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Can anyone help me I need to connect two computers together, they both have Windows 2000 Professional. I just want to be able to share files. I have two Network cards and a CAT-5 cable connecting them together, I got a networking working when we had Windows 98, but I upgraded and it isnt working now.
HelpCid
You'll probably need a crossover cable and you might need to create user name/password used to sign in on each computer as a second user. Make sure the netowork domain (192.168...) and subnet is the same, enable sharing. Ping to make sure they can talk, then find the other PC doing a search, or look in network neighborhood for hte other pc.
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Make sure the CAT-5 cable you are using to connect the 2 computers is a crossover cable.
There are many ways to do this but the following is based on TCP/IP. You can assign each computer a non-routable IP address and enable sharing. For example,
Computer 1 - IP: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Computer 2 - IP: 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0Assuming you have File and Printer Sharing service installed, you can right click on folder(s) you want to share and select 'Sharing' option to setup sharing.
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I did all that already..
On 192.168.0.1 (mine) i can see the other comp, and mine, but when i try to access it, it says it cannot find it. On 192.168.0.2 the other it only has its folder on there.
They cannot ping each other, i have checked all my tcp/ip settings and they are the name on both the computers. It is a crossover cable.Any more help?
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Yes, I have added 'File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks'
In Local Area Connection in Network and Dial-up Connections. I have installed.Client for Microsoft Networks
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
NETBEUI ProtocolCOMP 1
(in TCP/IP Properties)
*IP: 192.168.0.1
*Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0COMP 2
(in TCP/IP Properties)
*IP: 192.168.0.2
*Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0Below those there is DNS server addresses, do i need to fill them in?
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No, leave DNS server addresses blank. You won't need them for this setup.
Everything you configured for TCP/IP looks correct....
Have you tried maybe resorting to the alternative NETBEUI to communicate?
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I have run through the windows troubleshooter, that didnt really help. But I know i can't check the routing between the computers through the command 'tracert'
just says 'Request Timed Out'.Does this help?
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Cid, same problem here trying to connect 2 pcs with win2k pro. I have a crossover cable, IPs set statically as yours, 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2, they can't ping each other. I don't have any firewalls installed. Don't know what the heck is going on with those bloody windows!
Somebody help.!!!
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wasnt it supposed to be easier to network than windows 98, because it took me a day at least to do a network between to 98 systems. This I have been going at for 2 weeks.
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same problem.... i have one pc with w2k othere with w2003 server. i cant ping other comp from one. but can get reply from loopback. i am using crossovercable.... here is one more thing... in status of LAN connection i can see packets on both the ends... but that is agian no help in ping....
just found out im not alone....
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Do you have "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" in the WINS tab in Network properties?
You could try the very good site, http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp
The free online tutorial helped me connect two Windows 2000 pcs with a crossover cat6 cable.
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