Connecting XP to Linux box with xcross overcable

[Pondlife]

Yes, and you also need to set whatever the client machine is (Linux?) to DHCP. Alternatively just buy a cheap PCI wireless card for the Linux box?

Time + hassle + headaches > cost of PCI/USB wireless connector.

Get yourself down to PCWorld with £20 in your pocket.

[b0redom]

But make sure that the card is DEFINITELY supported by your Linux distro. IME Linux wireless support can be ropey, and you don't want to be faffing around with NDISWrapper.

Oh, and you don't need Samba to talk to a Windows box. Only if you're doing filesharing etc.

[pmeswani]

In the house I have a linux box which I wish to connect to the network through my windows XP box ( If that is possible)

The XP box is using a wireless network card to connect to the network and has a spare network card slot, the linux box also is able to connect to the network through it's own card.

So that I do not have to puy my linux box in the hall beside the router I tried to connect the 2 machines up with a cross over cable but that never got me anywhere. The network connection on the XP box comes up with network properties but I am unsure what to set these to, I guess I just don't grab an automatic IP from the router.

Is this possible?

Thanks

Shirley the simple solution is to get a network cable long enough to get your linux box to connect to the network? Shirley. What if you want to use your Linux box to connect to the interweb without powering on the XP PC? If cabling is a major problem, how about a powerline adaptor? Shirley there must be an easier way.

[minestrone]

The current card works with the distro, I had it all connected up when the router was near to it.

i'll try some of these options but if it takes more than an hour i'll pack it in and get a new wireless card.

As for running a cable it would have to go half way across the hall through the dining room, through the kitchen then into the study. gf goes fruitloop when I run a cable 2 meters to play xbox on line. And the XP box is always on anyway running the cameras.

[CalmEddie]

As for running a cable it would have to go half way across the hall through the dining room, through the kitchen then into the study.

Two holes in the exterior wall and run cable outside?

[minestrone]

Two holes in the exterior wall and run cable outside?

It's turn of the century sandstone so the drill would have to be about 12 inches long, the study is in an extension so I can't run the cable under the floor either.

[pmeswani]

It's turn of the century sandstone so the drill would have to be about 12 inches long, the study is in an extension so I can't run the cable under the floor either.

What about powerline / homeplug adaptors?

[Ardesco]

It's turn of the century sandstone so the drill would have to be about 12 inches long, the study is in an extension so I can't run the cable under the floor either.

You can buy drills long enough. I did so I could drill holes through my walls, and I found an angle grinder to be rather good at cutting trunking holes. Every room in my house now has at least 2 network ports!!

(of course I did get no end of grief from the wife about plaster dust and the amount of time it took me to cut the holes, put in the trunking and cables and then plaster everything up again and wallpaper the walls, but it was worth it dammit!!!)

[xoggoth]

For occasional transfer to/from PCs not on network I find Bluetooth works well, although it is slow at about 50kbps. Bluesoleil for PCs is included with many cheap dongles but sure Linux has equivalent. Set up one machine as server and other machines can then copy to and from the selected directory.

[minestrone]

What about powerline / homeplug adaptors?

the 2 boxes are going to sit next to each other and they are pretty pricey. I have a couple of old cross over cables that should be enough.