My computers find my network cards but the both say the
cable is unplugged. Triple-checked the cable and it is
plugged in. XP found both network cards and installed
software. This LAN does not incorporate the internet. It's
merely to link the two computers. Any help would be
greatly appreciated!

So you have two computers, and a cable between them?
Is the cable a crossover ethernet cable?

>-----Original Message-----
>My computers find my network cards but the both say the
>cable is unplugged. Triple-checked the cable and it is
>plugged in. XP found both network cards and installed
>software. This LAN does not incorporate the internet.
It's
>merely to link the two computers. Any help would be
>greatly appreciated!
>
>.
>

Simple question.. are you using a cross-over cable to
connect the two computers to each other? Or are you using
a straight cable. If it's a straight cable, the two
machines won't see each other without some sort of go
between like a router or switch.

>-----Original Message-----
>My computers find my network cards but the both say the
>cable is unplugged. Triple-checked the cable and it is
>plugged in. XP found both network cards and installed
>software. This LAN does not incorporate the internet.
It's
>merely to link the two computers. Any help would be
>greatly appreciated!
>
>.
>

i have the same thing
Yes i do have cross-over cables and it still happens. help would be great

>-----Original Message-----
>i have the same thing.
>Yes i do have cross-over cables and it still happens.
help would be great
>.
>

What OS are you running on the two machines? Also, have
you tried a different cross-over cable? It could be
something as simple as a bad cable. But if you've already
tried a cable that you know is good, let me know the OS,
if it's not XP on both, and I'll see if I can help.

I have the same problem as the other guys. One PC has Windows XP professional and the second one runs Win2000 pro, I connected them straight (one segment) without a router or a switch (direct with an ethernet cable RJ45). What is the problem in your opinnion

Much appreciate your input. Many thanks in advance
Amr

In article <60C60DAE-B1CC-41B8-BFFF-(E-Mail Removed)>, Amr
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have the same problem as the other guys. One PC has Windows XP professional and the second one runs Win2000 pro, I connected them straight (one segment) without a router or a switch (direct with an ethernet cable RJ45). What is the problem in your opinnion.
>
>Much appreciate your input. Many thanks in advance.
>Amr

You can't connect two computers directly to each other using a regular
Ethernet cable. That requires a crossover Ethernet cable, which
reverses the transmit and receive wires between the ends.

Crossover cables are available at computer and office supply stores.
This site has information on how to wire a crossover cable:

http://www.linksys.com/faqs/default.asp?fqid=20
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