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| Thread ID: 126794 | 2012-09-18 07:18:00 | Crossover cable connetion (only) - limited connectivity | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 1301960 | 2012-09-18 07:18:00 | I'm doing some checks then gonna create an image file to save the fuss of redoing it . . . So . . I disabled the Wifi cards . Using a network cable which I don't think it matters much whether it is straight or crossover b/c hardware tend to compensate for it . Crossover cable directly - the XP PC cannot see/access - it says limited connectivity . The Win7 laptop can see/access . I copied some stuff across . The Win7 doesn't show any error signs and copies very fast for a 1GBit connection . If I put in a old router/modem using the same cables it works both ways . Question - what's up with crossover? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1301961 | 2012-09-18 09:10:00 | Nothing at all. Limited connectivity means that you just can't get onto the internet. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1301962 | 2012-09-18 09:44:00 | Isn't it the Internet "No Internet Access" . The XP PC cannot browse the other computer at all . . . . (shared folders) . This message dissapears when it is connected to a old modem/router which isn't plugged to the phoneline . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1301963 | 2012-09-18 09:56:00 | Does the new router support auto-MDIX? (it should) | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1301964 | 2012-09-18 10:08:00 | Will go and check. I didn't use the new router much on this setup. I was using the old Dlink. Which worked for sharing LAN files. Crossover cable without a router doesn't work from the XP but does with the Win7. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1301965 | 2012-09-18 11:16:00 | If you're connecting the two machines directly with a crossover cable and no switch or router then you'll need to set a static ip address on both. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1301966 | 2012-09-18 11:20:00 | Limited connectivity in Win XP means no IP (ie. a 169... address), so yes needs a static IP as there is no DHCP server present. A limited connectivity (yellow exclamation mark) in Windows 7 is means no Internet access (or a DNS issue). |
WarNox (8772) | ||
| 1301967 | 2012-09-19 00:11:00 | I'll look into static IP . . . Why is that with crossover - Win7 can access but the XP cannot . Both shouldn't be able to right . . Win7 no exclamation, XP does . If both are Win7, PC can access shared folders but laptop cannot . Both have the sign No Internet Access . But both can access media devices, ie songs . |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1301968 | 2012-09-19 02:23:00 | I got it to work now but it seems that dynamic and manual IP both works . . . . The issue was Windows Firewall . Both Win7 now . . The crossover cable was defined as a public network . Dynamic, Firewall On PC can access, but laptop cannot . Dynamic, Firewall OFF Both can access . Manual IP, Firewall ON PC again could access but laptop could not . Manual IP, Firewall OFF Both could access . Now I just followed this and made my unidentified network (crossover cable has no gateway) so it is a private network . Don't want my crossover to be set as a public network and then have the firewall off in case I use a public network outside . . . It now works with the Firewall turned on :thumbs: . sevenforums . com/tutorials/71408-unidentified-networks-set-private-public . html?filter" target="_blank">www . sevenforums . com |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1301969 | 2012-09-19 03:12:00 | Ah, my bad, CYaBro / WarNox are right. Yeah the Firewalls are a PITA, I turn them off on all PC's and just use a routers NAT to cover me. |
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