windows and its network odditys

General Computing Microsoft Windows
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hi peoples,

i just got a call asking if windows xp requires a standard 8pin network cable? to explain…

theres a 4 pin network cable installed between a cable modem and a computer. it works fine under win2000 but under xp it doesnt.

can any explain why?

thanks

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If the cable worked under win2k then it will work under XP. The problem is probably the way XP has been set up - or not as the case may be. It won’t be the cable.

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the problem turned out to be the modem not authenticating against the machine name and the workgroup name… talk about wierd