network card questions

[kook]

I purchased 2 D-link 10/100 DFE530TX+ cards for each of my computers , I installed the drivers and each is listed in my device managers..........I connected them with a yellow cable and try to play unreal tournement but neither game can find the other, I also noticed the lights on the cards are not working , what am I doing wrong ? im running win98 on one computer and win2K on the other .....i dont have any documentation as that I bought them oEM and the documents i downloaded dont tell you how to set them up ,...im gonna try a new cable first but do I have to do anything specific in order for these things to work ?

thx

[BipolarBill]

A yellow cable is usually a crossover, but not always. It must be a crossover cable. As soon as you have a viable connection, you will have a light on each end - regardless of drivers.

[pinkey777]

If you feel up to making a cable, crossover of otherwise, go to this link:

http://www.netspec.com/helpdesk/wiredoc.html

or

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/cat5_cables_.htm

This may help you identify what you have.

You also must be able to ping the other box before you can game.
You will have to set the lan cards in each box to have their own IP address:

box #1 192.168.1.10

box #2 192.168.1.11

subnet 255.255.255.0 on both

Happy gaming!

[kook]

thanks Im gonna go pick up a cable now, Im also wondering ,I did not connect the 3 pin WOL? cable to my motherboard, my brother said it was not needed only if I wanted to go into a computer that is in sleep mode.....can i use those exact box and subnet #s you've written down

thx again

[pinkey777]

You do not need to use the WOL.

And you can use the IP's I gave you as is.

[Midknyte]

WOL = Wake On LAN
This is used to startup your computer over a network. Network administrators usually use this feature, but I doubt you'll have a need for it. :D