re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' Thursday, March 7, 2002 at 2:57 pm Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Alan Mann (14 messages posted) Can you confirm that the Belkin Autoswitch is a device specifically designed for use in a direct cable connection between LPT ports. Normally the connection is made with a cross over cable so the wires connect to different pins on each plug. Parallel cables are not suitable for direct cable connection. On Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 2:19 pm, Ken Peterson wrote: >I have a question about connecting between a computer on WIN95 (The guest) and one >on WIN2000 (The host) using a Windows Direct Cable Connection using a Belkin Autoswitch. >The LPT connection is made satisfactorily and then I get the message on the guest >computer that it "Can't find the host computer". From all I can tell I have setup >the software on both computers correctly. I was asked the name of the host computer >and entered the name listed for it under "devices" in the "My Computer" menu. Does >anyone have any ideas or experience with this problem? > > Written in response to: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 2:19 pm) Responses to this message: re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Thursday, April 4, 2002 at 9:56 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Wed, Mar 6, 2002, 2:19 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Alan Mann: Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 2:57 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 9:56 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Bob: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 6:15 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Marc Anderson: Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 12:28 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Glenn Gillis: Tue, Apr 11, 2006, 10:41 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (noone: Sat, Apr 5, 2003, 7:18 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Bob: Fri, May 9, 2003, 11:49 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum