lan help please!!

[Guest]

hello, ok, i got my 2 computers linked by a crossover cable,( win xp pro) in my network conections it says that the cable is conected, in both computers, i runned the "set up home or office network" in both computers, and put the in the same workgroup, i restarted them, and then i entered in the workgroup, and just one pc appears that is the same that im on that moment, it dosn´t appear the other one conecte
whats wrong in my lan???, is it possible that the cables have a physicall damage, or is it something with the computers???, help please.
thks!

 

[Richard G. Harper]

As a test, start up both computers and then walk away from them for at least
fifteen minutes. Then browse the network and see what you see. If both
computers show up after waiting at least fifteen minutes, what you have is a
browse master issue. This won't prevent you from connecting from one
computer to the other but will make browsing impossible until the network
settles down.

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hello, ok, i got my 2 computers linked by a crossover cable,( win xp pro)

in my network conections it says that the cable is conected, in both
computers, i runned the "set up home or office network" in both computers,
and put the in the same workgroup, i restarted them, and then i entered in
the workgroup, and just one pc appears that is the same that im on that
moment, it dosn´t appear the other one conected

whats wrong in my lan???, is it possible that the cables have a physicall

damage, or is it something with the computers???, help please..