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I'm here again , I want to ask how can I network my two pc I'm not using router, I'm just use a cable I already connected the two pc but seems they don't seen/locate each other does it something about what I'm using? cause I'm using Win XP and the other is Win 2000...
Hi,
Here is a link: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ussel_hni.mspx
Scroll down to about 1/2 way, for a picture of using just a simple CAT5 "cross-over" cable to connect two computers; under the heading "How do I Connect Two PC's Together".
It also explains how to use windows to set it up; providing you have two ethernet cards.
I didn't buy this cross over cable, a friend just gave it to me, but I can see the LAN is active since I plugin the cable... I just can't figure why still I can't network the two pc...
to directly connect the 2 you need to use a specific crossover cable. If the cable you have is NOT a crossover it will not work, even though it may signify that the NIC cards have a cable connected.
You can use a hub or switch instead of a crossover and connect each PC directly to one of the ports.
Also at issue is what you intend on doing with the connection. That might change our recommendation.
disconnect the cable
get both ends together with the metal connectors facing you
With the metal connectors at the top compare the two connectors
the colour sequence should be different on each connector
one should be, from the left:
whiteorange
orange
whitegreen
Blue
whiteblue
green
whitebrown
brown
the other should be:
whitegreen
green
whiteorange
Blue
whiteblue
orange
whitebrown
brown
As you can see from this, the orange and green wires have swapped place. This is why it's called a crossover.
The colours don't really matter if theyre different, but the wires in those positons need to swap places on the other connector.
can't I base on lan indicator cause it sa'z the two pcs is already connected by lan through cable, but why the other pc don't have its internet shared from the other pc... is it because im using xp as a server and Im connecting to win 2000...
Not sure what LAN indicator you are referring to. It may just be indicating that a cable is connected, but not that a connection exists. As we've said you NEED a crossover cable. Have you confirmed whether you have one?
No, the LAN indicator just shows the presence of a good electrical contact between the two ends of the cable. The problem is that your 'Send' wire in the cable on one end matches up with the 'Send' connector on the other computer when it shoudl be the 'Receive' connector. That's what the cross-over cable does: the Send on one computer becomes the Receive on the other computer.
, I want to ask how can I network my two pc I'm not using router, I'm just use a cable I already connected the two pc but seems they don't seen/locate each other does it something about what I'm using? cause I'm using Win XP and the other is Win 2000... 
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