[lug] NIC Question

[Fred Robinson]

Excelletn - Thanks Tim!

 Fred Robinson
Operator, SIPFusion
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-----Original Message-----
From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
Behalf Of Timothy C. Klein
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:46 PM
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: Re: [lug] NIC Question


* Fred Robinson (fred.robinson at sipfusion.com) wrote:
> I use a 2-way satellite system for broadband.  The satellite modem
connects
> to my PC via USB.  I want to network another PC, so my question is;  Can I
> connect two PC's NIC to NIC without an ethernet hub, the Server machine
> naturally being the box with the USB satellite modem connection?
>

Yes, you can do this, but you need a special cable: a crossover cable.
I don't remember which lines are crossed, but they are very common.  You
may have high collision rates, but it works OK.

Tim
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