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331662	2005-03-07 14:33:00	As of sometime today we will finally be connected to broadband (jetstream) I hope :rolleyes: . I have dynalink RTA230 router and a genius 5 port N-way miniswitch . The intention is to have two seperate computers able to access the web simultaneously . The modem came with a network cable (I'm assuming it is a crossover cable as it has cat5 on it) with which I have used to connect the router to the switch . I already have a long crossover cable that I previously used to network the two computers and I have borrowed another cable which I think is crossover (cat5 written on it) . Connected both computers via the ethernet cables to the switch (all lights green) . Can not test the internet connection yet as it is not active, but when I tried to see/access either computers shared files folder I couldn't . I'm using zone alarm firewall . Tried setting other computers IP address as a trusted zone but no joy . Even disabling ZA had no effect . I can not seem to access the other computer from mine and vice verca . Does it perchance require a non crossover cable? Or perhaps the borrowed cable is not a crossover cable? It won't be the end of the world if we can't access each others files but is is imperitive that we can both access the web . Any sugestions would be appreciated . Cheers Ravage	Ravage (6815)
331663	2005-03-07 17:19:00	simply because the cable has cat5 written on it does NOT mean it's a crossover cable.........crossover cables often have 'crossover' written on it........cat5 merely refers to the category of cable........	drcspy (146)
331664	2005-03-07 19:35:00	Get another straight through cable.	Murray P (44)
331665	2005-03-07 20:02:00	not certain with those particular models but *most* recently made routers/switches automatically recognise and will use either crossover or 'straight thru' cables.......however you MUST use crossover if you are just connecting two pc's together directly	drcspy (146)
331666	2005-03-07 20:34:00	Yeah, it's an auto-sensing, auto-negotiating switch with all ports being uplink, according to the marketing blurb. No doubt it can dance a jig as well ;) but I wouldn't trust it to get the steps right.	Murray P (44)
331667	2005-03-08 02:21:00	Well, we can both access the web at the some time so that is a bonus. Still can not access each other though :( I don't want to by a cable until I know I've got the right one I suspect the cable connecting my computer to the switch might not be crossover so I'll see if I can borrow another and try it out Cheers Ravage	Ravage (6815)
331668	2005-03-08 02:43:00	Forget crossover, you only need these to network PC to PC. If you have any device in the middle you need patch cables. You need patch (straight through) cables. Are you sharing any folders across the network? More details on your TCP/IP settings on each computer would be great, and for the router as well.	Rob99 (151)
331669	2005-03-08 03:06:00	Crossover Cables will work fine from a pc to a switching hub and to another pc. They will not work from a pc to a non-switching hub. Staright through cables are really only needed for old non-switching hubs.	ILikeLinux (1669)
331670	2005-03-08 03:07:00	ref: "Forget crossover, you only need these to network PC to PC. If you have any device in the middle you need patch cables. You need patch (straight through) cables. As the originator posted "it's an auto-sensing, auto-negotiating switch" and I also suggested this would be the case.....it really dont matter what cables you use with this device ..........	drcspy (146)
331671	2005-03-08 03:36:00	Well, we can both access the web at the some time so that is a bonus. Still can not access each other though :( I don't want to by a cable until I know I've got the right one I suspect the cable connecting my computer to the switch might not be crossover so I'll see if I can borrow another and try it out Cheers Ravage If you can both access the net at the same time, then there is NO PROBLEM WITH THE HARDWARE. It'll be either a firewall issue, or a sharing issue. Can you ping each machine?	Dragonslayer (512)
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