Hi,

 

I have a new Dell Dimension 9100 with an Intel Pro/100 VE Network card and I am trying to connect to my old computer which has a U.S. Robotics 10/100 7900 Network card in it.  I have connected the two together on a peer to peer basis with a crossover cable.  Both computers have been setup using the network setup wizard in Windows XP.  Both show that the network is connected.  I have Broadband connected to my old computer and this is shared with my new computer, so I can use the internet etc.. over the network connection.  What I am unable to do is share my files, which was the main reason for setting up the network.

 

I have tried pinging each computer, when I do this on my new computer it reports that everything is fine and the data is sent.  When I do this on my old computer the request times out.  Does this indicate a problem with my new or old computer?  Why should there be an error in file sharing but not with internet connection sharing?  Please could you advise on how to solve?

 

Thank you in advance for your help and I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Regards,

Matthew Hoyland