I just opened up my right-clicked and clicked on status
of "Local Area Connection" next to the clock in the
bottom right hand corner. I then clicked the Support
tab. Next to the four options (Address Type, Ip Address,
etc.) they all say <unavailable>. So I tried to "Repair"
the connection and it says "TCP?IP is not enabled for
this connection. Cannot proceed."
I hope this extra info helps.
Jamie L. Flora
>-----Original Message-----
>HP Desktop running Windows XP
>HP Laptop running Windows XP
>Connected with a cross-over cable
>
>I have been trying to figure this out for days now and I
>can't find an answer anywhere. At first I thought that
I
>couldn't access the shared folders on my laptop from my
>desktop because once I double-clicked a folder the
>hourglass would appear and not go away. This afternoon
I
>tried to open up a folder and then left for a little
>while. When I got back 15 minutes later it had opened.
>So, I tested it and it takes about 10 minutes to open.
>Going from my laptop to my desktop I can open folders
>fairly quickly with about a one second delay. I don't
>understand what could be the problem.
>
>As a side note that might help solve this problem. I
>sync both computers every day after work. I use a
>program called Backer 6.2. When I first start to sync,
>the computer (desktop) hangs for a long time. So, as an
>experiment I let it hang and opened a "new session" of
>Backer and tried to sync. It worked almost immediately
>while the first "session" was still hanging. After some
>time (maybe 10 minutes) the first "session" started to
>work.
>
>It seems to me that this network deal is very touchy and
>not user friendly at all. I have other problems also
>that I will just touch on briefly to give more info.
>When I open up My Network Places on my desktop I can see
>some of the shared folders on my laptop but not all of
>them. And when I group the items by "computer" the
>laptop is named appropriately (Business Computer
>{Laptop}) but the desktop is named "Unknown". I also
>can't see all of the shared folders under the "Unknown"
>(Desktop) computer. However, when I go to "View
>workgroup computers" I can see the names of both
>computers and when I click on either one I can see all
of
>the shared folders on that computer.
>
>Also, once I can start syncing the transfer rate is very
>slow (ave. of 400 kbps). Before I restored both
>computers last week (just to clean them up and open up
>some space) I would average speeds up to 4 or 5 mbps
when
>I would sync.
>
>Any help would greatly be appreciated. I am spending
>literally hours upon hours trying to figure it out with
>no real solutions.
>
>Much thanks in advance,
>
>Jamie L. Flora
>.
>
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