Network cable unplugged

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Don Stovicek

I am trying to create a home network between two computers running XP-Home.
Both have 10/100 Ethernet cards that I have connected. When I run Network
Wizard it finds the card but says the network is unplugged. Why do I keep
getting the unplugged message when I know it IS plugged in?

Thanks
Don
 
Don Stovicek said:
I am trying to create a home network between two computers running XP-Home.
Both have 10/100 Ethernet cards that I have connected. When I run Network
Wizard it finds the card but says the network is unplugged. Why do I keep
getting the unplugged message when I know it IS plugged in?

Thanks
Don
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Are you using an ordinary cable to connect the Ethernet ports? To connect
directly this way it has to be a crossover cable, otherwise you are
connecting out to out and in to in, it should of course be out to in and in
to out. If you need a crossover this can be done by either replacing the
cable or by using an adapter plug at one end.
 
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