In article ,
clarence at snyder dot on dot ca wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 06:46:05 GMT, "Mark Mossberg"
wrote:

[ ... ]

Using RJ45 requires a hub or switch

Well ... not really, if all you want to do is interconnect two
machines. A "crossover" cable is sufficient. I've documented the pin
numbers in this thread a few days ago.

- which is often included in a
"router" if you want to connect to high speed internet.

Use 192.168.0.xxx for your IP addresses with the xxx ranging from 001
to 255.

You really want to avoid *.*.*.255 (whether "*.*.*." translated
to "192.168.0." or anything else, because that is commonly a "broadcast"
address. Same for *.*.*.0 -- it is reserved for specific network
functions. And *.*.*.1 is likely to be taken by the router itself, if
you have one, so it is a good idea to leave it unused until you get such
a thing -- to avoid having to re-allocate IP addresses when you connect
to the net through a cable modem or an [A]DSL line or something else.

Enjoy,
DoN.
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