home networking

[coog]

I'm thinking about networking 2 of my computers, I've been told I wont need a hub, that all I need is 2- 10 base T cards, linked with cat5. what i'm primarily trying to do is share the printer with the other pc.my main system is an asus p4s533 with lan, the other is a dell and I have a dlink dfe530tx for it. so far i'm not having any luck setting it up, it acts like the dlink is bad. I have nothing for reference to set it up, so if anyone has any input,I'd appriciate it! thanks

[DrZaius]

Hi coog,

If you want to share a broadband internet connection between the systems, then a router is the best solution. If you just want to network those two systems together, then all you need is a 10/100 card in each, and a Cat5 crossover cable connecting them. If you don't use a crossover cable it will tell you that there is no cable connected.

[coog]

I forgot to crossover my cat 5, did it tonight though,and the 10/100's are lit up, but the dell is showing conflicts that i'll have to look into. the dlink was a freebie and I had to download the drivers for it, for the price of 10/100's I should just go buy one and I may not have the problems trying to figure it out...

[mattg2k4]

I have a dlink dfe 530-tx+ and in the instruction book it said you had to use a hub or switch, crossover cable wouldn't work. I imagine it would be the same for the 530-tx.

[glc]

A crossover cable should work with *any* NIC to connect directly to another NIC, why should a NIC care what's at the other end of the cable as long as the connections are correct?

I may be wrong - but I'm using logic here.

[coog]

I went out and bought a belkin network switch, and one of there 10/100 cards, i've tried the dlink both ways and it doesn't seem to make any difference, the dlink just doesn't work! { maybe thats why it was free?} also iv'e tried the cable both ways, crossover without the switch, and straight with the switch, no luck. I think i'm going to give up on the onboard lan and the dlink and get another belkin 10/100 card, it may be easier to get it set up that way, maybe when I set up the third pc it will be easier than these first two!!

[coog]

GLC, while i'm thinking of it ,do you make up your own cat5 cables? let me double check on how i'm setting them up---
rj-45 connector,clip on the bottom,left to right--
one end is -- WH/org, ORG, WH/GR,BL,WH/bl,GR,WH/brn,BRN
the other end is, GR,WH/gr,ORG,BL,WH/bl,WH/org,WH/brn,BRN

and if you don't make up your own, maybe someone else can confirm this....

[TimPoet]

Originally posted by DrZaius If you just want to network those two systems together, then all you need is a 10/100 card in each, and a Cat5 crossover cable connecting them. If you don't use a crossover cable it will tell you that there is no cable connected.

I believe the good Dr is describing a different type of CAT5 cable than what you have. If i understand the technology correctly, there are 2 types of CAT5 cables, straight-thru (uhm, for lack of a better term) and crossover.
Don't think one can modify the non-crossover to become a crossover. Correct me if I'm wrong, folks....

[glc]

Yeah you can - cut one end off and recrimp it with the wires crossed appropriately. I don't make my own, I buy them premade. The only difference is ONE end is crimped differently. All I know is if you hold each end next to each other, the straight ends are identical, on a crossover they are not.

[Confused]

Standards if you want to make your own.
http://yoda.uvi.edu/InfoTech/rj45.htm
Chas