favorite MS solution ) with the same result. Seems that problem is not Linux-specific. > -----Original Message----- > From: Omer Zak [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: ד 15 נובמבר 2000 18:17 > To: פופוב יבגני > Subject: Re: OT: Crossover Ethernet cable > > Helo Evgeny, > I understand that you have more than one M$ box. Right? > How about trying your crossover cable between two M$ boxes? > If it works between them (use ping to check this), then the cable is OK > and the problem is elsewhere. > Good luck, > --- Omer > > On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, [windows-1255] ????? ????? wrote: > > > I spent last evening trying to connect Mandrake laptop to any of my M$ > boxes > > using 10BaseT crossover cable. > > I don't want to purchase a hub, and according to the theory everything > > should be OK with such cable. > > The cable is vanilla-classic 1------------3 > > 2------------6 > > 3------------1 > > > > 6------------2 > > BUT: nothing works. > > Link LEDs are not lighting. > > Pings are timeouted at M$ and "destination host is unreachable" at linux > > box. > > All works terrific with my company's hub and straight cables. > > I even started a sniffer at NT and saw that there were an ARP broadcast > for > > Linux box with no response. > > Seems that cable is the problem, but Ichecked it 3 times. > > > > Anyway, maybe someone succeeded in the past to connect 2 boxes without a > > hub, I would appreciate him to share the experience with me. > > > > > > > > =========================================================== > > = Evgeny Popov ===================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] = > > = Water Management SCADA Centers Developer = > > = NT & Unix System Administrator = > > = ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL SERVICES = > > = SUBSIDIARY OF MEKOROT WATER CO.LTD = > > > > > > > > ================================================================= > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ====================== To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
