I'm trying to connect a desktop with WinXP Home and a laptop with WinXP home using a crossover ethernet cable. I tried running the network setup wizards several times but it doesn't work. Can someone please give me instruction on how to solve my problem?
I think I didn't set up some TCP/IP right.. in the DOS command I can't ping each other.
Jae,
Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.
Provide a little detail re "can't ping".
From each computer, test connectivity:
1) Ping the other by name.
2) Ping the other by ip address.
3) Ping itself by name.
4) Ping itself by ip address.
5) Ping 127.0.0.1.
Report success / failure of each test (10 tests total).
Do you have ICF or a third party firewall installed on either computer?
Cheers,
Chuck
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