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Direct cable connection from XP to Me
I have been pulling out my hair out for the last three days tring to
do a crossover connection between a Dell Inspiron Laptop running XP and a Compaq Presario running Me. I have used this same crossover approach and cable to connect the Presario to a desktop running 98. Could someone please help with a procedure that allows the ethernet option to be used. My Dell has no parallel or serial port only USBs. Thanks a million ESteveC |
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Direct cable connection from XP to Me
Is the Crossover good? Are both of the NICs set to full-duplex and the same
link speed rather than auto? Do each of the NICs have a unique network address on the same subnet? -- -- Dusty Harper Microsoft Corporation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This posting is provided "AS IS", with NO warranties and confers NO rights ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "EsteveC" wrote in message ... I have been pulling out my hair out for the last three days tring to do a crossover connection between a Dell Inspiron Laptop running XP and a Compaq Presario running Me. I have used this same crossover approach and cable to connect the Presario to a desktop running 98. Could someone please help with a procedure that allows the ethernet option to be used. My Dell has no parallel or serial port only USBs. Thanks a million ESteveC |
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Direct cable connection from XP to Me
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"EsteveC" wrote: I have been pulling out my hair out for the last three days tring to do a crossover connection between a Dell Inspiron Laptop running XP and a Compaq Presario running Me. I have used this same crossover approach and cable to connect the Presario to a desktop running 98. Could someone please help with a procedure that allows the ethernet option to be used. My Dell has no parallel or serial port only USBs. Thanks a million ESteveC Assuming that the crossover cable is properly wired, it should work fine. Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers, which will make all the necessary software settings. If that doesn't help, please post a news group reply with details of the situation: what you're trying to do on the network, what works, what doesn't work, what you've tried to fix the problem, complete text of all error messages, etc. I'm sure that someone can help. -- 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 Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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Direct cable connection from XP to Me
Hi Gentlemen,
Thanks a lot for your time. It turns out that as soon as I enabled file sharing on the Dell the clear contact was made. I find the transfer rate a little slow and I don't know what could be done about that? thanks Steve and Dusty ESteveC "Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote: In article , "EsteveC" wrote: I have been pulling out my hair out for the last three days tring to do a crossover connection between a Dell Inspiron Laptop running XP and a Compaq Presario running Me. I have used this same crossover approach and cable to connect the Presario to a desktop running 98. Could someone please help with a procedure that allows the ethernet option to be used. My Dell has no parallel or serial port only USBs. Thanks a million ESteveC Assuming that the crossover cable is properly wired, it should work fine. Run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers, which will make all the necessary software settings. If that doesn't help, please post a news group reply with details of the situation: what you're trying to do on the network, what works, what doesn't work, what you've tried to fix the problem, complete text of all error messages, etc. I'm sure that someone can help. -- 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 Program http://mvp.support.microsoft.com |
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