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post #1 of 6
8/17/04 at 11:13pm
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I'm trying to connect my new laptop running XP to my old computer that has windows 2000 on it. I bought a cable that has two ends that each go into the ethernet port. This is fine on my Sentia, but on my old computer, it goes into a device that sends it into the computer via USB. Anywho, I can actually access my new computer from my old one, but I cannot, for the life of me, access the old computer from the new one, which is all I really want to do. Can you offer any assistance--it would be greatly appreciated. I know nothing about LANs and networks.
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post #2 of 6
8/18/04 at 12:20am
I had similar trouble getting mine connected as well, although I chose wi-fi. Here is one way to do it (I am assuming your cables and so forth are makinga peer-to-peer network. Remember, there are many ways to get it done.

First - Check to make sure both workgroup names are the same on both computers
-run networking wizard on your sentia setting it to ignore disconnected network devices, manually choose how you connect to the internet, and select "this computer belongs to a network that does not have an internet connection." The reason for this is because LAN internet settings should configure themselves so you do not need to focus on internet but rather intranet.

-do the same with networking wizard on your old device (if you do not have it on 2000, install it from your xp disc)

-after being connected restart your other system FIRST allowing time for a full reboot and for the system to become idle again.

-now restart your sentia and allow it the same time. At this point you can go to "view workgroup computers" and both should appear there. If they do not, wait a few minutes longer. Mine took some real time to show up (I believe because it was assigning IP addresses and so forth). According to my father, the reason you want to start up a 2000 system first is because it wants to assign IP addresses in nature being that it is more of a professional or server running system. Hell I don't know, but it worked for me after everything else didn't.

Give it a try!
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post #3 of 6
8/21/04 at 4:32pm
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thank you for the help, but that has not worked so far. On my windows 2000 computer, do i go to "accept incoming connections" or "directly connect to another computer"?
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post #4 of 6
8/21/04 at 6:11pm
Are you trying to take a Lan(ethernet) cable and plug it from one machine to another? that wont work even if they do bith fit.

There needs to be a router (NOT a switch) so that they can be assigned IP's and then the computers can work togeth
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post #5 of 6
8/21/04 at 7:40pm
You can connect both PC's together with cat 5 cable Peer 2 peer. Both have to be on same workgroup. You can use XP networking wizard to do easily...Problem is they both won't be able to get on internet if you have USB Cable/dsl modem and you want them both to connect see each other and get on internet you need a router...Linksys is decent and cheap...
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post #6 of 6
8/22/04 at 12:32am
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Can you point me to a product to buy? I've never heard of that. Thanks. By the way, how come I could get files from my new computer to my old?
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