2 computers together

[phil_monk]

very simple question how would i network 2 computer together one is win XP and the other is win ME?

I have all the cable and NIC's

[tmx468]

Will you be sharing the internet over them, or anything else (such as printers)?

[meese]

Read through this post, it has good info on what you want to do.

http://bizforums.itrc.hp.com/cm/Ques...9cd0f9,00.html

[darrelld]

There are many ways to Network 2 machines. The simplest and least expensive would be to directly connect them with a crossover cable VIA the NIC's.

There are also wired and wireless hubs and routers, phoneline, power line, etc..........

[phil_monk]

Originally posted by meese
Read through this post, it has good info on what you want to do.

http://bizforums.itrc.hp.com/cm/Ques...9cd0f9,00.html

thaks that has helped allot see ya all soon

[phil_monk]

AHHHHH it still dosn't work all get from the XP machine is "Network cable uplged" and nothing on the ME machine. i have run IPconfig and i just get all the stuff from my Broadband conection and then media disconected for my Ethernet conection

[Telexen]

Did you decide to do it without a hub/switch then? are you sure it's a crossover cable, not just a straight through cable you had?

[phil_monk]

i have standard RJ45 Cat 5 Cable on a peer to peer network

[Kc2iLq]

You need a crossover cable if you're not using a hub/switch.

-Kc2iLq

[caddmannq]

You can cut your cable & splice it to be a crossover cable.
Just cross orange with green & orange/white with green/white.

See Networx911

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