I have just one NT system at home. ----- Original Message ----- From: Symon Thurlow To: Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 5:15 PM Subject: RE: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255]
> Does another WINNT system talk to the other one? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Godswill Oletu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 November 2002 21:45 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] > > > Hi Mark, > > So far... > I brought in another Win98 system. TCP/IP and NetBEUI is working great > between the two Win98 Systems. I can Ping and do all sorts of things > between those two Win98 Systems. > > Now, same old problem, TCP/IP cannot work between Win98 and WinNT 4.0, > only NetBEUI is working so far. I just swap the cable to a Win98 system > and it start working. > > Have you personally implemented a peer to peer network between a WinNT > 4.0 and Win98 System? Everything on the WinNT system looks okay, however > am determined to fine a logical conclusion to this. > > What are not getting right now? > > Regards. > Godswill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark W. Odette II > To: > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 2:03 PM > Subject: RE: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] > > > > Oletu- > > What you are trying to do is not impossible. Many of us do this all > > the time to migrate data from one machine to another without burdening > > > the Hub-based LAN or if the computer is all by itself and is being > > upgraded. Case in point is the situation where a Win9x/Pentium 166Mhz > > workstation is being replaced with a Windows XP/Pentium III 1.8Ghz > > workstation... NetBEUI isn't a protocol option on XP, as it isn't > > supported anymore- So, it's TCP/IP or IPX! > > > > Configuration of each computer is correct; the fact that you can > > operate with success running NetBEUI says that your physical layer is > > also solid, i.e., NIC's and Cross-over cable. > > > > Next thing to do is (for informational purposes) to 'route print' or a > > > 'netstat -r' at the command line to determine the TCP/IP stack has > > proper routing information. Optionally issue the 'nbtstat -c' or > > 'nbtstat -r' to see if you are getting any netbios caching... > > > > After collecting this information, I would remove the TCP/IP protocol, > > > reboot, reinstall TCP/IP protocol, install most recent SP for OS, and > > test again... If that doesn't resolve the problem, then seek out > > replacement drivers for the NIC(s). > > > > This pretty much addresses every possibility of failure between two > > Windows-based computers that are directly connected to each other with > > > a cross-over cable. > > > > ... One other thought- You wouldn't have some kind of personal > > firewall installed/previously installed on either one of these > > computers by chance, would you!?!?! > > > > I have seen all kinds of crazy stuff occur on MS boxes that had had > > any of the different flavors of "Personal Firewalls" installed, which > > usually required complete removal of the TCP/IP protocol, and then > > sifting through the networking portion of the registry to recover the > > machine. The alternative was to reinstall the OS from scratch. The > > firewalls in question were the Norton Personal Firewall, the Network > > Associates Desktop Firewall, BlackIce, and one other I can't recall > > the name of. Just some extra info to chew on for possibility. > > > > Good luck, and let us know what you find... > > > > -Mark > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Godswill Oletu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 12:04 PM > > To: Mark W. Odette II; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] > > > > Hi Mark, > > > > I have done all that. The crossover cable is okay. NeTBEUI is working > > fine. I can see both computers through Network Neigbourhood; copy > > files from one > > computer to the other. Everthing about NetBEUI is kool. I have alos > > edited > > the hosts/lmhost files on each computer (this only help to resolve the > > IP > > Address to the netbios name.) > > > > IP addresses are Computer A=192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 and Computer > > B=192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0 > > > > On Computer A, I can ping 192.168.0.1, localhost and 127.0.0.1 and it > > will response fine. On Computer B, I can also ping 192.168.0.2, > > localhost and 127.0.0.1 and it will response fine. (TCP/IP stack seems > > > perfectly installed)!!! > > > > But I cannot ping A from B, neither can I ping B from A. > > > > This is the dumbest thing I have ever done and it is messing me up. > > > > Or is it impossible? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Mark W. Odette II > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 8:22 PM > > Subject: RE: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] > > > > > > > Check your subnet masks for each computer. > > > Either specify Computer B as the default gateway for Computer A and > > > vice-versa, or don't specify a default gateway at all. > > > > > > After that, you have to configure the lmhosts/hosts files if you > > > want > > to > > > resolve machine names between each other (quickly). > > > > > > Verify that your cross-over cable is good, or plug each computer > > > into > > a > > > hub/switch. > > > > > > It's that simple. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > -Mark > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Godswill Oletu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 6:26 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: I seems Confused.....Peer-to-to TCP/IP Network [7:58255] > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Where are mine going wrong? Has anyone implemented a Peer-to-Peer > > > network involving just two computers with ONLY TCP/IP Protocol? > > > > > > I have been trying to do it but keeping failing. NetBEUI is working > > > fine, I can transfer files in between both computers. But TCP/IP > > > protocolis > > not > > > working across. Am trying to connect a Window NT to Windows 98 > > Machine. > > > I > > > used > > > the normal cross over cable (1-3, 2-6, 3-1, 6-2) connection. > > > localhost pings alright, IP-address to each machine can be pinged > > > from that very > > machine > > > only. > > > Hosts file have been edited and it is resolving fine...but I can > > > ping one machine from the other. > > > > > > I have double checked everything but cannot figure out whats > > happening. > > > I > > > know > > > I have been implementing peer-to-peer networks but I had not gotten > > into > > > this > > > kind of scenario...... > > > > > > Any forethought would help, thanks > > > > > > Godswill > ============================================= > > This email has been content filtered and > subject to spam filtering. 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