Network trouble

stereo_steve

I'm trying to connect a couple of computers up through a hub. I'm completely confused though. Before anyone says anything, I've had a good look on the internet!

Can I use cross over cable or straight through?


when I connect them together through the hub and then to the network port in the office all the computers say network cable unplugged??

Any help I get will be most appreciated!!

bla

are you trying to join a few computers via a hub to a network that is already up and running if so you might need a hub with an uplink connection never had any problems connecting two switches but never really tried with hubs

tomk

OK, the physical connections first - from PC to hub, use straight through CAT 5. From hub to LAN, use straight through CAT5, BUT make sure you plug it in to the hub's uplink port. Alternatively, if you don't have an uplink port, use crossover.

Now, IP addressing - do you know if your network uses DHCP or static addressing? If it's DHCP, that'll simplify things a bit - configure the PCs to get their address from the network, and you should be connected. Ifti's static, you will need tow get hold of two unused addresses on your network, and set them up in the PCs.

You should now be able to ping from one machine to the other, and from either machine to the rest of the network.

Your next hurdle will be authentication, which will depend very much on what kind of network it is. So I'm not going to go there. Post some more details when you get to that stage.

stereo_steve

Thanks for the help guys, I solved the problem though. It was a faulty power supply going to the hub. The lights were on but it just wasn't working, as soon as I changed the power supply it started working. Thanks for the help