How to connect two XP machines directly using ethernet?

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Amos Ortal

Hi,

I'm trying to connect two ‘Windows XP – HOME' machines using a direct
Ethernet cable (without a Hub) but I cannot find a way to make the
computers "see" each other.

Can anyone help me with this?

Amos
 
J

Jimmy Dean

Hi,

I'm trying to connect two ‘Windows XP – HOME' machines using a direct
Ethernet cable (without a Hub) but I cannot find a way to make the
computers "see" each other.

Can anyone help me with this?

Amos
Click to expand...

Is it a crossover cable - a "straight-thru" patch cable won't do.

Then same workgroup/different PC IDs/same subnet eg. 192.168.1.1,
192.168.1.2/share something on each PC

jd
 

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