Connecting xp pc to sparc 20 sunOS 4.1.3_U1
How do I configure a network for connecting a pc running windows xp with a sparc 20 running SunOS 4.1.3_U1? I am using a network cable that connects the two directly without a router. I am unsure as to which files need to be changed and what names for sunOS that are used with windows xp. I do not need any firewalls or extra security. If successful, I wanted to do the same with a 4/300 running 4.1.1 or 4.1.3 Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a hardware guy and I have limited networking experience. Thanks,
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ferrigamoa] at [2007-11-27 3:16:29]
# 2
I agree that this forum is a wrong place for you. Just out of curiosity, what type of network cable do you have? Why don't you want to connect two computers using a router and perhaps a hub?
In my opinion, I would set up an isolated network using a router, a hub, and two computers and configure software to use static ip addresses for simplification.
# 3
The cable avoids the extra hardware, but is only good if you plan not to expand the network. I am using static ip addresses. I just had trouble getting the computers to see each other. I managed to sort it out by playing with the tcp/ip settings on the pc. I just wish I had an easier solution for low cost printing directly from the sparc 20. Thanks for your help.
# 4
Sorry, the cable is cat 5, but the send/receive lines are swapped to allow to computers to connect directly to each other. I think it is called a crossover cable or something like that.
