Win XP to Win XP?

[Frank]

I have win xp pro on my laptop and on my desktop, I want to transfer files
back and forth. I connected a crossover cable and tried all sorts of stuff.
The laptop nic, in propeties, I set IP address 192.168.1.2, desktop
192.168.1.1. Ipconfig /all on laptop shows ip address as 0.0.0.0. I cannot
share, transfer, nothing, what am I doing wrong? I ran through the home
network wizard on both, can I undo that/
Frank the idiot

[Walter Clayton]

Why those IP addresses? Just set the IP addresses to automatic. If there is
no DHCP server on the LAN, the systems will default to APIPA which works
perfectly fine for LAN file sharing. As well there's the issue of the subnet
mask, but by going automatic, that's handle automatically. From the sound of
it though you may have a dead NIC on the laptop or a bad cable. Check to see
if the indicator lights are on.

Networking wizard handles basic functionality for setting up a network.
There's nothing to "undo".

--
Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
Associate Expert
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone[/url]
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
[url]http://www.dts-l.org[/url]
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp[/url]


"Frank" <frankl@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> I have win xp pro on my laptop and on my desktop, I want to transfer files
> back and forth. I connected a crossover cable and tried all sorts of

stuff.

> The laptop nic, in propeties, I set IP address 192.168.1.2, desktop
> 192.168.1.1. Ipconfig /all on laptop shows ip address as 0.0.0.0. I cannot
> share, transfer, nothing, what am I doing wrong? I ran through the home
> network wizard on both, can I undo that/
> Frank the idiot
>
>

[Frank]

Thanks for the response Walter, I will check all you mentioned when I get
home from work tonight.
Frank

"Walter Clayton" <w-claytonNO@SPmvpsAM.org> wrote in message
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> Why those IP addresses? Just set the IP addresses to automatic. If there

is

> no DHCP server on the LAN, the systems will default to APIPA which works
> perfectly fine for LAN file sharing. As well there's the issue of the

subnet

> mask, but by going automatic, that's handle automatically. From the sound

of

> it though you may have a dead NIC on the laptop or a bad cable. Check to

see

> if the indicator lights are on.
>
> Networking wizard handles basic functionality for setting up a network.
> There's nothing to "undo".
>
> --
> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP)
> Associate Expert
> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone[/url]
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
> [url]http://www.dts-l.org[/url]
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/fileversion/default.asp[/url]
>
>
> "Frank" <frankl@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:eDDUajzTDHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > I have win xp pro on my laptop and on my desktop, I want to transfer

files

> > back and forth. I connected a crossover cable and tried all sorts of

> stuff.

> > The laptop nic, in propeties, I set IP address 192.168.1.2, desktop
> > 192.168.1.1. Ipconfig /all on laptop shows ip address as 0.0.0.0. I

cannot

> > share, transfer, nothing, what am I doing wrong? I ran through the home
> > network wizard on both, can I undo that/
> > Frank the idiot
> >
> >

>