[santana]

help this is driving us nuts. We have two computers. the host is connected to broadband and to the other pc via ethernet cards. Both r running windows XP Pro. We have tried the set home network wizzard, dunt work. We have been faffing with the IP addresses and gateway figures, still nothing happening. Can abody help us set this thing up?

[freddy]

Have you had any sign of communication between the two machines at all, have you tired pinging either machine -> command prompt -> ping (ipaddress) Are you using a CAT 5 crossover cable? Correct drivers installed for the Ethernet cards? File and Print sharing installed?

Check these basic things, hopefully its nothing that technical. The wizard should work pretty well networking two machines directly.

[santana]

no recognition between the machines. tried pinging, the only one recognised is the card connected to the net

[freddy]

Also check the computers have different computer names, but the same workgroup. And obviously different IP addresses, but all the other settings should be the same.

[santana]

tried that I'm afriad and no joy, so we r stuck

[freddy]

On each maching try a loopback... ping 127.0.0.1 to check the network card.

[santana]

pinging worked

[santana]

can we network the computers with a J45 stright patch cables

[freddy]

No thats your problem, they are intended to go from a PC to hub. You need a crossover cable, which fools the network card into thinking its connecting to a hub.

[freddy]

And by the way it's RJ-45 Make sure you buy CAT 5 Crossover cable.

[santana]

well thats our problem then! So cross over is all we needed then. Cheers mate.

[freddy]

No prob, should all be a piece of cake using the XP wizard with the correct cable.