ionut cucu wrote: 
On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:45:21 +0100
Anthony Metcalf <anthony.metcalf@anferny.ath.cx> wrote:

  

Or you get a long cross-over cable, and or long cable + 
switch......Depend how far your computers are physically seperated.
    
+separate nics...

Well, that depends on how permanent a connection you want.....
Out of interest, what happens if you nmap your buddies IP and your
own from his box?
    
we can't ping nor nmap eachother
Nasty.