Check the network protocols you need are installed for the
NIC/LAN. If you've got SP{2, the Windows firewall is ON by
default, either use a third party firewall, or in any case
set your LAN computers to trusted zone.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm



"adradon" <adradon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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| yes I have. Also, I just did load win xp pro on ours (I
upgraged our computer
| with new hard drive and such). It was doing the same thing
before I upgraded.
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote:
|
| > Have you run the XP networking wizard on both computers?
| >
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| > some support
| > http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
| >
| >
| >
| > "adradon" <adradon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| > message
| >
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| > |I am trying to network two PCs through a switch. I have
| > limited or no
| > | connectivity on the host. I get no error messages on
the
| > client. Apparently
| > | DHCP is not working, when I try to repair the
connecton,
| > it says it can't
| > | repair because of the IP address. I tried to assign a
| > static IP but still no
| > | go. I'm running xp pro on the host and xp home on the
| > client. The switch
| > | shows connectivity. I can ping the host from the
client,
| > but can't ping the
| > | client from the host. We have DSL Internet connection.
I
| > had this setup up
| > | and running a couple of years ago with xp pro on the
host
| > and win 98 on the
| > | client and it all worked great. I would greatly
appreciate
| > any help. Thanks
| >
| >
| >