Jeff Jacobson

Network Problems: Computers can only see themselves

I am trying to connect two computers together via a hub. One computer is running Windows XP Home, the other Windows ME.

When you browse the network on either computer, that computer can only see itself. The situation is the same with the ping command.

Any ideas what the problem might be?

Robt_Moore

Jeff:

Did you run the WinXP network Wizard?

The Workgroup names are the same?

File and printer sharing is enabled?

No viruses or spyware running?

Check the cables, carts are showing activity?

Let us know what it was.

Bob

John_Berger

Jeff, let's focus on basic connectivity here.

Does each system have a unique IP address? Do you have a DHCP server? If not, you need to assign each system a valid, unique IP address on the same subnet before you can do anything.

Tekara

make sure the IP for both computers start with the same two numbers i.e. 192.168.xxx.xxx

"Computers are a lot like air conditioners - they both work great until you open windows." -Anonymous
"The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men, but that we will agree to meet them halfway." -Bernard Avishai

John_Bonner

Do you have ZoneAlarm or another software firewall that may be blocking access?

JB

Jeff Jacobson

I ran the XP Wizard on both computers, but that didn't work.

The IP address on the XP computer is 10.0.0.1 (subnet 255.0.0.0), and the ME computer is 10.0.0.2.

The workgroup names are the same (MSHOME).

I tested the cables and they are fine.

I have zonealarm on both computers, but I disabled it before I tried to do anything on the network.

I scanned for viruses and spyware, but found nothing.

John_Berger

Those are legitimate IP addresses, so you're fine there, but you're saying that you can't even ping the other? Do you have the XP firewall installed? Can you ping from one to the other but not vice versa? Until we can confirm that basic TCP/IP connectivity can be established, there's nothing else to look at.

Robt_Moore

Jeff:

The only other thing is the network cards. Can you swap out the ones you have now?

Bob

harold t

hi
to make it easy for the two to see each other
install netbeui in your network protocol.if you do a search
in the help and support it will tell you how to do.it is
easy in 98 and me but in xp you must use the xp disk.



harold t

Mike Fassler

10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 are not correct ip addresses that is your issue other question i have for you are, does one of the pc's have 2 nics in it?

John_Berger