Re: Home Networking with XP Prof.

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Yes, I chose 1 in the wizard for the desktop and 2 for the laptop.

The ipconfig /all data for the desktop is :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\H.P.Mital>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter LAN-1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-2B-0C-DE-B8
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.200.132
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.200.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.56.230.5
202.56.230.6

Ethernet adapter LAN-2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast
Ethe
rnet NIC #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-80-48-33-B8-58
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\H.P.Mital>^A

And for the laptop, it is

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\H.P.Mital>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : LAPTOP
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter LAN:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet
#2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-06-1B-E0-96-59
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.174.253
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\H.P.Mital>

I hope this will help you help me.

Thanks

Hari




"Chuck" wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 10:20:02 -0700, "Hari" <Hari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >Using the XP wizard, i have set up home networking between my desktop and my
> >laptop. Both have Windows XP Prof. SP2. I have tried both a cross-over LAN
> >cable and a switch to connect the two. I am unable to see the laptop on the
> >desktop and vice versa. On both machines, I have the win firewall OFF for the
> >respective LAN adapter. File and printer sharing is ON. I use the desktop to
> >connect to the internet through a second LAN card. The IP addresses given are
> >192.168... on the desktop and 169.254.... on the laptop.
> >
> >On both computers I am able to ping the local IP address but not the other
> >one. Lan connection is reported as "connected" on both machines and the green
> >light on the card is ON. The other light does not blink. On the laptop under
> >network places, my workgroup is shown but on clicking it I get the message "
> >.... is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network
> >resource. Contact the administrator... to find if you have access. I have not
> >set up any passwords on either machine.
> >Can someone please help? Thanks.
>
> Hari,
>
> The "...not accessible...not have permission..." error message can have several
> causes. You have one major problem - the two computers have incompatible IP
> addresses.
>
> When you ran the wizard on the desktop, did you select Option #1? And for the
> laptop, did you select #2? Please post complete "ipconfig /all" from both
> computers, to start.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/using-network-setup-wizard-in-windows.html>
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem - it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck sonic net.
>
.

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