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peer to peer on winxp

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/peer-to-peer-on-winxp.2202/

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srikanth007 Original post #1
Oct 23, 2004 at 2:13 PM
hi,
wanted to connect 2 pcs both running winXp and havin a Lan-card....

even got the proper 'cross-cable'... everything was working fine when all of a sudden my pc stopped getting a ping reply form the other pc..even loopback isn't working! but icna see that pc in the networkplaces..

this problem occured the other way round a couple of days back... ie..same with the other pc! what do i do?? :shock:
xenkatesh
xenkatesh #2
Oct 23, 2004 at 3:22 PM
Check the cable once again!
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #3
Oct 25, 2004 at 11:10 AM
Hummmm....seems like a strange problem mate.....anyways first detatch all the cables and fit the lan card properly in the slot and then reconnect and try re-installing the drivers and try setting the Lan card speed to 10Mpbs or 10 Half-Duplex or Lastly try Auto Sense.
Ethan_Hunt
Ethan_Hunt #4
Oct 25, 2004 at 11:12 AM
Hummmm....seems like a strange problem mate.....anyways first detatch all the cables and fit the lan card properly in the slot and then reconnect and try re-installing the drivers and try setting the Lan card speed to 10Mpbs or 10 Half-Duplex or Lastly try Auto Sense and plzz also tell me if u can transfer files at a perfect speed as u can see the other pc's.