Cannot ping other machine on P2P network...why?

[WYM]

Hi, I have two PCs, one running XP Home, the other XP Pro, both on SP3.
Plugged in a crossover network cable to join the two-P2P, no hubs or anything.
XP Home IP=192.168.1.2
XP Pro IP=192.168.0.1 (set up by Networking Wizard).
I cannot ping between the 2 PCs (ie. ping 192.168.0.1 from 192.168.1.2 and
vice versa).

Network indicator on taskbar shows networking connected - no limited
connectivity errors or anything.

Please help, been spending hours trying to fix this.....

Thanks for any help....

I been scratching my head wondering why.

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

XP Home IP=192.168.1.2 and XP Pro IP=192.168.0.1 are not in the same class
C. You may change the XP Pro to 192.168.1.1.

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[WYM]

Hey Robert,
Thanks for the pointer. Changed IP in XP Pro, disabled and enabled, checked
with ipconfig to see if new IP address has been acquired-it has.
Still cant ping either way.

Puzzled,
Peter

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

Posting the results of ipconfig /all and tracert remotepcipaddress on both
computer may help.

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Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
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