Connecting Laptop (WinXP Home) with Desktop (WinXP Pro) via FireWire

[RaviNS]

I have a toshiba laptop (WinXP Home) with In-built Firewire port. Also
I have a desktop (WinXP Pro) with firewire PCI card.

I have connected both the systems with firewire cable. Assigned
192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 IP to laptop and 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0
to desktop with gateway and DNS 192.168.0.1

Now, when I ping to other system. I get 100% packet loss. Also,
nothing from network neighbourhood-> workgroup (both systems are in
workgroup)

I have norton firewall on both systems, and the one on laptop does
pop-up with message that there are packets from desktop trying to
access laptop. Still, I am not able to connect the two systems

I have a user ID with same name and password on both systems.

PLEASE HELP!!!!

Thanks,
Ravi

 

[CheshireCat]

I have a toshiba laptop (WinXP Home) with In-built Firewire port. Also
I have a desktop (WinXP Pro) with firewire PCI card.

I have connected both the systems with firewire cable. Assigned
192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 IP to laptop and 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0
to desktop with gateway and DNS 192.168.0.1

Now, when I ping to other system. I get 100% packet loss. Also,
nothing from network neighbourhood-> workgroup (both systems are in
workgroup)

I have norton firewall on both systems, and the one on laptop does
pop-up with message that there are packets from desktop trying to
access laptop. Still, I am not able to connect the two systems

I have a user ID with same name and password on both systems.

PLEASE HELP!!!!

Thanks,
Ravi

In the first case, disable the firewall on both machines and see what
happens when you ping each other.

 

[Graham]

I have a toshiba laptop (WinXP Home) with In-built Firewire port. Also
I have a desktop (WinXP Pro) with firewire PCI card.

I have connected both the systems with firewire cable. Assigned
192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 IP to laptop and 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0
to desktop with gateway and DNS 192.168.0.1

Now, when I ping to other system. I get 100% packet loss. Also,
nothing from network neighbourhood-> workgroup (both systems are in
workgroup)

I have norton firewall on both systems, and the one on laptop does
pop-up with message that there are packets from desktop trying to
access laptop. Still, I am not able to connect the two systems

I have a user ID with same name and password on both systems.

PLEASE HELP!!!!

Thanks,
Ravi

Ravi,
From what you're saying neither system gets a response to a ping from the
other?
However, you then say the firewall reports packets arriving - so presumably
it will do what a firewall is designed to do and will drop those packets as
it deems them unsolicited/unwanted? If that is the case the firewall is
doing it's job and the ping will fail. Try pinging without the firewalls and
see what happens then.

Equally, the firewall will stop each system from seein the other - so
nothing visible in networks neighbourhood. Try without the firewall to start
with!

Not sure what if any other connections you have e.g to the net and whether
these work ok. I assume all IP addresses are unique and no duplication with
other network hardware - eg. routers.

Also, if these boxes are running XP, is the internal firewall (ICF)
enabled - this too will prevent incoming traffic on the LAN.

HTH.