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| Thread ID: 26232 | 2002-10-22 19:03:00 | Cable Disconnected | Alex J (2275) | Press F1 |
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| 91812 | 2002-10-22 19:03:00 | Hi Guys, I'm trying to connect an XP client to a Windows 2000 Advanced Server, firstly is XP supported???(not mentioned in the server specs) The server is running service pack three, DNS, Active DC, DHCP, IIS does it need to run WINS for just a one client functionality.... See this is a Client/Server NT/w for a school assignment, so all I need is one client to demo MS Sharepoint Portal Server.... Both Network cards are fine (according to the Device M) and I am using cross over cable.. I have setup the machine names on both computers and thier IP, however neither machine can PING the other, each can successfully PING its own IP, IPCONFIG always states "cable disconnected". Now I know its not, I've even tried multiple cables and I assume the statement is indicative of something else that I dont know of... The Client states that the status of the LAN connection is connected, however shows a number of sent packets with 0 replies.. So what can I do, or need to check, You guys are so damn helpful eh!!!!!We tell everyone about this site... Cheers |
Alex J (2275) | ||
| 91813 | 2002-10-22 21:42:00 | Microsoft run a service for technical people Try here for answers: Tech Net (www.microsoft.com) |
Heather P (163) | ||
| 91814 | 2002-10-22 21:42:00 | I had a similar problem just trying to connect to XP computers, I can't remember exactly how I fixed it but some of the things I remember checking: Actually now i remember, I fixed my problem by removing many of the unwanted protocols in "Local Area Connection ". It's funny how tempremental Xp can be. If the above doesn't work could check: *Workgroup or domain, are the same? *The TCP/IP protocol: is the Win XP machine set to something 255.255.255.21 and Win 2000, 255.255.255.0 ? thanks, Nic |
nicnz (2273) | ||
| 91815 | 2002-10-22 21:52:00 | Nic, I think you're confusing IP addresses with sub-net masks. There are 3 ranges of addresses for an internal network. My favourite is 192.168.0.x (where x starts at 1 and is different for all computers. Can be assigned manually or dynamically). The subnet mask on all machines should be set to 255.255.255.0 |
Heather P (163) | ||
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