re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' Saturday, April 5, 2003 at 7:18 pm Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by noone (29 messages posted) I know that this is an old post but for those that are now just finding this to be a problem. There is a bug in the parallel port for win2k. It was fixed with win2k service pack 2 for those that have the older version. There is dialog for this problem at the microsoft web site http://support.microsoft.com and do a search for "direct cable connection" On Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 2:19 pm, Ken Peterson wrote: >I have a question about connecting between a computer on WIN95 (The guest) and one >on WIN2000 (The host) using a Windows Direct Cable Connection using a Belkin Autoswitch. >The LPT connection is made satisfactorily and then I get the message on the guest >computer that it "Can't find the host computer". From all I can tell I have setup >the software on both computers correctly. I was asked the name of the host computer >and entered the name listed for it under "devices" in the "My Computer" menu. Does >anyone have any ideas or experience with this problem? > > Written in response to: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at 2:19 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Wed, Mar 6, 2002, 2:19 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Alan Mann: Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 2:57 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Ken Peterson: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 9:56 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Bob: Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 6:15 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Marc Anderson: Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 12:28 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Glenn Gillis: Tue, Apr 11, 2006, 10:41 am) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (noone: Sat, Apr 5, 2003, 7:18 pm) re: Question about 'Why can't I get the Direct-Cable Connection to work?' (Bob: Fri, May 9, 2003, 11:49 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum