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[Jeremy Poynton]

I can't see a newsgroup for XP networking, hence my posting here.

We have an XP machine, connected to the internet on a cable modem. I just
added a second NIC to it, and linked that to a 98 machine with a
twisted-wire cable, to setup a small home network.

The NIC is installed fine, however, XP claims that the cable is unplugged.
However, if I use that cable to link from the other NIC - on either
machine - it works fine.

So what is going on? Why does XP tell me the cable is unplugged - sure it's
not talking to the cable modem, but I don't want it to!

Help! And everyone tells me HOW easy networking is with XP (I guess that's
why there's no XP networking newsgroup:-))

TIA
Jeremy Poynton
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[Ron Martell]

"Jeremy Poynton" > wrote:

>I can't see a newsgroup for XP networking, hence my posting here.
>
>We have an XP machine, connected to the internet on a cable modem. I just
>added a second NIC to it, and linked that to a 98 machine with a
>twisted-wire cable, to setup a small home network.
>
>The NIC is installed fine, however, XP claims that the cable is unplugged.
>However, if I use that cable to link from the other NIC - on either
>machine - it works fine.
>
>So what is going on? Why does XP tell me the cable is unplugged - sure it's
>not talking to the cable modem, but I don't want it to!
>
>Help! And everyone tells me HOW easy networking is with XP (I guess that's
>why there's no XP networking newsgroup:-))
>
>

Newgroup microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web is where you should be
asking network related questions.

Given their low cost these days why don't you purchase a home
cable/dsl router? They are ideal for just this situation as you are
trying to configure with two network cards.

Good luck



Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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[Chris S.]

"Ron Martell" > wrote in message
...
> "Jeremy Poynton" > wrote:
>
>>I can't see a newsgroup for XP networking, hence my posting here.
>>
>>We have an XP machine, connected to the internet on a cable modem. I just
>>added a second NIC to it, and linked that to a 98 machine with a
>>twisted-wire cable, to setup a small home network.
>>
>>The NIC is installed fine, however, XP claims that the cable is unplugged.
>>However, if I use that cable to link from the other NIC - on either
>>machine - it works fine.
>>
>>So what is going on? Why does XP tell me the cable is unplugged - sure
>>it's
>>not talking to the cable modem, but I don't want it to!
>>
>>Help! And everyone tells me HOW easy networking is with XP (I guess that's
>>why there's no XP networking newsgroup:-))
>>
>>
>
> Newgroup microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web is where you should be
> asking network related questions.
>
> Given their low cost these days why don't you purchase a home
> cable/dsl router? They are ideal for just this situation as you are
> trying to configure with two network cards.
>
> Good luck
>

Without using a router the cable to the second PC
MUST be a "crossover cable"