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Old 06-01-2004, 01:01 AM
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
 
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Default networking 2 lab tops

is it possible to network to lab tops together with an
ethernet cable with neither of the computers being
connected to the internet...i tried to use the network
wizard but it didnt seem to work i just said that the
network cable was unplugged which it was not any help??
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Old 06-01-2004, 02:54 AM
BobC
 
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Default Re: networking 2 lab tops

On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:01:58 -0700, anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
wrote:

> is it possible to network to lab tops together with an
> ethernet cable with neither of the computers being
> connected to the internet...i tried to use the network
> wizard but it didnt seem to work i just said that the
> network cable was unplugged which it was not any help??


To connect two network cards directly to each other you need a special
cross over cable. Are you sure you havre this cable?
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Old 06-01-2004, 03:12 AM
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
 
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Default Re: networking 2 lab tops


>-----Original Message-----
>On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:01:58 -0700,

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
>wrote:
>
>> is it possible to network to lab tops together with an
>> ethernet cable with neither of the computers being
>> connected to the internet...i tried to use the network
>> wizard but it didnt seem to work i just said that the
>> network cable was unplugged which it was not any help??

>
>To connect two network cards directly to each other you

need a special
>cross over cable. Are you sure you havre this cable?
>.
>

no all i have is a ethernet cable that was used to
connect to the internet at school
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Old 06-01-2004, 03:38 AM
BobC
 
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Default Re: networking 2 lab tops

On Mon, 31 May 2004 19:12:22 -0700, anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:01:58 -0700,

> anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
>>wrote:
>>
>>> is it possible to network to lab tops together with an
>>> ethernet cable with neither of the computers being
>>> connected to the internet...i tried to use the network
>>> wizard but it didnt seem to work i just said that the
>>> network cable was unplugged which it was not any help??

>>
>>To connect two network cards directly to each other you

> need a special
>>cross over cable. Are you sure you havre this cable?
>>.
>>

> no all i have is a ethernet cable that was used to
> connect to the internet at school


That's your problem then. See:
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...-crossover.asp
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