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Those won't affect pings.
Things to try:
- Ensure the cards are both seated properly and you have link active lights on both machines.
- Ensure the cable you are using is functioning (get a second cable, if it doesn't work, that rules out the cable).
- Ensure there are no IRQ conflicts for your network card.
- Make sure there is nothing between the boxes near the cable that could cause interference -- mainly make sure it isn't running along a wall parallel to a power line. This generally isn't an issue for most people, but it is possible.
If none of the above work, run the following commands in a dos prompt and copy and paste the output here:
ipconfig /all
route -n
Or pm it to me or someone else here if you don't feel comfortable disclosing the configuration of your boxes.
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I'm just trying to think what it might be.
It still sounds like a firewall problem or something.
I mean he has lights on the back of the NIC's so they are active.
he said he can see them in Network Neighborhood, but just can't get to them.
hmmmm..........
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PMed the two of you with those details.
JP
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Are you over looking something simple? Look and make sure the installed protocols are the same on both machines. There should be 3 (client for Microsoft networks, file and printer sharing and tcp/ip) Then visualy compare all the advanced tcp/ip settings and make sure everything is the same except the ip address. If they are all the same and the cable is a cross over cable. There is a difference between a regular cat5 cable and a crossover cable you have to have the right cable.
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I would think that the computers wouldn't see each other if he didn't have the right cable.
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Have done all that, just reinstalled the cards, protocols, clients etc & tried it; no go. To be honest, I'm starting to think it's WinME that's doing this..! :mad: Debating a hard-drive format...!
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Could be, but its probably somethings simple and stupid.
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I'll try finding out which PC is causing the hassle on wednesday with a laptop; I'll post whatever I find here then.
JP
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IT WORKS!!!! :D It turns out it was the PC with WinME causing the trouble, found out using the laptop & just wiped the HD & started over. It now works fine, files can e exchanged & games played! Thanks a million to everyone who helped, espec "cheyenne1212" & "chsh"! Thanks folks!
JP
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sometimes thats what it takes.
Glad you got it working.
