needhelpinnz
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So I have a desktop XP Home SP2 and a Vista laptop that I'm trying to transfer files between. Setup the workgroup name to be the same, gave each computer individual names, enabled file sharing, plugged them in, restarted, but still nothing.
On the XP machine, it will say "acquiring network address" and it sits there for a while until it tells me there is limited or no connectivity. the lights on the back are also just orange, no green, whereas my laptop LAN port has both green and orange lights, even though both computers say limited or no connectivity.
I'm pretty new with all this network stuff and tried following a few guides online to get these two to talk to each other, but just can't get past this. any help would be appreciated. thanks.
A few questions I found from some other posts that I thought might help if answered:
Just connecting the two computers directly without a router or hub, not sure if the cable I have is crossover or not. Is there a way to tell?
Do you have DSL or Cable Modem? Neither
Do you have Router? No
Do you have a switch or hub? No
Do you have crossover cables? Not sure
How do you have your network setup? Desktop ethernet connected to laptop ethernet
Are you using wireless laptop? has the ability but I disabled it
Are you using wired or wireless desktop? wired
On the XP machine, it will say "acquiring network address" and it sits there for a while until it tells me there is limited or no connectivity. the lights on the back are also just orange, no green, whereas my laptop LAN port has both green and orange lights, even though both computers say limited or no connectivity.
I'm pretty new with all this network stuff and tried following a few guides online to get these two to talk to each other, but just can't get past this. any help would be appreciated. thanks.
A few questions I found from some other posts that I thought might help if answered:
Just connecting the two computers directly without a router or hub, not sure if the cable I have is crossover or not. Is there a way to tell?
Do you have DSL or Cable Modem? Neither
Do you have Router? No
Do you have a switch or hub? No
Do you have crossover cables? Not sure
How do you have your network setup? Desktop ethernet connected to laptop ethernet
Are you using wireless laptop? has the ability but I disabled it
Are you using wired or wireless desktop? wired