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[the saint]

I've posted on this topic before but can't be bothered to dig up my old old post. I asked how to go about doing this and people suggested a few ways, the cheapest being to get a crossover LAN cable. Well, I did but no joy.

I'm running WinXP pro on a PC and a laptop and use the laptop for dling movies which I want to transfer to the PC and watch by simply networking them and moving the files across.

I've tried running network wizards on both while the crossover cable is in but neither computer recognises the other.

What am I doing wrong?

[Demophobe]

You will need to start by getting into the Network Neighborhood settings. Either right click on the Network Neighborhood icon and select properties or go through the control panel.

On machine 1, check to see if you are using DHCP. DHCP will not work in a cross over connection and you will need to set a static IP address. We will change the IP address settings on either one (or both) machines to use similar IP numbering schemes:

IP: Make sure the first three octets are the same and the last octet is different

Example:

Computer 1: 192.168.1.100
Computer 2: 192.198.1.101

The subnet mask entry must also be identical on both machines.

Example: 255.255.255.0


The Domain or Workgroup must also match between the two machines.

Close the network neighborhood and you should be prompted to reboot. Make sure the computers are linked using your cable. After the reboot, go to the network neighborhood of one of the computers. The other machine's network name should be visible to you....?

This, or the old post mate....

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=27628&highlight=

[the saint]

Thanks for the reply. Now, if I go ahead and do all that, will it either
a) screw up my Internet connection on either machine
or
b) allow the world to browse my HDDs when I connect either machine to the web?

Cheers