Crossover cable connection between 2 computers.

[Steven Vollom]

Norberto Bensa wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> $ sudo aptitude install openssh-server.
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>>> One server. One protocol. Secure.
>>> -- -- -- 
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>>> See Ya'
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>>>
>>> Howard Coles Jr.
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>>> John 3:16!
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>>> See Ya'
>>>
>>>
>>> Howard Coles Jr.
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>>> John 3:16!
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>>>       
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>>> See Ya'
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>>>
>>> Howard Coles Jr.
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>>> John 3:16!
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>>>       
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>> I know this. I know that each step is easy (for the most part). So why
>> is this thread pushing 70 posts and the OP still is not connected?
>>     
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> Because OP can't follow instructions?
>
> I don't want to hurt Steven, but it took me like 10 (private) emails
> to explain him how to plug his router. He needs to concentrate a
> little more.
>   
Please don't worry about hurting me.  I don't remember the conversation 
about plugging in the router, but I am sure you are telling the truth.  
I haven't realized I received that kind of instruction.  It is plugged 
in the same way as it was about 3 months ago.  I haven't changed a 
thing.  The only thing I have changed is resetting it.  Apparently I did 
not reset it when I thought I did, because I didn't hold the pin in long 
enough.  That is the only change I have made in the router from long 
before this post started.
> Sometimes I feel he do this on purpose. He knows how to ping. He has
> done that for me while configuring his router, but in a message in
> this thread he says he doesn't know! This is driving me crazy. Yeah. I
> can ignore the thread and the poster, and that's what I'm going to do
> as soon as I press reply.
>   
I have tried to do exactly as I have been instructed.  I promise you 
that I have not done anything on purpose as you state.  I am working day 
and night on this problem without much sleep.  In fact I can't sleep 
because it is on my mind all the time.  Before I started getting help 
from the list, I did not have anyone to help me.  I apparently screwed 
up everything.   As far as knowing how to ping.  A few minutes ago, I 
made my first successful ping ever, so whomever said I did it for him 
has me confused with someone else.  If he was talking about me, he 
should reread my response, because I found out why I have not succeeded 
in pinging  today.  I am embarrassed to say that I have been attempting 
to ping using the address bar of konqueror.   Hein van Rensburg of South 
Africa just sent me an email instructing me to type ping 192.168.0.102  
into a shell.  When I did that I got my first ping.  It surprised me 
because it worked.  I then did the same thing in reverse from my other 
computer and it worked too.  I still do not have communication between 
my computers in a way that I can do anything.  I know now that they 
communicate, but following the instructions of several people, I have 
never been able to get the other computer to come up on the screen I am 
working from.  Hein is going to call me on the telephone today and 
explain what to do.

I am pretty sure I screwed up the mounting on my old computer a long 
time ago.  Everyone who has looked at the data it provides when I give 
them what they ask for says it is screwed up.  No one has been able to 
solve the problem.  I am more frustrated than any of you.  I have been 
working on this problem every day all day since the first post.  I have 
not taken a break, except for 2 to 4 hours a day.  I have been trying to 
solve it on my own for over 15 hours today alone.  What is your 
suggestion.  I receive instruction.  I apply the instruction.  I get an 
error message.  I reply.  Over and over.  No one has suggested I forget 
about it.  Shoot, I am ready to lose all 250gb of data just to get the 
problem behind me.  But if any of you knows he can solve the problem.  
Give me your instructions.  I will take a screen print of every result, 
so you can see I am applying the instructions accurately and getting 
error as a result.

I am beyond grateful for the help I have received, but you are really 
unfair if you thing I make a game out of this.  If you want me off the 
list, just say so.  It will be hard for me to give it up, but I will.  I 
never have done anything to abuse the privilege.  It is the best thing 
that has happened to me.  For the first time in 20 years I am learning 
how to use my computer properly.  But I did not join to hurt or abuse 
anyone.  I may be the dumbest person you have ever known, but I am not 
insincere or dishonest or lazy or any of the negative things you have 
implied.

I mean what I said.  If even one of you wants me to stop using the list, 
just send an email to my personal address: stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net 
and I will stop posting.  I will not embarrass you, I will simply stop 
posting.  Quite frankly everyone who has helped has thought they had the 
solution, but it still doesn't work. 70 posts or 700 it still doesn't work.

Steven
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