Hi
May be this can Help.
CAT5e Straight or Crossover, what should I use? -
http://www.ezlan.net/faq#crossover
My Network claims that my Cable is Unplugged? -
http://www.ezlan.net/faq.html#unplugged
Jack (MVP-Networking).
"Peter R. Fletcher" <pfletch(at)fletchers(hyphen)uk.com> wrote in message
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> If you are not using a hub or a switch to connect the two computers,
> you need a special "crossover" cable, If (as it appears may be the
> case) you simply connect them with a standard ethernet patch cable,
> you will have output connected to output and input connected to input,
> and will get the error indication that you report.
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 22:33:03 -0700, "A Network Cable is Unplugged" <A
> Network Cable is Unplugged@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have Two computers running XP pro, the main computer is SP2, the other
is
> >not. I have created a home network using XP network wizzard on both
computers
> >and followed all the steps. Both computers say that the network cable is
> >unplugged, yet i have tested the cable it works, I have tested both
network
> >cards they both work. Why does it read as unplugged? How can i creat this
> >network?
> >
> >-Alan
>
>
> Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the
exchange.
> Peter R. Fletcher
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