Help with XP and TCPIP

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Jeff

Hello and thanks in advance,

We have an app that runs over TCPIP and connects to databases. For demo
purposes, we have put both app and database on the same laptop (XP on
laptop). When the laptop is connected to a hub there is no problem. When
the laptop is started without the hub connection, I am being told that the
TCPIP networking is not loaded (and the app will not function). Is this
true about no connection? If so, how can I get around this as the guy doing
the demo just wants to take the laptop?

Jeff
 
Hi, Jeff -

A network requires at least two devices - some Windows
networking components require a physical connection to a
device before they'll run - for instance I have to plug a
Windows 2000 server into a hub before I can make it a
domain controller :)

You can try pointing the application to the loopback
adapter at 127.0.0.1 - that might work. If that doesn't
fix it maybe someone with a bit more experience than me
can come up with a solution.

good luck!
 
"Jeff" said:
Hello and thanks in advance,

We have an app that runs over TCPIP and connects to databases. For demo
purposes, we have put both app and database on the same laptop (XP on
laptop). When the laptop is connected to a hub there is no problem. When
the laptop is started without the hub connection, I am being told that the
TCPIP networking is not loaded (and the app will not function). Is this
true about no connection? If so, how can I get around this as the guy doing
the demo just wants to take the laptop?

Jeff
Click to expand...

When the laptop isn't connected to a network, XP turns off the TCP/IP
protocol. To prevent that, install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter,
which is a software-based network adapter that doesn't require an
actual network connection:

1. Go to Control Panel | Printers and Other Hardware.
2. Click "Add Hardware".
3. Click Next.
4. Select "Yes, I have already connected the hardware".
5. Click Next.
6. Select "Add a new hardware device" from the list and click Next.
7. Select "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list"
and click Next.
8. Double click Network Adapters.
9. Click Microsoft Loopback Adapter and click Next twice.
10. Click Finish.
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