M
Martin
I have a Base PC with windows XP Home. The IP address is 192.168.0.1 with a
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This machine has Zone Alarm Pro configured and
it starts as a trusted network showing the above configurations as
192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0. This machine connects to the internet the most.
I also have a laptop which plugs into the hub on the same network. I do not
have a fixed IP address for this machine (though I have tried one and I get
the same problems). I also have zone alarm Pro on this PC as I sometimes
connect to the internet using it. The problem is that on my network the PC's
refuse to talk to one another. I have actually got the two talking to each
other but the setups I used are always lost when one or the other reboots.
I normally bring the base PC up first and then the laptop. The laptop always
shows the cable as disconnected. I have tried stopping the Zone alarm on the
Base PC with no luck (the reason for this will be seen below).
It is not the cable, the network cards or TCP as it has worked in the past.
The other twist to the tale is that ......
I also connect my laptop to my partners network - she does not have Zone
Alarm on the base PC - and it connects every time without any problem.....So
what is it with two zone alarms that REFUSE to talk to one another! and the
fact that Norton Firewall allows me to connect first time - is it time to
ditch Zone Alarm for something that actually works.......
Help required desperately.....
Thanks in advance.
subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This machine has Zone Alarm Pro configured and
it starts as a trusted network showing the above configurations as
192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0. This machine connects to the internet the most.
I also have a laptop which plugs into the hub on the same network. I do not
have a fixed IP address for this machine (though I have tried one and I get
the same problems). I also have zone alarm Pro on this PC as I sometimes
connect to the internet using it. The problem is that on my network the PC's
refuse to talk to one another. I have actually got the two talking to each
other but the setups I used are always lost when one or the other reboots.
I normally bring the base PC up first and then the laptop. The laptop always
shows the cable as disconnected. I have tried stopping the Zone alarm on the
Base PC with no luck (the reason for this will be seen below).
It is not the cable, the network cards or TCP as it has worked in the past.
The other twist to the tale is that ......
I also connect my laptop to my partners network - she does not have Zone
Alarm on the base PC - and it connects every time without any problem.....So
what is it with two zone alarms that REFUSE to talk to one another! and the
fact that Norton Firewall allows me to connect first time - is it time to
ditch Zone Alarm for something that actually works.......
Help required desperately.....
Thanks in advance.