Thanks, for your response. To answer your questions; I am using Win98 OS. I have established a workgroup and user names for both computers. I have also, activated NetBUI with file and printer sharing for both PC's. I intend to establish internet sharing (with modem), but was trying to confirm that the two PC's could see each other before changing the setting that would allow this to occur. When I right click Network Neighborhood and use "Find Computer" I am not reading the other PC (which is turned on and is ready for browsing). Since this type of setup is a first for me, I'm not aware of all the things that could cause a connection failure. I suspect the Cat5 may be an issue (how I'm not sure) and my NIC drivers hopefully are the correct updates, as 3Com Support groups several 905 versions together, which adds to the confusion. I was not sure about the LED's on the back of the NIC, but from what I have been told these light up when the ethernet cards are successfully sending/receiving data. If you have any suggestions, please share. Thanks, Ron
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>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] NIC
>Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:46:39 -0500
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>What OSes are you using? Are you hooking up the two PCs to only each other
>or is there an internet connection involved? Do they see each other by IP
>address, by name or neither? Are they in the same workgroup? Do you have
>"File and Print Sharing" enabled?
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>Brian
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>I am attempting to set up a home network using (Cat5 w/crossover cables) two
>3Com 3C905-TX NIC's. I cannot get the computers to recongize each other. I
>have read several guides, on this and other sites, in an attempt to overcome
>this issue. I am not sure if I have a bad ethernet card. My question: Should
>any of the three LEDs (ACT, 10, 100)on the back of the two NIC cards be lit
>with the computer turned on. Or do these LED's only light when the card is
>communicating with a different computer. From what I can determine all my
>Network Neghborhood setting are in place and I have loaded current drivers
>for the 3Com cards and have confirmed that there is no IRQ conflicts or
>sharing, which may prevent this process.
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