Ok, you've got a point there. Greg On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 01:02:48PM -0500, Kirk Wood wrote: > On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > Why? > > I have 4 machines here, and they all go over the same cross over cable > > which gets switched from machine to machine as it's needed. > > Two of the boxes run slackware, and they connect > > with themselves as well as their windows > > counterparts just fine. > > Besides, if the windows boxes connect to the linux boxes just > > fine over the cross over cable, > > then I really don't see how a hub would help. > > Well lets start with the fact that some network cards don't work properly > using a cross over cable. Then follow by the fact that no vendor I know of > will support a machine using a cross over cable. > > I would also add that this eliminates the "oops, the cable is between the > wrong two boxes" errors. It also answers more of how the network is > setup. Right now, we don't know that he doesn't have two network cards in > one or more machines with one being expected to act as a router. This may > work, but is less then optimal and much more difficult to troubleshoot. It > is much easier to deal with problems when the problem is simplified. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > If your too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
