how to connect puters via crossover cable!?

[Guest]

Hi I'm having difficulties connecting my new laptop to my old. I have win xp
pro on the new one and win 2000 pro on the older. I bought a serial cable and
tried going this route, but it turned into a big headache. So I called a shop
and they told me to buy a crossover cable. I did so and now I don't know how
to use it. Any insight woould be appreciated.

By the way, I tried using the File and Setting Transfer wizard to do this,
but using a cross over cable is not an option, and it seems impossible to use
this software going this route. How do I get this to work properly so that I
can use my cross over cable?

Or should I go back to using the serial cable?

 

[Ron Martell]

Hi I'm having difficulties connecting my new laptop to my old. I have win xp
pro on the new one and win 2000 pro on the older. I bought a serial cable and
tried going this route, but it turned into a big headache. So I called a shop
and they told me to buy a crossover cable. I did so and now I don't know how
to use it. Any insight woould be appreciated.

By the way, I tried using the File and Setting Transfer wizard to do this,
but using a cross over cable is not an option, and it seems impossible to use
this software going this route. How do I get this to work properly so that I
can use my cross over cable?

Or should I go back to using the serial cable?

You need to configure a two computer peer-to-peer network.

Configure the TCP/IP Protocol to use fixed i.p. addresses in the same
subnet. Use 192.168.000.010 and 192.168.000.020 for example.

Make sure the Workgroup name (Control Panel - System - Computer Name)
is the same on both computer but that the Computer name is different.

If you do not use the same user name on both computers then you need
to set up your user name for the Windows 2000 computer on the XP
Machine and vice-versa.

Connect the network cable and reboot both machines. You should now be
able to see the "Shared" folder on the XP machine from the Windows
2000 machine using Windows Explorer. You can then use the FASTW to
save the data to that shared folder.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

 

[Sleepless in Seattle]

Option in wizard is "Home or Small Office Network". N.B. You actually have
to have a network interface card in each machine.

File sharing etc. explained

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm (XP
Pro/2K Pro)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm (XP Home
Simple File Sharing)
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/ (TCP/IP)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0204.mspx (SP2
Firewall)

 

[Ron Sommer]

You do not need network interface cards to setup a network.

 

[NobodyMan]

Considering the OP wants to know how to connect two computers together
using a crossover cable:

Yes, he WILL need NICs to setup this network.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the insight. I have different computer names for each computer. So
I tried to rename my computer (XP pro) and got an error ("Computer Name
Changes") that said,

"The following error occurred attempting to rename the computer to "Wheels":
The Specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted."

I don't know what this means.

On another note (related possibly?) I'm logged in to my computer as an
administrator and have tried to create a power user account. I get an error
message (User Accounts pop up) though which says,

"The user could not be added because the following error has occurred:
The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain
failed."


Again, I don't know what this means, but it might explain some other
difficulties I ran into yesterday when I went to System Properties--Computer
Name--Change-- and changed the setttings from the given domain to a
workstation (to match that of my older laptop). What resulted was upon
booting the computer up I was unable to select the option to log into a
domain, therefore I couldn't access any of my files in my account and
whatnot. It was very frusterating and I ended up doing a system restore.

It seems like I my computer should be configured differently.

Any help is greatly welcomed and would be appreciated. I don't know what the
hell I'm doing when it comes to networking, domains and all this stuff. It's
a language I do not understand.

thanks in advance,
Brian

PS thanks to everyone who posted replies to this thread. It's nice to get
such detailed feedback.

 

[NobodyMan]

Hold the presses. Are you saying that at least one of these computers
used to be part of a Domain? If so, you have a whole new set of
problems.

1. You said you took your computer off the domain and made it part of
a workgroup. This is why you can't access your old user profile, as
it is a domain profile and when you moved it to a workgroup you
created a workgroup user profile. Even if they have the same logon
name, they don't share the same folder structure in Documents and
Settings. Further, your local account doesn't have the SID necessary
to access the domain account; an administrator will have to take
ownership of that folder tree and give you permissions to access it.

2. If you are getting domain errors when attempting to rename your
computer, you are trying to add it to the domain you are no longer
cabled into. When you go into the Change Computer Name box under
System properties, make sure the Workgroup radio button is selected
and NOT the Domain radio button.

3. This is also why you are getting the trust relationship errors.
It has to do with you still trying to contact the Domain controller.
I seriously doubt you have attempted to move your computer to a
workgroup correctly.

4. Once you move your computer to a workgroup, you won't have the
option to logon to a domain. That box will be gone from the logon
window. The only way to get it back is to rejoin the computer to the
domain.

5. Given the multitude of problems you are having, I would stop
trying to do this on your own. Seek out help of somebody you know who
knows lots about networking and ask them for help. Ask them to work
directly on your computer, so they can SEE what is wrong and not rely
on words.

 

[Guest]

can't thank you enough. I took the puter to my tech lab at university and
they fixed it right up! Your suggestions helped me tremendously! thank you so
much! Wish the info you relayed to me in this message had been apart of Win
XP help, contents, or on the online support. I looked every where for answers
and was unable to locate them. Feel fortunate to have you enlighten me.
Thanks again!

Later Days,
Brian