Re: Ethernet Setup Error

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From: Richard G. Harper (rgharper_at_email.com)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:48:13 -0500

What happens if you run the network setup on the laptop, create a diskette
with the network configuration settings, then run the diskette on the PC? 

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"Richard Lyons" <richard.lyons@ntlworld.com> wrote in message 
news:VisUd.2554$556.564@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi, I am having a problem setting up a direct link between two Windows XP
> PCs via ethernet. The Windows XP Support site says this:
>
> ------
> Ethernet network: what you'll need
>
> For two computers:
>      . Network cards for each computer
>
>      . Crossover cable
>
>
> Networking only two computers together? With Ethernet technology, a
> two-computer network is the simplest of all to install. Each computer 
> needs
> an Ethernet network card inside, and then you can run a crossover cable
> between them. That's it! It's not much different than plugging an 
> appliance
> into the wall. Note that an Ethernet crossover cable is not the same thing
> as an Ethernet patch cable. We'll cover patch cables next.
> ------
>
> I have my PC (connected to internet via USB cable modem) linked up with my
> laptop. Both have network cards installed, using a crossover ethernet 
> cable,
> both systems recognise the connection, yet when I perform the Network 
> Setup
> Wizard, I am constantly getting an error message. It appears at the very 
> end
> of the wizard, after it attempts to set up a network.
>
> All it tells me is that it cannot complete the setup, and that I should 
> set
> it up manually. The same operation on my laptop works successfully, but as 
> I
> cannot complete setup on my PC, it still doesn't recognise this.
>
>
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
> Rich
>
>

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