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| 204092 | 2003-12-30 01:11:00 | I am trying to set up a home network between my PC and my laptop, all drivers are installed correctly on both and there is no problem with the hardware. both comps are set to use clint fot M$ networks logon i'm trying to use the TCP/IP protocols as i don't like netBEUI so i haven't tried getting it to connect that way. on my PC pinging 127.0.0.1, 192.168.0.1 (the PC) and the IP addresses of the NICs all work. on my laptop pinging 127.0.0.1, 192.168.0.2 ( the laptop) which is also the address of the NIC (PCMCIA). however the computers can't ping ea/o, the network connectivity light is on during bootup but goes out once windows starts to load, does windows load somethign that disables the network or NIC ( the NIC still shows up in hardware profile)?. this is one ****ing temperamental laptop.. any suggestions/help would eb much appreciated (B0bby_akanz) |
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| 204093 | 2003-12-30 01:37:00 | Are both computers using Windows XP? Does either computer have a firewall installed? Check the forums Network FAQ (link to FAQs is at top right of this page) and see if anything there may help. | tommy (2826) | ||
| 204094 | 2003-12-30 01:57:00 | (1) Are you using a hub/switch and "straight through" cables, or are you using a "crossover" cable? A straight cable between two machines will usually not work. (Some NICs will detect and switch themselves, though I would not like to depend on that: there are enough other things to go wrong. ;-)) (2) Successful pings of 127.0.0.1 mean that the TCP/IP stacks are working, successful pings of each machine's IP addresses might mean that the cards are working. ;-) (3) The fact that the connect lights go out when Windows starts indicates that you might have a straight cable which the NICs are sorting out. Then Windows might be telling them not to. If so, there ought to be a setting somewhere to tell it to go away. However, I would get either a crossover cable, or a hub/switch. (See (1) :D) |
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| 204095 | 2003-12-30 03:17:00 | Hiya Zell. We know the network goes cause it worked with my computer. I told you to make sure you had a crossover cable, which i dont think you have...cause we used mine when you were here. | MrBeef (342) | ||
| 204096 | 2004-01-03 05:57:00 | > (3) The fact that the connect lights go out when > Windows starts indicates that you might have a > straight cable which the NICs are sorting out. Then > Windows might be telling them not to. If so, there > ought to be a setting somewhere to tell it to go > away. However, I would get either a crossover cable, > or a hub/switch. (See (1) :D) Thanks... i thought i had a crossover cable, however on closer inspection it doesn't quite appear to be.. and it's a laptop so it converts the PCMCIA to CAT5 plug, and i'm not sure if that is a crossover, then i plug it into a female-female jack and into a (i now realise) straight cable.. i'll try a crossover cable.. thx again (akanz) |
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