undoing a home network

First time here, please bear with me....
I tried to establish a connection between my desktop
running Windows ME, and my laptop running Windows XP. I
have dial-up, so have no need to share many resources,
just wanted to move some files bewteen the machines. I
purchased "crossover" cables, used the networking wizard
in both computers, but ran into difficulty on the desktop
(wouldn't "see" the network). I called MS technical
support, found that they don't support crossover
cables.....and promptly gave up on my efforts.
NOW....my desktop changes my Internet explorer to look for
proxy settings (I have dial-up), so I frequently get DNS
error messages with no web pages displayed.
How can I "undo" the network I tried to establish? That
seems to be at the root of the problem. Thanks for wading
through all this!

In article <099c01c3d51a$9b6b6ac0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "dont try this at
home" <wutadog_removethis_@yahoo.com> wrote:
>First time here, please bear with me....
>I tried to establish a connection between my desktop
>running Windows ME, and my laptop running Windows XP. I
>have dial-up, so have no need to share many resources,
>just wanted to move some files bewteen the machines. I
>purchased "crossover" cables, used the networking wizard
>in both computers, but ran into difficulty on the desktop
>(wouldn't "see" the network). I called MS technical
>support, found that they don't support crossover
>cables.....and promptly gave up on my efforts.
>NOW....my desktop changes my Internet explorer to look for
>proxy settings (I have dial-up), so I frequently get DNS
>error messages with no web pages displayed.
>How can I "undo" the network I tried to establish? That
>seems to be at the root of the problem. Thanks for wading
>through all this!

To remove the proxy server settings:

1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Click Connections.
4. Click LAN Settings.
5. Un-check all of the boxes on the "Local Area Network (LAN)
Settings" screen.

Microsoft doesn't give technical help on networks that use a crossover
cable, but that doesn't mean that the network won't work. I think
it's their way to avoid having to support customers who make their own
crossover cables and wire them incorrectly.

If you'll post a message in this news group with full details of the
problem that you're having, I'm sure that someone can help you get
everything working.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

Steve,
Thanks for posting.
When I do as you suggested, the internet connection works
fine for a while. After a re-boot, however, the proxy
boxes are automatically re-checked, and the DNS error
comes up again. I can uncheck the boxes every time, but
can't figure out why they keep getting checked.
Thanks


>-----Original Message-----
>In article <099c01c3d51a$9b6b6ac0
$(E-Mail Removed)>, "dont try this at
>home" <wutadog_removethis_@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>First time here, please bear with me....
>>I tried to establish a connection between my desktop
>>running Windows ME, and my laptop running Windows XP. I
>>have dial-up, so have no need to share many resources,
>>just wanted to move some files bewteen the machines. I
>>purchased "crossover" cables, used the networking wizard
>>in both computers, but ran into difficulty on the
desktop
>>(wouldn't "see" the network). I called MS technical
>>support, found that they don't support crossover
>>cables.....and promptly gave up on my efforts.
>>NOW....my desktop changes my Internet explorer to look
for
>>proxy settings (I have dial-up), so I frequently get DNS
>>error messages with no web pages displayed.
>>How can I "undo" the network I tried to establish? That
>>seems to be at the root of the problem. Thanks for
wading
>>through all this!
>
>To remove the proxy server settings:
>
>1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel.
>2. Click Internet Options.
>3. Click Connections.
>4. Click LAN Settings.
>5. Un-check all of the boxes on the "Local Area Network
(LAN)
>Settings" screen.
>
>Microsoft doesn't give technical help on networks that
use a crossover
>cable, but that doesn't mean that the network won't
work. I think
>it's their way to avoid having to support customers who
make their own
>crossover cables and wire them incorrectly.
>
>If you'll post a message in this news group with full
details of the
>problem that you're having, I'm sure that someone can
help you get
>everything working.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
>http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
>.
>