Re: how to connect two PC's with a cross-over ethernet cable?

From: Bram Mertens (bram-mertens_at_linux.be)
Date: 08/21/04

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Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 15:12:16 +0200

    On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 12:51, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote:
    > On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 17:06, Bram Mertens wrote:
    >
    > > I have a cross-over ethernet-cable and I would like to be able to
    > > configure both computers so I can switch between the current setup and
    > > the necessary configuration to transfer files across the cross-over
    > > ethernet cable.
    > >
    > > How do I know which files contain the current configuration?
    > > How do I configure my laptop to be able to use the cross-over
    > > connection?
    >
    > Plug the cable to both ends. Then configure both machines to use IP
    > addresses with the same network mask (255.255.255.252 is already good
    > enough). No special voodoo required.

    Can I configure both the address and the network mask with etherconf?

    But how can I save my current settings so I can quickly restore them?

    Did you mean 255.255.255.255 for the network mask? or doesn't that make
    a difference?

    > > I know that getting a router has many benefits over this setup but I am
    > > still considering some alternatives and I would like to set this up
    > > until I make up my mind.
    >
    > A switch is maybe what you might need since you just connect straight
    > cables from both machines to the switch. Same principle on configuring
    > network devices goes.

    Don't I need a second ethernet card in my desktop when I buy a switch in
    stead of a router? When I'm going to buy new hardware I would like to
    be able to 'share' my internet connection between the two computers and
    have a permanent LAN.

    Thanks for your feedback

    Bram 

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