Comments on: Connect Two Computers using a Crossover Cable

By: Mahesh

Mahesh — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:25:10 +0000

I want to know that, After setting up both the computers with the crossover cable and configuring them, how can I enable file sharing? I mean, How can I access files of PC-2 on the PC-1? Please elaborate on this.

By: Aman Kuamr

Aman Kuamr — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:47:44 +0000

Hey nick I am facing the similar problem. Can anybody help me out?

By: svg

svg — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:39:23 +0000

Thanks for the article. Very useful. I can confirm that you should use a straight through cable for gigabit to gigabit communication. If you use a crossover cable, you'll only get 100mbps. Real world file copy/paste results: 100mbps -> 10 MB/s, 1000mbps -> 22 MB/s. Was disappointed that the gigabit file transfer speed wasn't better, but 22MB/s isn't too bad compared to most other methods. Worked perfectly with Ubuntu (Samba) to XP and Win7 to XP. Did not need to adjust any firewall settings.

By: vinoth

vinoth — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:13:27 +0000

I have 3 computers, one system having two ethernet card and others with one ethernet card, all are Linux RH OS running, with two cross cables could I connect all the three PC's in one network?

By: spartacus

spartacus — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:54:19 +0000

I connect two laptops together using a cross over cable and both computers are seeing each other. However, I'm unable to open either of them from the other due to a access permission error.

Error//// pc not accessible; you might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator to find out if you have access permission.
logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.