Connecting PC to Laptop (direct crossover)

Ive tried doing this as well as setting up a home network, nothings worked. I want to be able to transfer files back and forth between these two computers through this connection. Im using a Crossover cable (im pretty sure its a crossover) to connect the two but i have no luck.

Any ideas?

 

Get a hub or a switch and make a home network.

 

I meant with just the crossover cable.

 

What steps have you taken? Have you used any of the guides available on the 'net, like this one?

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworking/a/connecttwocomp.htm

 

I tried a couple but none of them worked.

 

What computers are you trying to connect? What operating systems are they running? What error messages do you get? Are you running software firewalls?

There are many things that could be causing problems, so please be very detailed in your responses. Since you also can't set up a home network, I'm going to wager the problem is a simple configuration issue.

 

what messages are you getting? Can the computers ping each other? Are the computers even seeing the network?

 

1) Set static IP to LAN adapter on PC to something like 10.0.0.1 / 255.255.255.0.
2) Set static IP to LAN adapter on laptop to something like 10.0.0.2 / 255.255.255.0.
3) Setup administrator accounts in both computers with same username / password.
4) Turn off and disconnect both computers from any other networks.
5) Connect crossover cable.
6) Turn on and log onto both computers with same username / password administrator account set up in step 3.
7) Connect to remote computer's hard drive with \\ computer_name\ drive_letter$ ( \\INSPIRON\C$ will connect you to the C: partition administrative share on computer named INSPIRON )

 

are you using a usb-usb cable or an ethernet cable?
and you were using a router to try and setup your home network correct?

 

Im trying to connect my Windows XP PC to my Windows Vista laptop. I get the limited connectivity icon in XP and an unidentified network under Vista so they are seeing each other, though, in XP it does read the fact that a gigabit lan is connected(it seems like its trying to access the internet through it). For software, i havent clean installed vista but ill check on that. For XP, the only thing up is Antivir.

See above

i tried that using 192.168.0.1 and 0.2 but it that didnt work either. I couldnt follow step 7 because i dont know what to do there.

Im using a crossover cable to connect my PC DIRECTLY to my laptop, so no router.

 

Are you sure its a crossover cable is the color coordination right? Are you sure the cable is working properly?

 

1) Could you ping the other computer with it's respective IP address?
2) Open up My Network Places, in the address bar at the top type in \\ (Computer_name)\ (Drive letter wanting to connect to)$. That will connect you to the Administrative Share on that partition.

 

Well, i think its crossover cable; the wires match up with this picture
http://www.conniq.com/images/Crossover.gif

i typed in "\\Cloud-PC\C:" and i got an error message saying "Windows can not find '\\Cloud-PC\C:'. Check the spelling and try again or, trying seaching for the item by clicking the start button then search."

I notice that i no longer have an error in XP but Vista still notes that im in an unidentified network.

 

if you want to transfer files from one computer to the other one of the easiest ways to do this is just get a usb-usb cable. you don't have to worry about extra stuff. just a suggestion.

 

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...d=10303&cs_id=1030303&p_id=206&seq=1&format=2

^^thats it right there right? and all i do is just plug both ends in and thats it?

 

Try \\Cloud-PC\C $ like I instructed.

 

If its a gigabit port, it actually has auto crossover. try a normal cable and see if windows likes that better.

Only, one of the port has to be gigabit for auto crossover to work makes sense when you look at the cables.

 

Not all GigE ports support the auto crossover feature. It helps if you have an account (user) on the both NB. Once connected, TURN OFF ALL FIREWALLS, then see if you can ping each pc. FW are the #1 thing in stopping connections. Then By default the nic port should self generate an IP, Make sure these are in the same subnet, or just do a static config. Verify the workgroups are the same. File and Printer sharing is turned on, and access granted. Then see if they show up. If your just swapping files, you only need it to go one direction for now.

 

Id tried that and got the same results

Ok, ill try that after class.

 

Have you selected vista to use internet connection sharing, and turned off the various sharing and discovery options like password sharing etc? Is discovery mode turned on? Vista can be funny connection to a XP OS Vista to Vista is so much easier for some reason.

 

The problem is simple,

Windows XP's default network workgroup is MSHOME

Vista's default network workgroup is WORKGOUP

In order to browse shared folders you must be in the same workgroup,

On the XP system, navigate to the 'Set up home or small office network' wizard. and click Next until it asks you to enter a Workgroup name, type in "WORKGROUP".

Now you should be good to go!!