Win XP & 2000 newbie

Hey guys,

I'm trying to simply hook up to pcs (1) win XP pro (2) win 2000. I ran the
network setup wizard on XP but it couldn't run on 2000!

Anyway, both have the same workgroup name and have obtain 'IP address
automatically', also firewalls and windows ICF disabled???????? All I see is
network cable is unplugged!!

I even manually set IP address:
(1) 192.168.0.1, 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.0.1
(2) 192.168.0.2, 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.0.1

So... how do I solve this and is it suppose to say network cable unplugged
if it's plugged in and simply not configured properly?

Thanks in advance,

sham126

In article <3f4be4cb$0$45999$(E-Mail Removed)>,
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> Hey guys,
>
> I'm trying to simply hook up to pcs (1) win XP pro (2) win 2000. I ran the
> network setup wizard on XP but it couldn't run on 2000!
>
> Anyway, both have the same workgroup name and have obtain 'IP address
> automatically', also firewalls and windows ICF disabled???????? All I see is
> network cable is unplugged!!
>
> I even manually set IP address:
> (1) 192.168.0.1, 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.0.1
> (2) 192.168.0.2, 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.0.1

Don't set a machine to be its own gateway - it will get confused :-)
And don't use manual addresses if you intend to use ICS - it won't work
(although you should be able to get the two machines sharing files
without problems).
>
> So... how do I solve this and is it suppose to say network cable unplugged
> if it's plugged in and simply not configured properly?
>
As you don't mention a hub I guess you're using a single cable - are you
sure it's a crossover cable? Regular cables are straight-through, and
won't work with this setup.

yeah it's definitrly a crossover, doh!

sham126

"Real nwsy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bigpqr$q0m$1$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Mr. Nangla" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3f4be4cb$0$45999$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I'm trying to simply hook up to pcs (1) win XP pro (2) win 2000. I ran
the
> > network setup wizard on XP but it couldn't run on 2000!
> >
> > Anyway, both have the same workgroup name and have obtain 'IP address
> > automatically', also firewalls and windows ICF disabled???????? All I
see
> is
> > network cable is unplugged!!
> >
> > I even manually set IP address:
> > (1) 192.168.0.1, 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.0.1
> > (2) 192.168.0.2, 255.255.255.0 default gateway 192.168.0.1
> >
> > So... how do I solve this and is it suppose to say network cable
unplugged
> > if it's plugged in and simply not configured properly?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > sham126
> >
> >
> >
>
> Is it a crossover cable? Regular cable won't work if you're just
connecting
> two puters without a hub. I know, I bought 27 meters of regular cable
before
> I realised this!
>
> Also ensure you have the same protocols installed on both machines.
NetBEUI
> & TCP/IP are the ones I've got & it works fine. Poeple will tell you you
> don't need netBEUI, it's up to you.
>
> Everything else looks like it should work.
>
>

"Mr. Nangla" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> yeah it's definitrly a crossover, doh!
>
> sham126
>
>

Best to check ain't it :-)