Networking
 

Hey, Im trying to network me and my friends pc's / laptop and when i plug in the cable it says its still disconnected and when i try to use the wizard it says this:

The Network connections listed below are disconnected

And it has my lan card there, but i know it works as i used to use it for the net before i went wireless. Any ideas?
Thanks :D

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If you are connecting two PC's LAN ports directly, you will need a Crossover network cable

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Well, I thought i could use the one that comes with the xbox 360 but it still says no wire is pluged in so can i use the one that comes with the cable modem with ntl? would that work if i simply unplugged it for a bit?

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Nope you need a crossover ethernet cable, which is not supplied as standard with most things PC.

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Or you can use a piece of straight cable with a crossover adapter at one end :)

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expensive way of doing it though, unless you have the adaptor already :)

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You can get various lengths of Crossed Ethernet Cable from HERE quite cheaply.

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Ive seen crossover adapters for under £2 :)

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Just cut the cable in half and rewire it!!

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Which half? :dunce:

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What do you mean which half?!?

Get a diagram for a patch cable and a diagram for a cross over, then match up the colours and connect them.

Google is your friend http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Howto/ne...ble/cable5.htm

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Of course he would need a tool usually...

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scissors, leccy tape, happy days

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Sorry, (very) feeble attempt at humour :dunce: