Anonymous
Posted 7 years, 9 months ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
Dear HelpScreen,
I am new to the networking scene and have recently tried networking my desktop PC and my laptop computer. My PC (p3 800, 512mb rRAM, 30gb HDD) has a PCI ethernet card while my laptop has a PC-card type network card. Both run Windows XP Professional. I have linked them up with a crossover network cable and the two little computers in the tray say that I'm connected.
However, I can't seem to see either computer across the network. Also, I have tried pinging each respective computer. However, I can only ping my laptop from my PC and not vice versa. I have run the setup a network wizard to no avail, and the troubleshooter hasn't helped either. I have re-tried the entire process for more than 5 times and I still haven't been able to get the network running. I have set the respective ips to 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2.
Nothing works! Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Alan
Gordon Drennan
Posted 7 years, 9 months ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
Re: networking problems
I'm trying to think how the desktop can ping the laptop, but the laptop can't ping the desktop.
All I can think of is that the TCP/IP subnet mask for the network card on the laptop is wrong.
You should not have set the IP addresses. Go back to where you did that in Internet Protocol Properties for both network cards and select "obtain an IP address automatically". Try that. Set that on both PCs. Then turn them both off. Then start up one. When its up and running, start the other. Then try pinging each from the other. The first to boot will probably be 192.168.1.1, and the second .2. You can check by doing an ipconfig from the DOS window.
I'm not sure it'll do any good, but it can't do any harm.
Wayne Aprato
Posted 7 years, 9 months ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
Re: networking problems
I'm no expert but make sure you have your Windows firewall turned off - I found my network fails miserably with it turned on. Also if you happen to have Norton Internet Security installed, you'll need to configure it to allow home networking.
Hope this helps.
Tzedragon Tzedragon
Posted 7 years, 9 months ago
Joined: 12 years, 5 months ago
Re: networking problems
It sounds like you've made a reasonable start. At least you know to use a crossover cable and set IP addresses.
I would check your firewall settings either the one that came with XP or any you might be running in addition to XP. Ensure that on each your home "trusted" network is listed. In setting IP addresses the subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0.
This could explain the ping issue. I assume that you you are only using TCP/IP. I would also turn off the other protocols unless you have a specific need for them.
You also need to share at least one folder on each computer. This folder should be seen on the other computer. Check your workgroup too, this should be the same.
These are the basics, I'm not sure about XP and administrator rights and rights on the other computer but I'm sure that someone here knows.
Good Luck!
Trevor
