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Thread ID: 35928 2003-07-26 00:30:00 Confused you will be - Network WinXP & Win98 xineohp (3165) Press F1
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162936 2003-07-26 12:58:00 Sinndisco, Pinging 127.0.0.1 does not test the the NIC (Hardware), it tests the software side of things is set up correctly. The ping 127.0.0.1 tells the computer not to test its connections to another computer, but to test its own basic network setup.

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162937 2003-07-26 22:18:00 make sure files are shared on both pc's and that Netbios, IPX/SPX, and TCPIP are installed and that Logon to networks is chosen. skinnerjack (4296)
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