CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CAT 5 CABLE AND A CROSSOVER CABLE.JUST THAT i HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SET UP A HOME NETWORK WITH NO JOY.MY 2 PCS CAN SEE EACH OTHER BUT CANNOT ACCESS ANY PROGRAMS.BOTH PCS ARE USING XP PRO.BOTH HAVE THE SAME NIC CARDS(NET GEAR fa311 fast Ethernet pci cards) with latest drivers.I have them connected with the crossover lead as was told this was the kind to get.had the network working the other day after I turned Zone Alarm off.then when I went to use the network again , I cannot get on the INTERNET from my client PC ,but can from my other one.have tried to set up the network again a number of times with no joy , but as I said I can see the shared folders in MY Network Places just cannot use then.any HELP would be most gratefully received as I nearly about ready to smash my PCs up as this problem is driving me mad!!!!.thx
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CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CAT 5 CABLE AND A CROSSOVER CABLE.JUST THAT i HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SET UP A HOME NETWORK WITH NO JOY.MY 2 PCS CAN SEE EACH OTHER BUT CANNOT ACCESS ANY PROGRAMS.BOTH PCS ARE USING XP PRO.BOTH HAVE THE SAME NIC CARDS(NET GEAR fa311 fast Ethernet pci cards) with latest drivers.I have them connected with the crossover lead as was told this was the kind to get.had the network working the other day after I turned Zone Alarm off.then when I went to use the network again , I cannot get on the INTERNET from my client PC ,but can from my other one.have tried to set up the network again a number of times with no joy , but as I said I can see the shared folders in MY Network Places just cannot use then.any HELP would be most gratefully received as I nearly about ready to smash my PCs up as this problem is driving me mad!!!!.thxStraight through CAT5 cable
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Basically if you have two PCs connected together with no hub you need to enable
output from A to go to the input on B
input from A to recieve output from B
Hence the term cross over as a hub would do this automatically so here you would use a standard through cable.
If you look carefully at the crimped ends of the cables next to each other you should be able to disern which type it is[provided its a clear end cap].
You seem half way there if they can see each other so you need to ensure they are on the same network group name but both with different computer names and that you have enabled sharing on at least one folder on each PC.
Ensure you have turned of XPs firewall if your attempting to use it as it does not work correctly on intranets like yours.
If your using Zonealarm you need the pro version for ICS as the free version doesnt support it.If you have the pro version then it should detect the new network and ask for permission to connect to it.
Crossover CAT5 cable
Basically if you have two PCs connected together with no hub you need to enable
output from A to go to the input on B
input from A to recieve output from B
Hence the term cross over as a hub would do this automatically so here you would use a standard through cable.
If you look carefully at the crimped ends of the cables next to each other you should be able to disern which type it is[provided its a clear end cap].
You seem half way there if they can see each other so you need to ensure they are on the same network group name but both with different computer names and that you have enabled sharing on at least one folder on each PC.
Ensure you have turned of XPs firewall if your attempting to use it as it does not work correctly on intranets like yours.
If your using Zonealarm you need the pro version for ICS as the free version doesnt support it.If you have the pro version then it should detect the new network and ask for permission to connect to it.
sorry for being an pain but an new to networking.so is my crossover cable OK for what I am trying to do?.also do not know what you mean when you say I need to enable output from A to input for B + vice versa. I have disabled all my firewalls ,even had ZA pro with no joy found the network + gave it permission with no joy ,so turn it off.both PCs are on the same named network and have different names.but I am still not getting any joy.thx for your help anyway. SCOTTY
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Since both computers are connected to each other, I am assuming you are sharing a dial-up Internet connection.
For testing purposes, can you turn off Zone Alarm on both computers.
How is the client configured to get to the Internet.
Some more detailed information with screenshots on now to network XP can be found at:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm
Hopefully this gives you some more help
For testing purposes, can you turn off Zone Alarm on both computers.
How is the client configured to get to the Internet.
Some more detailed information with screenshots on now to network XP can be found at:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm
Hopefully this gives you some more help
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If you have a broadband connection, the easiest way to share the Internet connection is with a DSL/Cable router.
Then cabling would be:
1. A regular cable from the Ethernet port on the Cable Modem to the Router.
2. Regular cables from each computer to the Ethernet ports on the router.
Typically you just set up each computer for DHCP and that's about it. The router also serves as a reasonable firewall as well.
The network still needs to be configured to share files.
Then cabling would be:
1. A regular cable from the Ethernet port on the Cable Modem to the Router.
2. Regular cables from each computer to the Ethernet ports on the router.
Typically you just set up each computer for DHCP and that's about it. The router also serves as a reasonable firewall as well.
The network still needs to be configured to share files.
sound a lot easier than not using a router.but when cash is short you try the cheapest way first.will probably end up getting a router at some point as trying to get this set up is a nightmare but thx again for your time + patience.:up:
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How are you connected to the cable modem and how is ICS set up for sharing the connection?
got one PC connected to modem by cable to a nic card.other PC is connected to the first PC with the x-over cable +a nic card both ends.do not know what the ICS is,but think it has something to do with Internet connection sharing.how do u set that?Go to the Help file on your PC [F1] and type either ICS or Internet Connection Sharing this will give you as much information as I could about the subject.
As I tried to explain a cross over cable does this for you so that is all you need when using ICS[ internet Connection Sharing].
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