Ethernet connection

[Anna]

Here is a question. Tell me if this can be done. I have three computers. Two
of which are already networked and I want to add a third but not by using
wireless. I would like to use Ethernet. (computer to computer) This is how I
have my computer setup: I have three ethernet cards, one goes to my
satellite modem,
and one goes to the linksys WAP11. That's working just fine. I've been
running this setup for quite sometime and every thing is humming along.
Okay, now the third ethernet card. My good friend wanted internet connection
so, he got 250ft of crossover cable and the third ethernet card. We plugged
the card into the main computer and then plugged in the crossover cable to
the main computer and then to his computer and tried to network them and we
are having no luck. I ran network wizard and it bridged the wireless
connection with his connection. But it shows that his connection is
unplugged. How do we get his connection to work? I know on the Linksys
connection we have to assign an IP address. What do we do for the ethernet
to ethernet connection? Much help would be appreciated. I'm running Windows
XP Pro.
on 2 computers and Home edition on the one I'm trying to ethernet with.
Thanks

Anna

 

[Peter R. Fletcher]

N.B. Unless you have the approval of your satellite broadband
supplier, what you are trying to do in sharing your internet
connection with your friend is almost certainly a breach of your
contract with the supplier. If you get it working and they find out
(unlikely but not impossible), they may cut you off and could even
decide to prosecute you. Even if they don't find out, you are, in
effect, stealing service from them, unless you have their permission
to do this.

I assume that you have set up Internet Connection Sharing for your
wireless network - if so, then the Network Wizard was correct to
bridge the new ethernet connection with the one that goes to the
WAP11, It sounds as if there is a physical problem with the connection
between the computers. I would have your friend bring his computer
over and check everything by substitution (get a short crossover cable
for use in this process).

First try connecting the two computers with the short crossover cable.
If everything then works, your long cable is bad.

If the computers won't talk to each other through the short cable, try
connecting your friend's system directly to your satellite modem. If
he can connect to the internet when you do this, you have excluded
problems with his network card and networking setup. If he can't, the
problem is in his system

If his computer connects happily to the internet when plugged into
your satellite modem, try connecting it to the network card that
normally serves your WAP11, using the crossover cable again. This
should work. If it does, there is a problem with your new network
card. If it doesn't, I am out of ideas.

Here is a question. Tell me if this can be done. I have three computers. Two
of which are already networked and I want to add a third but not by using
wireless. I would like to use Ethernet. (computer to computer) This is how I
have my computer setup: I have three ethernet cards, one goes to my
satellite modem,
and one goes to the linksys WAP11. That's working just fine. I've been
running this setup for quite sometime and every thing is humming along.
Okay, now the third ethernet card. My good friend wanted internet connection
so, he got 250ft of crossover cable and the third ethernet card. We plugged
the card into the main computer and then plugged in the crossover cable to
the main computer and then to his computer and tried to network them and we
are having no luck. I ran network wizard and it bridged the wireless
connection with his connection. But it shows that his connection is
unplugged. How do we get his connection to work? I know on the Linksys
connection we have to assign an IP address. What do we do for the ethernet
to ethernet connection? Much help would be appreciated. I'm running Windows
XP Pro.
on 2 computers and Home edition on the one I'm trying to ethernet with.
Thanks

Anna

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Peter R. Fletcher

 

[Steve Winograd]

NOT ALLOWED under the ethernet spec

the maximum distance between ethernet devices is 100ft of cable

you are more than twice the limit for the length of cable

you may however use 100ft straight through cable to a switch, then plug
another 100ft straight through cable into port 2 on the switch,
effectively using the switch as an ethernet repeater.

250 feet should be OK. The limit is 100 meters, which is
approximately 328 feet.
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