"Going Postal" said:
I have a home network that has been using a crossover
cable for connection. I have recently purchased a hub to
connect a 3rd computer. I purchased network cable for
each computer, yet when I connect the two computers
together via the hub, the connection is lost. Am I
supposed to change the network settings and if so how do I
do this??????
There's usually no need to change network settings when going to a hub
unless you've explicitly specified speed and/or duplex settings on one
or more network cards While switches and broadband routers can use
full duplex or half duplex, hubs can only use half duplex.
It's also possible that the network cards are configured to
automatically sense speed and duplex settings and are getting it
wrong.
See this web page for more information:
Windows XP Network Troubleshooting - Problems with Network Cards
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/networkcard.htm
If you're using the crossover cable to connect one of the computers to
the hub, connect it to the hub's uplink port. It won't work on a
regular port.
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