network setup problem

[icantwinn]

ok i have a 3mb adsl connection. i have one desktop and a laptop that i want to network together. i went thru the setup on the desktop and got everything setup then when it asked if i wanted to create a disk i did, so i could load it to the laptop.

heres the problem when i made the disk the only option it gave me was to make it on a floppy, and the laptop doesnt have a floppy drive. so i tried to manually setup the network on the laptop using the exact names and settings that i used on the desktop. and all went well then i try'd connecting to the network, and on the both computers it said there wasnt an internet connection. so i couldnt see the laptop on my desktop and i couldnt see my desktop on the laptop. obviously i did something wrong and havent a clue what i did because ive never setup networks before. any help would be greatful.

thanks in advance.

 

[Samstoned]

if you have xp on both machines you don't need to make a disc.
that is only for xp on a network with other OS's
if the laptop can access the internet and it is not XP you can downld the client software from microsoft

 

[icantwinn]

they are both running xp. the disk isnt really my problem. my problem is that after i went thru the setup wizard on both the desktop and laptop using the same names and settings neither of them will connect to the network.

 

[Nodsu]

Did you make the same selections on the both computers when running the wizard?

The Wizard is evil anyway. Google for a manual setup.

 

[IronDuke]

Maybe this post by RealBlackStuff may help. See the attachment.

 

[icantwinn]

thanks for the help ya'll. the document IronDuke directed me to helped and i got it working.

 

[IronDuke]

Excellent. Good news.