Pedro:
Heya. I think you may have a simple problem: the IP
address range "169.254.x.x" isn't a valid IP address range, so
your PC might be refusing to initiate a connection to it. This
address range is what you'll get when a DHCP lease request fails.
The legit "private IP" ranges are:
10.0.0.0 -- 10.255.255.255
172.16.0.0 -- 172.31.255.255
192.168.0.0 -- 192.168.255.255
In general, the 192.168.x.y range is the most popular.
Try giving your 2 PC's their own static IP address in that range.
Or, alternatively, replace your Ethernet hub with an Ethernet
router that has a DHCP server built-in.
Good luck!
-Scott
> Hi.
> My problem seems simple. I've got two computers connected directly
> (ethernet) and I use 169.254.x.x IP scheme.
> I'd like to access services in the WIN98 computer from the WinXP
> one - server in win98 and client in XP.
> The problem is this persistent "Failed to Connect to Server" which
> I can't get fixed.
> I've already tried pinging both computers from the other and
> everything seems fine. Telnet through port 5900 doesn't seem to
> work. What else am I missing here?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Pedro Goncalves
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