Point-to-point networking

[Danilo Godec]

On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, David R. Kohel wrote:

> I might mention that when I plug the LinkSys card into the 
> hub, the green light goes on, but connecting to the DEC, 
> it stays off :-).  [ The other points don't have nice red 
> and green lights. ]
> 
> Everything: IP addresses, ifconfig, routing, looks fine, but 
> I don't have a link between these machines.  Setting the 
> appropriate IP address, I can plug either into the central 
> hub but have only one line.  Suggestions?

I didn't notice whether you used cross-wired cable. You need it to connect
two computers without a HUB. Check out the ethernet how-to (I think,
cross-wired cables are explained there).

     D.