pier to pier using ethernet

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I'm trying to set up a pier to pier network between two laptops
running XP home. I would like to go through the ethernet cards. So far
all I come up with through the network setup wizard is a dial-up
network or LPT port. Is there any way to do this with an ethernet
connection?
 
I'm trying to set up a pier to pier network between two laptops
running XP home. I would like to go through the ethernet cards. So far
all I come up with through the network setup wizard is a dial-up
network or LPT port. Is there any way to do this with an ethernet
connection?
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Yes, of course you can connect two computers using Ethernet. Have you
connected the computers' network cards to each other? If so, how?
Connecting them directly to each other, without a hub, switch, or
router, requires a crossover cable, which reverses the transmit and
receive wires between the ends. A regular Ethernet cable won't work.
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