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BTarver
I have two identical laptops, both with Windows XP Professional. Both
have built in Firewire ports. Both firewire ports work with other
devices (camcorders, drives, etc.)
No matter what I do, I can't get the machines to network via Firewire.
When I plug the machines in, they give an audible indication that
they "see" each other. When I unplug them from one another, they
confirm the disconnection. But I cannot see any drives or share any
data between the two machines.
I have run the network setup wizard with every possible option. Both
computers have unique names, both share the same workgroup, and both
have the appropriate files and folders shared.
I thought this XP Firewire networking was supposed to be easy! What
gives?
Now I can't even connect the two computers with an Ethernet crossover
cable -- I get the same results. The network cable appears to be
connected in XP, but no shared drives are visible.
Any thoughts?
BT
have built in Firewire ports. Both firewire ports work with other
devices (camcorders, drives, etc.)
No matter what I do, I can't get the machines to network via Firewire.
When I plug the machines in, they give an audible indication that
they "see" each other. When I unplug them from one another, they
confirm the disconnection. But I cannot see any drives or share any
data between the two machines.
I have run the network setup wizard with every possible option. Both
computers have unique names, both share the same workgroup, and both
have the appropriate files and folders shared.
I thought this XP Firewire networking was supposed to be easy! What
gives?
Now I can't even connect the two computers with an Ethernet crossover
cable -- I get the same results. The network cable appears to be
connected in XP, but no shared drives are visible.
Any thoughts?
BT