re: help with networking Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 12:51 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Tony (881 messages posted) You'll have to have a "crossover cable" instead of a regular Ethernet Cable. You should be able to get one at your local computer supply store. If that option is not available, you can make your own by crossing certain wirel within the Ethernet cable. I wouldn't recommend this unless you have the ability to properly splice these wires. http://www.littlewhitedog.com/content-8.html http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/network/cable/cable5.htm You would be better off purchasing a router and using regular ethernet cables, especially if you want to share a broadband internet connection. The way your setting up, you have to have the primary maching that is connected to your modem on in order for the second computer to gain access to the internet. Written in response to: help with networking (Chris: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 12:42 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] help with networking (Chris: Tue, May 31, 2005, 12:42 pm) re: help with networking (Tony: Tue, May 31, 2005, 12:51 pm) re: help with networking (Mike: Tue, May 31, 2005, 12:52 pm) re: help with networking (Chris: Tue, May 31, 2005, 2:26 pm) 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 XP Discussion Forum