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by agoldstein7

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I have a new computer running XP with a cable modem connected via usb. Want to get data off old ME computer connected via nick cards. Ran the wizard, but I can't see the ME machine. Icon on XP machine shows open LAN connection. I thought networkingwas easier with XP. (I successfully networked a win 2000 machine to the ME in the past)

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by hereinoz

First up, are you running a software firewall program on either machine or an antivirus program that contains a firewall (PC-cillin for example). If so, turn it off, check whether you can see the Me machine and if so, set up the firewall appropriately to give access.

Also, did you make the floppy disk from the network set-up wizard and run it on the ME machine?

I am assuming that you have done all the things such as checking the workgroup name is correct, TCP/IP is right, and all that stuff.

by agoldstein7

Firewalls off, antivirus disabled. Could it be that the cable modem on the xp machine locks the ip address to the isp?

by rcom

Are you using a switch/hub or a RJ45 straight cable to connect the computers? A rolled cable won't work without a hub.

Depending on the way you want to transfer the files, one of the computers has to have sharing enabled and something shared. For the ME computer to connect that user must be added to the XP machine and have rights to access shares.

Workgroup indentification, client, protocol and sharing must be setup and matching on both PCs.

Are you using DHCP or have you assigned IPaddresses to the computers. If you assigned addresses the subnet needs to match. Example.

IP=168.192.0.1 subnet=255.255.255.0 then the other computer has 168.192.0.2 and matching subnet.

Run winipcfg on ME and see what settings the nic has. Open the icon in the lower right, by the time on XP and select properties to see those settings.

Can you ping either of the IP addresses. Or for that matter can you ping loop or local address of 127.0.0.1 on both PCs.

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