KennyR wrote:
I was hoping it was a WinXP configuration problem with having two network cards and that someone knew a fix.
:-? Wait a minute, wouldn't the PC require a separate IP address for each of its network cards? Maybe I’m confused there; none of my machines function as a gateway, so I haven’t encountered that. That, at least, is a possibility you can check without spending any money.
Also, it occurs to me that unless the computers are connected directly to one another, you should use one-to-one cables instead of crossover cables.
Try working out the connection problem by reducing it as much as possible. Try using a crossover cable to temporarily connect one machine directly to the other without any other equipment involved. If you cannot ping under those circumstances, then it’s a hardware fault with either one of the cards, or the cable. Check each of these with known good equipment, if possible, to determine which is at fault. If you can ping while connected that way, try adding other bits one at a time, testing after each addition.
