1. OK ...... FOR A PEER TO PEER CONNECTION LIKE PC TO PC YOU NEED A CROSS
CABLE. IT 'S A MUST!!!!!!!!
2. YOUR CONNECTION TO CABLE MODEM IS OK BECAUSE YOU ARE USING STRAIGHT
CABLE. IT WUN WORK IF YOU PLUG IN A X-CABLE INTO YOUR MODEM.
DUN BELIVE .... YOU CAN GIVE A TRY .
"cliff.mullinger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Have just upgraded to XP, have desktop PC with 2 NIC's 1 attached to CM,
the
> other attached to Laptop, the NIC to CM is OK, but Windows XP on both
> Dekstop and Laptop state "Network Cable Unplugged" when it isn't. Used
> Windows ME prior to Upgrading to XP.
>
> Have seen on other Internet sites that seems to indicate that a X over
cable
> is required from Desktop NIC to Laptop, but the cables I have are straight
> thru, and worked fine in Windows ME, does XP work differently.
>
> Any Help much appreciated.
>
>
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