how to connect two laptops

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darshan032002

hi,
i am new to this forum, i have two laptops both dell one i
inspiron 4000 and the other is inspiron 700m, i wanted to know how t
connect them together with the ethernet cable on the nic cards withou
having to use the hub or any client server software, i tried the wi
xp procedure but it does not work, it tries to cennect by dialing t
the other system, but i dont think thats the way its suppose t
connect rite

plz help me ASA

my mail id (e-mail address removed)

tnx & regard

darsha
 
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spodosaurus

darshan032002 said:
hi,
i am new to this forum, i have two laptops both dell one is
inspiron 4000 and the other is inspiron 700m, i wanted to know how to
connect them together with the ethernet cable on the nic cards without
having to use the hub or any client server software, i tried the win
xp procedure but it does not work, it tries to cennect by dialing to
the other system, but i dont think thats the way its suppose to
connect rite,

plz help me ASAP

my mail id (e-mail address removed)

tnx & regards

darshan

Are you using a standard ethernet cable or a crossover cable?

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darshan032002

i am using a standard ethernet cable with rj45 teminals , i thought i
is the same as the crossover cable, is it not the same

tnx for the quick respons
 
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old jon

darshan032002 said:
i am using a standard ethernet cable with rj45 teminals , i thought it
is the same as the crossover cable, is it not the same?

tnx for the quick response
NO it`s not the same. The crossover allows the computers to communicate with
each other.
bw..OJ
 
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Peter

i am using a standard ethernet cable with rj45 teminals , i thought it
is the same as the crossover cable, is it not the same?

tnx for the quick response

Standard ethernet is not normally crossover, but straight through cable
and is also know as patch.

Plug those into 2 machines directly and you get output from one trying
to send to output on the other. Input to input. Of course this won't
work and that is why crossover is required.
 
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spodosaurus

darshan032002 said:
i am using a standard ethernet cable with rj45 teminals , i thought it
is the same as the crossover cable, is it not the same?

tnx for the quick response

Nup, not the same. The hub/switch/router handles the standard cables and
does the 'crossover' so to speak. To connect directly you need a
different cable. It's easier to just buy a crossover cable than to buy
the crimping tool and RJ45 ends to change your current cable over.
Likely FAR cheaper, too, unless you're doing it a lot. I bought the tool
years ago when I was wiring up my home network, so it worked out cheaper
and I learned a few things in the process.

cheers,

Ari

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spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/
 
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ModeratelyConfused

spodosaurus said:
Nup, not the same. The hub/switch/router handles the standard cables and
does the 'crossover' so to speak. To connect directly you need a different
cable. It's easier to just buy a crossover cable than to buy the crimping
tool and RJ45 ends to change your current cable over. Likely FAR cheaper,
too, unless you're doing it a lot. I bought the tool years ago when I was
wiring up my home network, so it worked out cheaper and I learned a few
things in the process.

also (to the OP), if doing your own for the first time, it's a good idea to
use some more cable than you actually need, because it's likely you'll need
to chop off a couple of crimped ends until you get it right.

MC
 

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