RE: Network not communicating!

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From: Chad (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/19/04 

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 07:08:50 -0700

I appreciate the reply to this. Let me ask this... if I
go ahead by a cable router, won't the internet provider
charge me extra then?

>-----Original Message-----
>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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