thudd typed:
> If I use a crossover cable between a xp machine and a linux machine I cannot
> read the xp machine with smb. If I hook both machines up to my workgroup
> switch and router the linux machine will read the xp machine with smb.
which computer is acting as your DHCP server?
are you manually assigning IP addresses? what is the IP address range?
are they on the same subnet?
> Why would the crossover cable not let the linux read the xp machine?
your router does all the above for you. the crossover cable does not.
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