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This is not working neither between one desktop and one laptop running both XP professional!!!
Thursday, February 6, 2003 at 11:48 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by sylvio
(2 messages posted)
Since yesterday I am tired of trying it out to get them working. I thought that the
cable was out of order even though I bought it yesterday!
The lapton is a hp omnibook PII runnning windows xp while the desktop is a "nobody"
PIII.
As a matter of fact, when I restarted after plugging the cable in, the desktop installed
automatically a "modem" called direct cable between two computers configured to work
on port COM1. I could not change this to work on LPT1. However, I tried it on COM1
even if it is stupid, it did not work. After that, I tried installing a Direct Parallel
cable since it was an option in the standard modem installation alternatives. Problem
is there is no port to install it on!!! More, I let the cable installed on COMI and
I set as parameters that the connection use either COM1 or LPT1. It did not work
either. I am quite desperate!!!
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 4:02 pm, Sarah Coast wrote:
>I tried it using both systems as server and as client, but i can't get it to work.
>I think i'm missing something important. Description: I need to get some files out
>of a broke down 100mhz running win98 first edition, fully updated. I need to get
>those files into a laptop running winxp home. The only way to connect them (as i
>saw it) was through the LPT1 plug. But there always seems to be a bit of incompatibility.
>When using the 100mhz as the client, i used direct cable connection and set up a
>host net connection on windows xp When using the laptop as a the client i did exactly
>the same except for seting the connection as the host. I also tried using the net
>configuration assistant from winxp; that tried to configure win98 on it's own (i
>had to pass it via a disc). I also tried it using two programs, fastlynx, and paraben's
>pc linker but they all seem not to connect. note: I don´t think the cable is mal
>functioning or broken. Anyone's done this before? I really need the detailed know-how.
>Thanx in advanced
>
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