[ale] Network setup

[Byron A Jeff]

> 
> I am under the impression that you have to have a HUB for the two computers to talk.  A direct plug won't work.
>  

Actually if you have a crossover cable you can directly connect two TP devices.
But only two. More than two requires a hub as you state.

> John
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rajani Pai [mailto:rgpai at vsnl.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 1997 2:46 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Network setup
> 
> 
> I've set up a network with 2 machines. Each machine has an ethernet card(eth8029) and they are connected by means of a cable. Now this setup works fine on Windows, but each machine cannot detect the other in Linux. I've setup the device drivers and the devices are initialised. When I try to ping the other machine it says "Destination host unreachable" 
> Could some one help me out on this?

Let see your ifconfigs and routes for your two devices. Unreachable messages
typically indicate that there's no route available between where you are and
where you want to go. Without knowing the device and route configurations
it's impossible to tell why the machines can't see one another.

BAJ
>  
> Thanks,
> Rajani
>  
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