Network Problems

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i have tried many to many times to try and network my
laptop and my desktop
both machines are running XP PRO

i have follwed the network wizard steup so many times i
have nightmares about

but for some reason i can not see either machine on the
other one

i wam running a hub and each computer has its own
internet connection

Please HELP ME it is driving me nuts

Thank Ian
 
1 make sure both PCs are running the same protocol
2 make sure both PCs are in the same workgroup
 
If you network two computers, you can try connecting them
right together without the hub. A cream color cable
should be used, the grey one may not work.
 
i have tried many to many times to try and network my
laptop and my desktop
both machines are running XP PRO

i have follwed the network wizard steup so many times i
have nightmares about

but for some reason i can not see either machine on the
other one

i wam running a hub and each computer has its own
internet connection

Please HELP ME it is driving me nuts

Thank Ian
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Make sure the built-in XP firewall, and any other firewalls, are disabled.
 
If you network two computers, you can try connecting them
right together without the hub. A cream color cable
should be used, the grey one may not work.
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Cable color is irrelavent. To connect 2 NICs directly, a "cross-over" cable
must be used. Staight through and cross-over cables come in many colors and
often are the same color. The pin-out is the important and distinquishing
characteristic of the cable.
 
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