how do you network two Ubuntu computers with a crossover cable?

[Steve Vandegaer]

Give them both a static IP, lets say
IP 192.168.0.1
subnet 255.255.255.0

and
IP 192.168.0.2
subnet 255.255.255.0

Then ping to the ip address of the other pc

On 12/6/05, Sean Hammond <sean.hammond at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I can't try right now... but I don't know what I would ping anyway. Just
> the host name of the machine, the name that appears after user@ in a
> terminal? Or do I ping the IP address I have assigned the machine in
> System-Administration-Networking?
>
> On 12/6/05, Steve Vandegaer <steve.vandegaer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Could you do a ping from 1 machine to the other?
> >
> > On 12/6/05, Sean Hammond <sean.hammond at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > > Situation:
> > >
> > > I have two computers running Ubuntu Breezy, one a laptop and one a
> > > desktop.
> > >
> > > I have physically connected the two computers via their network cards
> > > using a crossover cable.
> > >
> > > Problem:
> > >
> > > How do I get these computers to 'see' eachother, so that I can
> > > transfer files? There seems to be no obvious way that works. The computers
> > > do not see eachother via the Places->Network Servers window and it's not
> > > clear how to use Places->Connect to Server to connect from one to the other.
> > > I attempted to setup sharing with both NFS and SAMBA using
> > > System-Administration->Shared Folders and by following the Samba
> > > instructions in the starters guide. I also tried to activate the network
> > > interfaces using System-Administration->Networking, and tried giving each
> > > machine an IP address to use. All I could get was a dialog asking me for a
> > > password to connect to MSHOME when I tried to open Places-Network Servers.
> > > This seems to suggest that I had managed to create a network, but I never
> > > specified any password.
> > >
> > > I just don't know what I'm supposed to do.
> > >
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