RE: Network not communicating!

From: J Parks (JParks_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/19/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 21:37:01 -0700

Chad,

I know you are looking for configuration help with this, but configuring ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on a peer-to-peer network is going to give you a headache (if it hasn't already). Your best bet to make it easy, buy a cable/dsl router (they can be had for under $60), set up a workgroup, and use standard pass-through patch cables.

You'll be up and running in no time, and if something happens to your desktop, your laptop will still have internet access. 

-- 
Jason Parks
MCSE, MCDBA, MCAD
www.moonlight-it.com
"Chad" wrote:
> Hi everybody.  I have tried to set up a home network with 
> my desktop (Win XP) and laptop (Win 2000).  I'm doing this 
> through a simple ethernet card and crossover cable between 
> both.  I've been through the network setup wizard with no 
> problem.  I made a floppy to install it on my laptop and 
> it gives me an error saying only windows 98, ME, 2000, 
> etc. can run this.  However, by that time, my laptop 
> obtained an internet connection through the desktop 
> computer which is hooked up to a cable modem.  After a 
> little bit of configuring, I had everything working, 
> computers communicating.  
> 
> Now, give the computers about 10 or 15 minutes, and they 
> can no longer access each other.  When I unplug the cable 
> and plug it back in, or when I reboot, the computers 
> communicate once again.  But without fail, they will quit 
> after about 15 minutes.  Could this have anything to do 
> with me not being able to run the network configuration 
> disk on the lap top??? How come it wouldn't allow me to 
> run it anyway?  Any other ideas?
>

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