I don't understand why a router wouldn't be an option. Is it because of the mac address issue. Routers have a mac address as well.
If the machines can't ping each other and the WinXP machine can ping other machines then check the PCMCIA card in a laptop to make sure it is not bad.
If you're using a hub then you don't need crossover. Get rid of the crossover in that case. You have to have two network cards in the WinXP machine wether you have a hub/switch/router or not... one for the DSL and one for your gateway. Make the one connected to the DSL your Static IP or PPPOE address. Make the other one 192.168.0.1 and the subnet 255.255.255.0. Set your PCMCIA cards address as 192.168.0.2 and a subnet of 255.255.255.0 with a gateway of 192.168.0.1. Valid addresses for the PCMCIA card are 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254. You can use no other IP numbers with that subnet and you will have to calculate valid IP addresses if you use another subnet unless the other octets remain the same. Another example would be if you use 192.168.1.1 as your gateway and a subnet of 255.255.255.0. Then you would set your host to 192.168.1.2 and asubnet of 255.255.255.0.
hope this info solves your problem. I am going to have to go thru a similar problem as soon as my 1200 arrives... yes I'm new to Amiga but I know networking.
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Amiga 500, athlon1700, athlon 1700, athlon 1800, athlon 850mhz. pentium 400, pentium 200, pentium 60, 486, lots of memory, lots of spare parts, linksys router/switch, Linksys switch, DSL with 5 static IPs, 2 450VA UPS, house networked for twisted pair gigabit. 2 websites with one hosted at home including mail DNS and Linux RH8.0. Thanx and y'all come back.
KennyR wrote:
Try connecting the Amiga to the cable modem (with a standard Ethernet cable) and see if it can talk to that.
I'm not sure that's possible. It's a DSL modem, not cable, and has been set up to use the PC's MAC address, and I think it uses PPPoA, which the Amiga doesn't support in any form.
Or try connecting it to your PC with two standard Ethernet cables and a hub in between.
Buying any extra hardware such as routers and hubs is not a possibility, unfortunately.[/quote]
