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Old April 7th 04, 07:57 PM
Hampton Ledet
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I am so lost, I can't figure out how to explain it.
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Old April 7th 04, 07:57 PM
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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 06:05:10 -0700, Hampton Ledet wrote:


Maybe if you told us what you wanted to do, what you've tried, and any
error messages you get.
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Old April 7th 04, 07:57 PM
BobC
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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 06:05:10 -0700, Hampton Ledet wrote:


Maybe if you told us what you wanted to do, what you've tried, and any
error messages you get.
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Old April 7th 04, 08:49 PM
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Hampton Ledet wrote:
I am so lost, I can't figure out how to explain it.


I'm guessing that you used a standard Cat5e cable between the NICs
of your desktop and your laptop, hoping to form a LAN between the
two. If that's the case, then replace the standard cable with
a crossover cable.
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Cheers, Bob

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Old April 7th 04, 08:49 PM
Bob Willard
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Hampton Ledet wrote:
I am so lost, I can't figure out how to explain it.


I'm guessing that you used a standard Cat5e cable between the NICs
of your desktop and your laptop, hoping to form a LAN between the
two. If that's the case, then replace the standard cable with
a crossover cable.
--
Cheers, Bob

 




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