Can you explain a bit more about what you've bought - USB crossover cable. I'm familiar 
with ethernet crossover cable and USB to ethernet adapters.

To network 2 machines, you need an ethernet crossover cable and an ethernet port 
(which can be via a USB to ethernet adapter) on both machines. If one is hosting 
an internet connection and that needs an ethernet port, then will need 2 ethernet 
ports on that machine.
If you share the internet connection, the host machine will act as DHCP server (with 
the LAN port IP address set to 192.168.0.1) - so set the client machine to pick up 
IP address automatically.

However - unless its a dial-up connection, a router is a much better way of sharing 
an internet connection - and they are not expensive now.

HTH - post back to clarify what you are doing if this is no help to you.






On Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 3:58 pm, ColdGloom wrote:

>Hi,

>

>I bought a USB cross cable (Conceptronic.net) to connect my Desktop and Laptop. 
My 

>Desktop has OS XP and my Laptop OS Vista.

>

>All i want is my Laptop have internet access from my Desktop that´s hosting the 
connection. 

>I know its possible and i have a PDF on spanish saying how its done...

>

>I could configure my LAN on XP without a problem, since the system detects the cable 

>after instaling drivers.

>
 

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