From: Hamzah Khan on 13 Feb 2010 12:30 On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:30:23 +0000, Gary wrote: > Hamzah Khan wrote: > >> I have also tried using Wireshark to sniff any packets, but it doesn't >> seem to be sending anything out. :( > > Did you plug everything in to a hub or a switch? For best results with > dumb hardware and Wireshark, tcpdump, etc. always use a hub. I keep a > couple of four ports hubs lying around for just such rare occasions. > > -Gary Well, I had it connected directly to the machine using a crossover cable, this should be pretty much the same as using a hub should it not? Hamzah
From: bod43 on 13 Feb 2010 23:55
On 13 Feb, 17:30, Hamzah Khan <ham...(a)removethis.hamzahkhan.com> wrote: > On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 06:30:23 +0000, Gary wrote: > > Hamzah Khan wrote: > > >> I have also tried using Wireshark to sniff any packets, but it doesn't > >> seem to be sending anything out. :( > > > Did you plug everything in to a hub or a switch? For best results with > > dumb hardware and Wireshark, tcpdump, etc. always use a hub. I keep a > > couple of four ports hubs lying around for just such rare occasions. > > > -Gary > > Well, I had it connected directly to the machine using a crossover cable, > this should be pretty much the same as using a hub should it not? yes. |