Subnet mask on both was 255.255.255.0
From what I could make out from tutorials/help files, I only needed to set
the gateway on the client because I have a USB DSL modem connected to one of
the computers.
At present my setup is as follows.
Win2K box has USB DSL modem (IP address for the modem is dynamically assigned)
IP address for the NIC is 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0

XP Home box:
IP address for NIC is 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
Default gateway 192.168.0.1
Preferred DNS server 192.168.0.1

There are a whole bunch of other protocols running. On the XP Home box,
there is NetBIOS and on the 2K box there is NetBIOS and NetBEUI.

Thanks for the quick response.
James


"Gareth Saunders" wrote:

> James
>
> Have you checked that your subnet mask and gateway are the same on both
> machines? Also what other protocols are you running?
>
> "James Kilner" wrote:
>
> > I have XP Home (Laptop) and Win2k (desktop). I have a network cable giving a
> > direct link between the two of them. I can view shared docs on each of them,
> > but I cannot ping between the two or share my internet connection.
> > I have tried to share the internet connection from the Win2k box and from
> > the XP Home box, but it just doesn't work. I have looked at several on-line
> > tutorials for how to get this up and running, but have still come up blank.
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> > Thanks
> > James