[2720] in linux-net channel archive
Problems with network
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (root)
Mon Apr 29 13:15:15 1996
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:34:36 +1000
From: root <root@linuxbox.nse.com.au>
To: Vittorio Margherita <vicmar@mbox.vol.it>
CC: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <80442250@toto.iv>
Reply-To: naderr@topaz.cqu.edu.au
Vittorio Margherita writes:
> I've a problem...
> I've two NE2000 card and, obviously two computer with LINUX installed on.
> I've configured my Kernel to recognize this cards. Infact at boot time the
> kernel recognize this card as eth0.
> I've configured the file... rc.inet1, rc.inet2 and i have started the inetd
> demon (I've configured them using "netconfig") when i boot up my two
> computer it's all ok but the network does'nt works. I 've tried to use ping
> but it works only in loopback mode. I'cant contact from a machine the other
> one....
> Someone help me please...
vittorio,
you don't mention what type of conenctors the ne2000 have.
I have 2 linux boxes networked with ne2000 cards with 10baseT lines, that is,
with RJ-45 connectors. If this is the case, and you do not have a hub,
you will need to do some cross-over in the cables as such:
Say you grab the rj-45 connector and look at it as if you were
going to plug it in your mouth, with the little latch being
on the top. Then the wires are labelled 1-8 from left to right.
Now, you can get some rj-45 2 rj-45 adaptors ... but these are
usually inverted so you'll have to open it up and cut all the wires
and make it a straight through ... Anyway, onther way is just cut the
cable so that you have 2 ends, which I'll refer to as A & B
This is the cross-over ...
A B
1 3
2 6
3 1
4 4
5 5
6 2
7 7
8 8
If you have ethernet instead I don't know what's the go.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Rob
