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Network Woes

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Trio

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New to Nwking. Researched several forums and MS Knowledgebase, but having problems. Wme and Wxp PC's are hooked up using onboard NIC and CAT5e crossover cable.
1. Used Network setup wizards on both PC's. Wxp PC sees itself and Wme PC but Wme PC only sees itself. Also, there is nothing in the wizards or MS Help about CAT5E crossover cables.
2. Tried to use Wxp network wizard on Wme machine, same problem. When I double click on Wme PC icon on Wxp machine error mssg. "NO ACCESS". Look for other computers on Wme PC results in "no results"
3. In network wizards, try to set up connection using the SiS ethernet connection. Wme machine is very confusing in network properties box. Has about 10 network connections installed: Client for MS,AOL adapter,Aol dial upadapter,dial up, dial up #2 VPN,internet connection sharing,internet conn sharing dial up,Internet conn sharing internet connect, NDISWAN, SiS 900 PCI, TCP/IP SiS 900 PCI.... and about 7 others. Also what is primary network logon? Have checked to make sure computers are different names and both belong to MS Home workgroup.

First, can Wxp and Wme machine be networked?
2.Using CAT5E crossover cable?
3. Would like to resolve network situation, then later mess with the internet connection which is dial up on Wme PC.
4. Have been unable to determine if both PC's are using the same protocol. Wme network dialogue box seems to refer to all network connections as ways to hook to the internet, which I don't want right now.
Hope someone can help. I've burned up two weekends and gone nowhere.
Thanks
Trio
 
The problem you have is that If Memory serves me FAT systems cannot read NTFS systems. Also the Login on the XP is different that that of ME for networking and authication.

Jack should be along shortly to tell me I am wrong and give you the correct answer though.
 
if you want to see if protocol is setup correctly. you can do this on winxp machine.

1. go to Start - Run
2. type in - cmd - hit enter
3. type in - ping localhost

in the end you should see bytes sent =4 bytes received =4 loss=0
at this point you know tcpip is working on the xp machine
 
the next step it
at the same screen
4. type in - ping xxxxxxxxxxxx

replace xxxxxxxxx with the name of the winme network name.
you should get the same results as above.
which would mean that tcpip is working on the winme machine too

when u finish this write back with results.
 
For regular network traffic the type of FAT does not matter you can even Network with Apple?s MAC.

Do not keep using the Wizard it would get worse.

Log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network Settings, and Sharing.

Link to: Windows Network - Installing & Sharing.

It might some time but if you check manually the Network Settings and change what need to be changed it would work.

:sun:
 
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