Re: Networking with XPsp2

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/22/04


Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 01:45:13 -0700

1st has sp2 pc IP Address: 169.254.115.208
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

2nd sp1
IP 169.254.54.35
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

If I dont set the ips and sub mask it has a yellow!
through the local area connection icon saying local
limited or no connection. If i set them it gos to a
normal icon then I can not see the workgroup pc names
workgrop are set up shared folders are set up allso the
pc with sp1 can see its self in my network places but the
sp2 one just says workgroup inaccesable you do not have
permision etc I have checked everything and its set up
the right way I thing well it worked fine before I put
sp2 on anyway.
 yes I can ping each computer.

DNS Server:
WINS Server:
>-----Original Message-----
>On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:31:56 -0700, "anonymous"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I have xpsp2 on one pc and sp1 on the other, they are
>>both set to auto IPconfing and they both worked over a
>>crossover cable before I put sp2 now the sp2 pc just
>>tells me limited or no connection, if i set the ips up
I
>>can get it to say connected but no matter what I do I
can
>>not see the workgroup, I would like a solution that
uses
>>auto ipconfig as the pc is frequently taken to lans and
>>they all use auto ip so me have to set the ip is not
>>practical. Does anyone know whay it won'twork? is it
>>because XPsp2 is still buggy and needs a hotfix to to
>>correct it ???
>
>What IP addresses do the computers have when set to
autoconfig?
>You can run ipconfig to find out. How about the subnet
mask?
>
>Can the computers ping each other?
>
>Do you get any error messages? What exactly do you mean
by
>"limited or no connection"?
>
>Hans-Georg
>
>--
>No mail, please.
>.
>



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