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Originally Posted by Druchii
Are you using a crossover cable?
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No just a normal ethernet cable I got with an old router.
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Originally Posted by lsainsbury
Nidge - first - if you connected them directly together you'll need a crossover cable - else you'll need a switch or something similar.
Next - you'll need to set static IP addresses on your NICs. When you have done that - try and ping the two IP addresses from the laptop / machine.
Once you have got that far that us know!
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*Parp*
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Ah so I need a crossover cable? I thought a normal ethernet cable would have been suffice.