Re: 2000 and XP machines not sharing

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From: Treebeard (flyers999_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 10:35:14 -0400

Go back to your original configuration and run the following command at the
command prompt:

 ipconfig /all

Let me know what you get from each machine.

Jack

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35c501c49bee$b3fb5050$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I tried pinging from each machine and got no response. I
> was able to ping other XP machines from my XP machine,
> but couldn't ping anyone from the 2000 machine. Then I
> tried setting up Static IP addresses, but I couldn't get
> that working. The router was still assigning IP
> addresses and I couldn't access the internet. I must be
> missing a setting on my Linksys router. I tried
> connecting via the LPT1 port with a printer cable, and
> couldn't get that to work! I guess I'm getting dumber as
> I get older! thanks for your help
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >A few suggestions if you haven't already done so :
> >1- try pinging each machine from the other
> >2- turn off virus checking to see if it makes a
> difference
> >3- use static IPs on both machines
> >4 - change the "Connection Type " (or it could
> be "Media Type" or something
> >else on
> >your net cards) on your network adapter from AUTOSENSE
> to 100 Base TX Full
> >Duplex
> >5 - if all else fails try different network cards (after
> you tried a direct
> >connect)
> >
> >"mark mcguire" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
> >news:1ea201c49a68$f088a5e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I've got one machine running 2000 and one running XP
> and
> >> they are on a Linksys router/DSL modem network. They
> are
> >> on the same workgroup, and they XP machine sees the
> 2000
> >> machine, but won't let me access it (get an error
> >> message). The 2000 machine doesn't recognize the XP
> >> machine at all. I've made sure the same users are on
> >> each machine, sharing is enabled, the firewall on the
> XP
> >> machine is down. I don't know what else to try? I just
> >> want to be able to share files between the 2 machines.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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