[arachne] Re: Ethernet

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Greg Mayman wrote:


At this stage I am getting thoroughly confused. I think I need to go
right back to the beginning and start afresh....

Step 1: open the computer case and fit the ethernet card: DONE!

Step 2: connect the cable between that card and the ethernet card on the
       XP computer: DONE!


  Step 2a:

  Remove the cable and check to see if it's a straight
through or crossover.  When I went computer to computer
with hardware of the 90's a crossover cable was required.

Straight through:  hold both connectors side by side
and the wire colors will be in the same sequence.

Crossover:  Hold connectors side by side and some of
the wires will be reversed.

  Here's the full scoop:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable


Step 3: Do a clean boot of the DOS computer: DONE!
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