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marblecatdog   03-23-2007 at 04:10:21 AM

OK, I bought a crossover a cable a few days ago hoping to use it to transfer files from my desktop to my laptop, but I caught a snag. How do you get all the network stuff set up so you can use the crossover cable, some help would be very much appreciatiated! Thanks

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Grumpy9117   03-23-2007 at 12:07:13 PM
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Use static IP addresses:

Computer 1:
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Computer 2:
IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Make sure the Workgroup name is the same, enable folder sharing and disable any firewalls.

Grumpy

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Iceblue   03-23-2007 at 04:31:35 PM
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OK, I bought a crossover a cable a few days ago hoping to use it to transfer files from my desktop to my laptop, but I caught a snag. How do you get all the network stuff set up so you can use the crossover cable, some help would be very much appreciatiated! Thanks

Have you tried running the home network setup wizard? It will set everything up for you. You just tell it what your network is like.

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marblecatdog   03-24-2007 at 12:02:58 AM
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Alright that got my computers together, but here's the thing my desktop cannot connect to the internet when my computers are connected with the cable, any ideas why?

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Grumpy9117   03-24-2007 at 01:04:45 AM
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How do you normally connect to the Internet?

Grumpy

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marblecatdog   03-24-2007 at 02:29:55 AM
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normally I use a wirless connection

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Iceblue   03-24-2007 at 04:19:51 AM
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Well, you could try running the home network setup wizard. (Where have I heard that before?)

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choknuti   03-24-2007 at 10:32:30 PM
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Did you change any settings on the wireless connection?

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marblecatdog   03-25-2007 at 12:15:42 AM
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ok, I got it to work now, I'm not really sure what happened but it works so I'm ok. Thanks for all your help

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choknuti   03-26-2007 at 08:38:00 PM
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Welcome to the world of modern voodoo :)

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Iceblue   03-26-2007 at 09:45:23 PM
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choknuti, nothing to do with this thread, but I thought you should know.

Your avatar is in the running for the world's most annoying! :trophy:

:wink:

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choknuti   03-27-2007 at 08:23:24 AM
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choknuti, nothing to do with this thread, but I thought you should know.

Your avatar is in the running for the world's most annoying! :trophy:

:wink:



Thanks :( Its FMA and a lot of people have said that its nice. I guess it's one of those thing and you either hate or love. :roll:


p.s. I hope you don't mind me quoting you in my signature

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Iceblue   03-27-2007 at 03:43:11 PM
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p.s. I hope you don't mind me quoting you in my signature

Not at all! :lol:

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ICEnewbie   04-16-2007 at 01:11:14 AM
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Hello

I have a question about crossover cables and this looks like the place to go to for answers.

I am teaching a networking course (for the first time) at a high school. I wanted my students to have the opportunity to make straight thru patch cables and crossover cables. The straight thru cable worked fine. Some cat5 cable, RJ45 jacks, and a crimper and we were in business. The fun has begun with the crossover cable.

I purchased a crossover cable and demonstrated how it could be used to connect to computers together. I made sure the IP addresses were different, that the workgroup was the same, and enabled folder sharing. Things went well with the two machines (both Windows 2000) I was using for the demonstration.

However after my students made their cables, they could not get their machines to communicate. I tried connecting their machines with the store bought crossover cable and got the same error they did. When I go into "My network places" and click on "Entire network" and then "Microsoft Windows Network" it pauses for about a minute. Then it comes back with the following error message: "Workgroup is not accessible. The list of server for this workgroup is not currently available."

I can't find out what the difference is between their machines and mine. They are all Compaq Pentium III's with fresh installs of Windows 2000 (upgraded from Windows 98SE). I have doubled, tripled, and quadrupled checked the the IP addresses were different, that the workgroup was the same, and folder sharing was enabled. Are there any firewalls built into Windows 2000?

Any insight that anyone can provide to a newbie network teacher would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

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