You don't need a hub to connect just 2 computers. Just a crossover cable - I'm just 
wondering if that's what your problem was. Are you sure you had a crossover cable 
not just a normal one?





On the other hand, hubs, switches and routers are very cheap nowadays (use a switch 
or a router - depending on whether you have a broadband internet connection too - 
router if connection, switch - better than a hub, specially if you later add one 
or more machines to the network - if not), and give you lots more flexibility - specially 
to add more machines later (eg, laptop(s)).






On Saturday, January 1, 2005 at 12:31 am, Marty wrote:

>Thank you.

>

>I have gotten the network up and can see both computers.  I deleted the additional 

>netbeui and kept the TCP/IP.  Also my friend (mac guy) mentioned that he could not 

>get his work computers to connect without a hub.  I tried this and voila, connected. 

> However, I didn't think that you needed a hub if you only had two computers, is 

>this true.  Because I was planning on connecting  my parents two computers if I 
didn't 

>need a hub ( I only have one)

>

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