I am trying to create file sharing. I have a windows 2000 professional laptop
which i want to connect to a windows xp home machine. So I can transfer files
to the xp machine. I have a crossover cable connected from the laptop to the
cpu of the xp machine. The xp machine is connected to a d-link router to the
internet by way of usb cable. I think this is why I can't connect the two. I
have enabled file and print sharing on both machines but on the xp machine
the LAN connection I created has an error - limited or no connectivity -
after it tried to aquire an ip address. I tried to click the repair button to
reset the IPs but all that did was to mess up the router settings. Lucky I
was able to do a system restore. Do I need to create a network Lan on the
windows 2000. Not sure which selections to choose in the wizard. Below are
the ip addresses by typing ipconfig:-

windows xp machine:-

Ethernet adapter local area network connection 2 (this is for the router):-
connection specific DNS suffix
IP address..................................10.1.1.3
Subnet mask...............................255.0.0.0
Default gateway...........................10.1.1.1

Ethernet adapter home (this is the connection I created on xp machine):-
connection specific DNS suffix
Automatic configuration IP address..169.254.110.154
Subnet mask...............................255.255.0.0
Default gateway........................... (blank)

If I type ipconfig on the windows 2000 laptop I only get:-

Windows 2000 IP configuration

Thanks.
Ford

"Ford12" <Ford12@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D40CB41D-E7BB-40E9-B335-E7DE07626E0D@microsoft.com...
> I am trying to create file sharing. I have a windows 2000 professional
laptop
> which i want to connect to a windows xp home machine. So I can transfer
files
> to the xp machine. I have a crossover cable connected from the laptop to
the
> cpu of the xp machine. The xp machine is connected to a d-link router to
the
> internet by way of usb cable. I think this is why I can't connect the two.
I
> have enabled file and print sharing on both machines but on the xp machine
> the LAN connection I created has an error - limited or no connectivity -
> after it tried to aquire an ip address. I tried to click the repair button
to
> reset the IPs but all that did was to mess up the router settings. Lucky I
> was able to do a system restore. Do I need to create a network Lan on the
> windows 2000. Not sure which selections to choose in the wizard. Below are
> the ip addresses by typing ipconfig:-
>
> windows xp machine:-
>
> Ethernet adapter local area network connection 2 (this is for the
router):-
> connection specific DNS suffix
> IP address..................................10.1.1.3
> Subnet mask...............................255.0.0.0
> Default gateway...........................10.1.1.1
>
> Ethernet adapter home (this is the connection I created on xp machine):-
> connection specific DNS suffix
> Automatic configuration IP address..169.254.110.154
> Subnet mask...............................255.255.0.0
> Default gateway........................... (blank)
>
> If I type ipconfig on the windows 2000 laptop I only get:-
>
> Windows 2000 IP configuration
>
> Thanks.
> Ford

If the command

ipconfig /all

returns no output then there is a problem with your
network adapter on the Win2000 machine.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Ford12" <Ford12@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D40CB41D-E7BB-40E9-B335-E7DE07626E0D@microsoft.com...
> > I am trying to create file sharing. I have a windows 2000 professional
> laptop
> > which i want to connect to a windows xp home machine. So I can transfer
> files
> > to the xp machine. I have a crossover cable connected from the laptop to
> the
> > cpu of the xp machine. The xp machine is connected to a d-link router to
> the
> > internet by way of usb cable. I think this is why I can't connect the two.
> I
> > have enabled file and print sharing on both machines but on the xp machine
> > the LAN connection I created has an error - limited or no connectivity -
> > after it tried to aquire an ip address. I tried to click the repair button
> to
> > reset the IPs but all that did was to mess up the router settings. Lucky I
> > was able to do a system restore. Do I need to create a network Lan on the
> > windows 2000. Not sure which selections to choose in the wizard. Below are
> > the ip addresses by typing ipconfig:-
> >
> > windows xp machine:-
> >
> > Ethernet adapter local area network connection 2 (this is for the
> router):-
> > connection specific DNS suffix
> > IP address..................................10.1.1.3
> > Subnet mask...............................255.0.0.0
> > Default gateway...........................10.1.1.1
> >
> > Ethernet adapter home (this is the connection I created on xp machine):-
> > connection specific DNS suffix
> > Automatic configuration IP address..169.254.110.154
> > Subnet mask...............................255.255.0.0
> > Default gateway........................... (blank)
> >
> > If I type ipconfig on the windows 2000 laptop I only get:-
> >
> > Windows 2000 IP configuration
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Ford
>
> If the command
>
> ipconfig /all
>
> returns no output then there is a problem with your
> network adapter on the Win2000 machine.
>
Thanks for your reply.
> Did that. On the win 2000 machine I get:-

windows 2000 ip configuration
host name..................Ford
primary DNS suffix......(blank)
Node type................... Broadcast
IP routing enabled........Yes
WINS proxy enabled......No

I am not near the win xp machine but the ipconfig command is as previous.
Thanks

>

In article <D40CB41D-E7BB-40E9-B335-E7DE07626E0D@microsoft.com>,
Ford12 <Ford12@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I am trying to create file sharing. I have a windows 2000 professional laptop
>which i want to connect to a windows xp home machine. So I can transfer files
>to the xp machine. I have a crossover cable connected from the laptop to the
>cpu of the xp machine. The xp machine is connected to a d-link router to the
>internet by way of usb cable. I think this is why I can't connect the two. I
>have enabled file and print sharing on both machines but on the xp machine
>the LAN connection I created has an error - limited or no connectivity -
>after it tried to aquire an ip address. I tried to click the repair button to
>reset the IPs but all that did was to mess up the router settings. Lucky I
>was able to do a system restore. Do I need to create a network Lan on the
>windows 2000. Not sure which selections to choose in the wizard. Below are
>the ip addresses by typing ipconfig:-
>
>windows xp machine:-
>
>Ethernet adapter local area network connection 2 (this is for the router):-
>connection specific DNS suffix
>IP address..................................10.1.1.3
>Subnet mask...............................255.0.0.0
>Default gateway...........................10.1.1.1
>
>Ethernet adapter home (this is the connection I created on xp machine):-
>connection specific DNS suffix
>Automatic configuration IP address..169.254.110.154
>Subnet mask...............................255.255.0.0
>Default gateway........................... (blank)
>
>If I type ipconfig on the windows 2000 laptop I only get:-
>
>Windows 2000 IP configuration
>
>Thanks.
>Ford

The "limited or no connectivity" message on Windows XP is normal for
your setup, Ford, and it doesn't mean that anything is wrong. It
simply means that the Ethernet connection can't access the Internet.

The "ipconfig" output on Windows 2000 shows a problem. Go to Control
Panel > Network and Dial-Up Connections, and make sure that the Local
Area Connection is enabled. Once it's enabled, right-click it, click
Properties, and make sure that there's a check mark in the box for
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)".

You can turn off the "limited or no connectivity" message, in the XP
computer's network connection properties, by un-checking the box that
says "Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity".

By default, Ethernet network connections on Windows 2000 and XP are
configured to obtain an IP address automatically. Since there's no
DHCP server on your crossover-cable network to make the assignment,
the computers automatically assign themselves compatible IP addresses
in the 169.254.x.x range.

When that happens, Windows XP (but not Windows 2000) reports that the
network connection has limited or no connectivity. Connectivity with
other computer(s) on the local area network should be fine.

"Ford12" <Ford12@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D40CB41D-E7BB-40E9-B335-E7DE07626E0D@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to create file sharing. I have a windows 2000 professional
>laptop
> which i want to connect to a windows xp home machine. So I can transfer
> files
> to the xp machine. I have a crossover cable connected from the laptop to
> the
> cpu of the xp machine. The xp machine is connected to a d-link router to
> the
> internet by way of usb cable. I think this is why I can't connect the two.
> I
> have enabled file and print sharing on both machines but on the xp machine
> the LAN connection I created has an error - limited or no connectivity -
> after it tried to aquire an ip address. I tried to click the repair button
> to
> reset the IPs but all that did was to mess up the router settings. Lucky I
> was able to do a system restore. Do I need to create a network Lan on the
> windows 2000. Not sure which selections to choose in the wizard. Below are
> the ip addresses by typing ipconfig:-
>
> windows xp machine:-
>
> Ethernet adapter local area network connection 2 (this is for the
> router):-
> connection specific DNS suffix
> IP address..................................10.1.1.3
> Subnet mask...............................255.0.0.0
> Default gateway...........................10.1.1.1
>
> Ethernet adapter home (this is the connection I created on xp machine):-
> connection specific DNS suffix
> Automatic configuration IP address..169.254.110.154
> Subnet mask...............................255.255.0.0
> Default gateway........................... (blank)
>
> If I type ipconfig on the windows 2000 laptop I only get:-
>
> Windows 2000 IP configuration
>
> Thanks.
> Ford

Probably not the problem but when connected together do the little LEDs by
the jack on the Laptop actually work? I have seen a couple of Laptops now
where the onboard NIC seems to have failed, although it does give the
correct settings with ipconfig. Just thought I'd mention this because I
wasted a couple of hours before I realized the lights weren't showing a
connection.