My HOME Network Query....

[Fofo]

I have a D-Link Router and I have 2 computers. The CAT-5 straight thru cable that came with the router I have connected from my 1 PC to router, and I have a crossover cable connected from the other port on the router to my 2nd PC, well the 2nd PC is not on the network, is it because I can't use crossover cables on the router??

[Fofo]

I'd also like to add, that even when I take the crossover cable from PC2 to the router's port, shouldn't that port light on the router light up to show that there is a connection?

so you have like this?


router ----- cross over cable---pc?

if so that will not work. you will need to put a regular cat 5 cable between the pc and router

cross over should only be used if you connect two computers with no hub or switch between them.

[Fofo]

That's what I thought, thanks for helping!

[Fofo]

Ok. I just got a CAT5 Straight thru cable for PC2. Got an IP address from my router, I can ping my router. But I can't ping PC1, what am I missing?

[Fofo]

Nevermind, I got it to work.

[RedFury]

dude, help a guy out...what did you do to get it to work????

[John Prophet]

He probably just had to wait for Network Neighborhood to realize there was a new machine on the network..which can take up to 15 minutes or so.

JP

[Fofo]

Yeah, that was it.