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LAN problems

#1 ninjapirate

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Posted 19 September 2004 - 05:18 PM

I was trying to set up a LAN via ethernet between my computer and my friend's laptop - I am running 2000 Pro, he is running XP Pro. The two were connected up but no matter what we tried, we couldn't get a connection. Whenever we tried to enable the Local Area Connection, we both got the "Network cable unplugged" message, even though the cable was plugged in. I don't have a clue why it isn't working...so I was hoping someone here might!

#2 ScinteX

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Posted 19 September 2004 - 06:24 PM

What cable do u have between them? You need crossed over twisted pair.... like a regular CAT5 cable but with a few cables swapped over.

Have a look here:

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-ethernet-crossover.asp

#3 Wicked101

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Posted 20 September 2004 - 12:42 PM

#4 Wicked101

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Posted 20 September 2004 - 01:46 PM

Ohhh, Sorry ScinteX, I only saw now that you had the link in there about the cables, silly me, I could've saved myself a lot of time if I saw that before I wrote a story book answer.