Shutdown without warning when other computer on home network turns on

[Josh]

I'm running two computers on Xp Pro, they are networked
with a crossover cable. Whenever i am running the first
computer, and the subsiduary computer gets turned on, the
first computer just turns off without warning, it doesn't
shut down, the power just turns off.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing
this, and how i could fix it?
thanks

josh

 

[CWatters]

I'm running two computers on Xp Pro, they are networked
with a crossover cable. Whenever i am running the first
computer, and the subsiduary computer gets turned on, the
first computer just turns off without warning, it doesn't
shut down, the power just turns off.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing
this, and how i could fix it?
thanks

I assume it doesn't do this if you disconnect the crossover cable? In which
case double check that you are using the correct cable and that it isn't
faulty. It sounds like a faulty cable to me.