Oletu- What you are trying to do is not impossible. Many of us do this all the time to migrate data from one machine to another without burdening the Hub-based LAN or if the computer is all by itself and is being upgraded. Case in point is the situation where a Win9x/Pentium 166Mhz workstation is being replaced with a Windows XP/Pentium III 1.8Ghz workstation... NetBEUI isn't a protocol option on XP, as it isn't supported anymore- So, it's TCP/IP or IPX!
Configuration of each computer is correct; the fact that you can operate with success running NetBEUI says that your physical layer is also solid, i.e., NIC's and Cross-over cable. Next thing to do is (for informational purposes) to 'route print' or a 'netstat -r' at the command line to determine the TCP/IP stack has proper routing information. Optionally issue the 'nbtstat -c' or 'nbtstat -r' to see if you are getting any netbios caching... After collecting this information, I would remove the TCP/IP protocol, reboot, reinstall TCP/IP protocol, install most recent SP for OS, and test again... If that doesn't resolve the problem, then seek out replacement drivers for the NIC(s). This pretty much addresses every possibility of failure between two Windows-based computers that are directly connected to each other with a cross-over cable. ... One other thought- You wouldn't have some kind of personal firewall installed/previously installed on either one of these computers by chance, would you!?!?! I have seen all kinds of crazy stuff occur on MS boxes that had had any of the different flavors of "Personal Firewalls" installed, which usually required complete removal of the TCP/IP protocol, and then sifting through the networking portion of the registry to recover the machine. The alternative was to reinstall the OS from scratch. The firewalls in question were the Norton Personal Firewall, the Network Associates Desktop Firewall, BlackIce, and one other I can't recall the name of. Just some extra info to chew on for possibility. Good luck, and let us know what you find... -Mark -----Original Message----- From: Godswill Oletu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 12:04 PM To: Mark W. Odette II; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] Hi Mark, I have done all that. The crossover cable is okay. NeTBEUI is working fine. I can see both computers through Network Neigbourhood; copy files from one computer to the other. Everthing about NetBEUI is kool. I have alos edited the hosts/lmhost files on each computer (this only help to resolve the IP Address to the netbios name.) IP addresses are Computer A=192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 and Computer B=192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0 On Computer A, I can ping 192.168.0.1, localhost and 127.0.0.1 and it will response fine. On Computer B, I can also ping 192.168.0.2, localhost and 127.0.0.1 and it will response fine. (TCP/IP stack seems perfectly installed)!!! But I cannot ping A from B, neither can I ping B from A. This is the dumbest thing I have ever done and it is messing me up. Or is it impossible? ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark W. Odette II To: Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 8:22 PM Subject: RE: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] > Check your subnet masks for each computer. > Either specify Computer B as the default gateway for Computer A and > vice-versa, or don't specify a default gateway at all. > > After that, you have to configure the lmhosts/hosts files if you want to > resolve machine names between each other (quickly). > > Verify that your cross-over cable is good, or plug each computer into a > hub/switch. > > It's that simple. > > Cheers! > -Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Godswill Oletu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 6:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] > > Hi all, > > Where are mine going wrong? Has anyone implemented a Peer-to-Peer > network > involving just two computers with ONLY TCP/IP Protocol? > > I have been trying to do it but keeping failing. NetBEUI is working > fine, I > can transfer files in between both computers. But TCP/IP protocolis not > working across. Am trying to connect a Window NT to Windows 98 Machine. > I > used > the normal cross over cable (1-3, 2-6, 3-1, 6-2) connection. localhost > pings > alright, IP-address to each machine can be pinged from that very machine > only. > Hosts file have been edited and it is resolving fine...but I can ping > one > machine from the other. > > I have double checked everything but cannot figure out whats happening. > I > know > I have been implementing peer-to-peer networks but I had not gotten into > this > kind of scenario...... > > Any forethought would help, thanks > > Godswill Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=58296&t=58255 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
