I am trying to network my 2 computers together but

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I am trying to network my 2 computers together but the
windows XP networking wizard says that the networking
card is not plugged in. My system reads the card on the
main computer as working properly.
 
I am trying to network my 2 computers together but the
windows XP networking wizard says that the networking
card is not plugged in. My system reads the card on the
main computer as working properly.
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Is the Wizard saying that there's disconnected network hardware? If
so, it means that it can't access a live network using the specified
connection. Here are some possible problems with a connection:

1. The network cable is unplugged.

2. The network cable is defective.

3. It's plugged in, but there's nothing connected to the other end.

4. It's plugged in and connected on both ends, but the device on the
other end isn't turned on.

5. The cable is the wrong type. Connecting two computers directly,
without a hub, switch, or router, requires a crossover cable. A
regular cable won't work.

6. The cable is connected to the uplink port on a hub, switch, or
router, instead of a regular port.

7. Some hubs, switches, and routers disable the port next to the
uplink port when the uplink port is in use.

8. The network card driver program isn't working right. Download and
install the latest XP-compatible driver from the manufacturer's web
site.

9. The network card is configured to automatically sense speed and
duplex settings but isn't doing it correctly. Set those options
manually, as shown here:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/networkcard.htm

10. The operating system is turning off the network card to save
power. Disable the power saving option in the network card's
properties, as shown here, even if you have a different network
adapter than mentioned in the article:

MSBBN: "A Network Cable Has Been Unplugged" Message Appears at
Seemingly Random Intervals
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;811595

11. You're using a phone line network adapter and there isn't a second
computer, with a similar adapter, running and connected to the same
phone line.

12. You've disabled the radio on a wireless network adapter.
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"trackmanca" said:
the computer that your running the setup wizard on requires 2 NICs
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Two NICs are only necessary to share an Internet connection that uses
one of the NICs, e.g. a cable modem connection.

If a computer only has one NIC, the Wizard won't say that a networking
card is not plugged in. It just won't offer the Internet sharing
option.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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