Creating a network

[Matrix]

I have 2 PC at home and on every PC I have a network
adapter:
1st: "SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter"
2nd: "Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC"

I have connected this two adapters with a standart
network cable, but I can't use the nework. I have an Icon
that shows me "A network cable is unplagged." on both PCs.
The cable is fine, I checked it between my modem and PC.

The windows wizard can not create a network while the
status of the cable is set to "... unplagged".

When I use the "ipconfig" command, I get the message:
"Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Network:
Media State ...............: Media disconnected"

How can I use this small network between this 2 PCs?
What can I do?

[BobC]

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:25:11 -0700, Matrix wrote:

> I have 2 PC at home and on every PC I have a network
> adapter:
> 1st: "SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter"
> 2nd: "Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC"
>
> I have connected this two adapters with a standart
> network cable, but I can't use the nework. I have an Icon
> that shows me "A network cable is unplagged." on both PCs.
> The cable is fine, I checked it between my modem and PC.
>
> The windows wizard can not create a network while the
> status of the cable is set to "... unplagged".
>
> When I use the "ipconfig" command, I get the message:
> "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Network:
> Media State ...............: Media disconnected"
>
> How can I use this small network between this 2 PCs?
> What can I do?

Direct connection of 2 network adaptors to each other requires the use of a
"cross over" cable, not a standard cable.

[Steven Hull]

By the way, for people reading these and wonder, a crossover cable ties the
transmit and receive ends to each other from one computer to another. They
are only 4 wires of the 8 that are actually used, 1 pair for transmit and 1
pair for receieve. Using a standard cable as stated below ties trasmit to
transmit, and receive to receive to each other - not good. Try to picture
two phone handsets facing each other, which way would you have to hold them
so they can both hear each other?


"BobC" > wrote in message
.. .
> On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 09:25:11 -0700, Matrix wrote:
>
> > I have 2 PC at home and on every PC I have a network
> > adapter:
> > 1st: "SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter"
> > 2nd: "Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC"
> >
> > I have connected this two adapters with a standart
> > network cable, but I can't use the nework. I have an Icon
> > that shows me "A network cable is unplagged." on both PCs.
> > The cable is fine, I checked it between my modem and PC.
> >
> > The windows wizard can not create a network while the
> > status of the cable is set to "... unplagged".
> >
> > When I use the "ipconfig" command, I get the message:
> > "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Network:
> > Media State ...............: Media disconnected"
> >
> > How can I use this small network between this 2 PCs?
> > What can I do?
>
> Direct connection of 2 network adaptors to each other requires the use of
a
> "cross over" cable, not a standard cable.