Connecting Windows with a crossover cable

tur third · 12-19-2005, 03:25 AM

I have a Linux and a Windows ME pc, and have bought 2 network cards and a cross over cable. They both have dial up internet connections that I want to retain.

Can anyone give me some advice on connecting them, or where there might be relevant tutorials (not had much luck so far as I have already managed to mess up my windows dial up yesterday which took me ages to fix).

Thanks

linmix · 12-19-2005, 04:39 AM

Newbies Guide to Small Home LAN

tur third · 12-19-2005, 10:46 AM

Thanks for your help, unfortunately that was the tutorial that I failed to follow yesterday.

I think my problem was that when I changed the TCP/IP setting to give the PC an IP address, it seemed to remember this when I tried to use dial up (when my ISP provides one). As a consequence I could connect but do nothing else.

In prinicple is it ok to have a static IP address for LAN and a dynamic one for dial up?

linmix · 12-20-2005, 02:06 AM

You got me there. I'm still working with that tutorial...