Peer to Peer connection of two Laptops

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Tim Jol

I have connected Laptop1 (running WinXP) Laptop2
(running Win2000 Prof) with a cross Network cable for
file transfer. But I donot see each other after
connecting. Sharing is enabled both sides.

I used cross cable as detailed in
http://www.duxcw.com/faq/network/hubsw.htm
I still see "Media disconnected" if I issue a ipconfig
command in bother the Laptops. I changed the cross cable
from three vendors. Still I see same error. I think
unless I resolve this issue I cannot proceed further. Any
advise?
 
Open properties of both netcards and go to Advanced tab.
Look for parameters like Link speed and Duplex (names can vary).
Write down the current settings, and change them to 10 mbps, Half duplex.
Click OK.
Then re-connect the cable.
When done, restore original settngs.

--PA
 
Michael,
There's no need to run the setup wizard in this case.
Tim wrote that he sees "cable disconnected". Until this is fixed,
nothing will help.

Regards
--PA
 
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