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I've recently setup a network between my laptop and my desktop using a kit.
1. I got it to work fine. Setup everything correctly and it was detecting both PCs on the same network, in network neigborhood.
2. I decided that i wanted to sahre an internet connection between the two, so i went to Add/remove programs , Window setup and then selected the option to share an internet connection.

Now it doesn't work at all!

Each computer detects itself and the the Workgroup. But not the other system.

what is the problem?
The laptop has a PCMCIA card 10/100MPs Fast Ethernet
The desktop 10/100MPS Fast ethernet
The cable is an 8 mater cat.5 UTP crossover cable.

I'm really fed up as i had it working at one point :(


any ideas?

I think i know what the problem is...i think you may be calling the computer name(s) of the both of the machines the same...this is conflicting and only 1 is being shown (itslef) hope this helps!

i tried getting the shared internet connection thing working on 2 desktops, but couldn't. it seems that the only sure fire way of getting your network up ang running again is to go into network neighbourhood properties and remove EVERYTHING on both systems. then go into the device manager and remove the network cards on both systems again. then reboot and reinstall the drivers. i use the following settings on my network at home:

these are found in the network neighbourhood properties:

TCP/IP protocols (installed for both systems)
IPX protocols (installed for both systems)
Set the frame type to 802.3 (in IPX properties for both systems)
Client for Microsoft Networks (installed for both systems)
Enable File and Print Sharing (installed for both systems)
Dial up adapter (for the system that has a modem and uses the net)

this should work, good luck

I've recently setup a network between my laptop and my desktop using a kit.
1. I got it to work fine. Setup everything correctly and it was detecting both PCs on the same network, in network neigborhood.
2. I decided that i wanted to sahre an internet connection between the two, so i went to Add/remove programs , Window setup and then selected the option to share an internet connection.

Now it doesn't work at all!

Each computer detects itself and the the Workgroup. But not the other system.

what is the problem?
The laptop has a PCMCIA card 10/100MPs Fast Ethernet
The desktop 10/100MPS Fast ethernet
The cable is an 8 mater cat.5 UTP crossover cable.

I'm really fed up as i had it working at one point :(


any ideas?