Assuming that you entered it into the host file correctly (not being a jerk, but just worth a double check). You may also have some dns cache left on your local machine so running an ipconfig /flushdns might make it work as well.
After that, make sure your crossover connection will work period, unhook the LAN on one of the boxes and see if you can ping the other host and connect via UNC. At least then we will have a better idea of what the issue could be. Let me know how it goes troy -----Original Message----- From: Bill Krumel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 1:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: crossover cable between 2 boxes to transfer files Troy, box1 IP address is in the host file of box 2 but it still appears to be using the LAN instead of the crossover cable when I transfer files between the 2 using \\UNC\shared Any ideas? Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Troy Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: crossover cable between 2 boxes to transfer files No need to verify if you are using a crossover with a different network address segment as the LAN and you have the name of the second machine in the hosts file. It will ONLY use that for resolution. IE Comp 2 is on the local network and the crossover. Comp 2 crossover address is 10.0.0.2 and the lan is 192.168.1.2 If input comp2 10.0.0.2 in the host file it wont find comp2 if the crossover is down. (use of the host file isn't recursive, if it finds an entry there is stops, even if that machine isn't up.) Does that make sense? -Troy -----Original Message----- From: Bill Krumel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 12:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: crossover cable between 2 boxes to transfer files I have 2 boxes and each contains 2 NICs. The first is a 100mbps NIC used for the network and hooked into a switch. The second NIC is a gigabit card. Between the 2 gigabit cards I have a crossover cable so those 2 boxes can talk at gigabit speed. Each gigabit card is assigned an IP address and entered into the boxes host file. My question is how do I verify that when I transfer files between these 2 boxes that it is using the crossover cable and talking gigabit. I am just using an unc path to access a shared folder on the other box and then copying the files. I thought by entering in the IP addresses in the hosts file it would force the 2 boxes to use the crossover cable. Am I correct? What would I use to verify? thanks, Bill ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
