I have installed a NIC in each PC. I created a crossover cable myself with supplies bought at Home Depot. I turned on file sharing and installed TCP/IP and NETBUI.
The problem...
First of all, the RJ45 connectors do not snap into the NIC like they should. Neither RJ45 connector snaps into either NIC. Did I just get some cheap RJ45's or what? Okay, I figure maybe they don't actually have to snap in, as long as they are pushed in they should work. I push them in the NICs and pull up Network Neighborhood on both machines. The local machine shows up on both but not the networked machine.
When I plug the cable into the NIC, should one or both of the lights on the NIC light up? One is labeled LINK the other is labeled ACT. What do these lights mean?
Running Windows 98 SE on both machines with an Encore NIC in each...
The problem...
First of all, the RJ45 connectors do not snap into the NIC like they should. Neither RJ45 connector snaps into either NIC. Did I just get some cheap RJ45's or what? Okay, I figure maybe they don't actually have to snap in, as long as they are pushed in they should work. I push them in the NICs and pull up Network Neighborhood on both machines. The local machine shows up on both but not the networked machine.
When I plug the cable into the NIC, should one or both of the lights on the NIC light up? One is labeled LINK the other is labeled ACT. What do these lights mean?
Running Windows 98 SE on both machines with an Encore NIC in each...