Networking 2 laptops

[Guest]

I am trying to connect 2 laptops together, one is a thinkpad running 2000 and
the other is a compaq armada running 98. I have connected them with a patch
or crossover cable throught the network ports but they can't see each other!
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

First, which type of cable do you have? Patch or crossover? Patch won't
work, crossover will. Fix that and see if your problem is resolved.

 

[Danny Kile]

I am trying to connect 2 laptops together, one is a thinkpad running 2000 and
the other is a compaq armada running 98. I have connected them with a patch
or crossover cable throught the network ports but they can't see each other!
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.

Please provide ipconfig information FOR EACH computer, so we can
diagnose your problems.

Start - Run - "cmd" - Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the
command window. Open Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is NOT
checked!, open file c:\ipconfig.txt, copy and paste entire contents into
your next post.


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[Guest]

Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : neil-syw6mfi1sl
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100+ MiniPCI
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-A4-92-8F-8E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.220.139
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . :
PPP adapter BT Broadband:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Windows 98 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : S5B2Q5
DNS Servers . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
NetBIOS Scope ID................:
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS ......:No
0 Ethernet adapter :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-D0-59-12-23-17
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.81.139
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Server.......................:
Primary WINS Server...............:
Secondary WINS Server.............:

It then lists 2 other ethernet adapters with similar information. The 2
laptops can now see each other, but I can't see any folders. The compaq asks
for a password, which I can't define in 2000 and the thinkpad just can't see
anything. Thanks for looking though.

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Try:

1. On both computers share a folder(s).

2. On the Win2k machine create a new user account with the same user name
and password used to log onto the Win98 machine. Log onto the win2k machine
using the new account. If you do not use a user name and password to log
onto the Win9x machine, create one.

3. Reboot both machines and logon.

4. If you still cannot access folders: On the Win9x machine, open a
command prompt and type: net stop browser ENTER, exit ENTER. On the Win2k
machine, open a command prompt and type: net stop browser ENTER then - net
start browser ENTER, exit ENTER. Wait 12 minutes and try to browse.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP