-----Original Message----- From: Kirk Wood [mailto:cpt.kirk@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: 09 July 2001 19:03 To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - LINUX NETWORKING 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've already said that either of the two linux boxes quite haply network with the windows box using a crossover. I would also add that this eliminates the "oops, the cable is between the wrong two boxes" errors. ** only happens to silly people. 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. ** I would have said if I had two network cards in any machines. 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. I don't have two network cards in any of the machines. I just want two linux boxes to be able to network using single cards in each machines and using a crossover. Is that clear enough??? ======= 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
