ben said:
I am attempting to connect a laptop and desktop both running windows XP with a patch cable connecting both LAN ports. I have disabled the antivirus software I have installed and the user name and password are set up the same on both machines. I have full administrator rights on both machines, but when I attempt to make a connection from the desktop i get the message that the host is not responding and error message 721. I have checked that both ports are enabled and am completely baffled....
Enable the antivirus software! Your computer needs it, and it has
nothing to do with networking.
Error message 721 shouldn't be possible with a connection using
Ethernet cabling and LAN ports. That error message applies to other
types of connections, such as dial-up connections or ones using serial
and parallel ports.
In the Network Connections folder, did you click "Create a new
connection" and create an advanced, incoming connection? You don't
need to do that for an Ethernet network.
How are you trying to make a connection from the desktop to the
laptop? What are you clicking?
Do both computers say that a network cable is unplugged? If so, you
need to connect the computer's LAN ports using a crossover Ethernet
cable. A regular Ethernet cable won't work.
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