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Old 05-08-2007, 06:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Network Cable unplugged

Hi all,

English is not my mother tongue so i'm gonna try to be as clear as possible.

Here is my problem :

I wanna connect a laptop (win xp sp2) with a mac (mac os 9.2) with an Ethernet crossover cable.

When I connect the two computers, the laptop indicates : "network cable unplugged" though it is plugged.

So I take another laptop (win xp sp2) which I connect to the mac and everything works fine...

I also connect the two laptops with the same cable and everything works fine...

Do you have an idea why the mac and the first laptop can't communicate with each other ?

Thanks for your help.
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Re: Network Cable unplugged

It's not uncommon for this to happen, especially with laptops.

I've generally been successful in connecting the two machines using a switch or hub in that case.
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