If yow are connecting two machines with a cable it must be a crossover
configuration. This URL will describe the pin out configuration of the
cable. http://www.tc.cc.tx.us/rj45_wiring_scheme.html. This can be purchased
or you can make your own. I would suggest you get a small hub to connect the
two which will accept two straight through Ethernet cables. These hubs are
cheap and will eliminate the crossover configuration.

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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Eisenstadt
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:19 AM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] ethernet peer to peer problem

I am trying to network between 2 computers.

One has a D-Link DFE-30TX NIC card installed in PCI slot #1. This is on an
Asus P2B board.
The OS is Win 98SE.

The other computer has onboard nVidia LAN.
This is an Asus A7N8X-X board. The OS
is Win XP Pro on one of its harddrives, the other harddrive OS in this box
is Win 98SE.
I can switch between harddrives by rebooting.

Both computers report "unconnected cable"
although there is a brand new cable connecting the ethernet ports. In the
D-Link diagnostic test, the card tests pass for NIC register, MII regester
and EEPROM. The diagnostic reports NO network connection.

I have tried different IRQs. Oddly the AGP video card reassigns its IRQ to
whatever IRQ I choose for the D-Link card.

Also this Win 98SE drive is using FAT16.

My question: am I dealing with a software configuration problem or is the
brand new CAT5e network cable defective or incompatible?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

Michael Eisenstadt

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