Crossover Cable Problem

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Guest

I have two PCs which I am trying to connect directly with a crossover
Ethernet cable.

One runs Windows XP (SP2) and the other Windows 98 (First Edition).

Each PC has the same brand and model of network card, and each card passes
all tests in the manufacturer's diagnostic program.
The cards can also communicate with each through the diagnostic program.

The Windows Device Manager on each PC says that the network card is working
properly.

I have turned the Windows Firewall off on the XP machine, and there is no
firewall installed on the Windows 98 machine.

I have manually assigned the following addresses to the PCs:

Windows XP
IP Address 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Windows 98
IP Address 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Each machine can successfully "ping" itself, but neither machine can
successfully "ping" the other machine.

What is preventing the two PCs from successfully "pinging" each other?
 
J

Jim Macklin

Run the wizard on the XP machine and make a floppy on the XP
Machine to set up the W98 machine.


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|I have two PCs which I am trying to connect directly with a
crossover
| Ethernet cable.
|
| One runs Windows XP (SP2) and the other Windows 98 (First
Edition).
|
| Each PC has the same brand and model of network card, and
each card passes
| all tests in the manufacturer's diagnostic program.
| The cards can also communicate with each through the
diagnostic program.
|
| The Windows Device Manager on each PC says that the
network card is working
| properly.
|
| I have turned the Windows Firewall off on the XP machine,
and there is no
| firewall installed on the Windows 98 machine.
|
| I have manually assigned the following addresses to the
PCs:
|
| Windows XP
| IP Address 192.168.0.1
| Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
|
| Windows 98
| IP Address 192.168.0.2
| Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
|
| Each machine can successfully "ping" itself, but neither
machine can
| successfully "ping" the other machine.
|
| What is preventing the two PCs from successfully "pinging"
each other?
|
 

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