digitaldivide Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 hello all , i am trying to create a direct cable connection between two pc's that i have.. one a self build has an asus p4p800 mobo with onboard LAN and the other a dell has some d link nic i think . i got myself a cross crimped cable and connected the 2 and thats as far as i have got.. how to i make these 2 see each other ? i have a "local area connection" icon in control panel of both pc's but with a red x and a message under it saying network cable unpluggedi tried running the xp home and networking wizard to no effect (just tried a few settings not sure if they were right) also assigned ip of 192.168.0.1 to the self build and 192.168.0.2 to the dell but they still dont see each other! what else do i have to do ? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 Welcome :) I don't run XP so my input will be limited. Does XP have a 'Networking' icon in 'Control Panel' so that you can select your settings manually ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 Yes....:) If you click on 'Set up or change your home or office network', XP will run a wizard for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirbster Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 I think from my limited knowledge of setting up my network, the fact that you have a cross on your network icon saying that the cable is unplugged would suggest that the cable is no good, you sure it's definitely a crossover cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 I agree with Kirbster, it looks like a faulty/wrong cable, the only time I have ever had the "RED CROSS" is with the above problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldivide Posted February 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 yep i had my doubts about the cable , but its definitely a crossed cat5 cable. took it back to the vendor and got it checked for connectivity issues as well and it was tested okbut i still get the network cable unplugged error :( i think its a problem with the onboard lan on my asus mobo , plan to get a pci nic and test it out to make surethanks for all the replies so far and good to see a seperate board for networking which i dont think was there during my last visit ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 THE most common reason for an unplugged cable is XP struggles with auto settings on different NIC's Look through the NIC settings and set the cards manually to 100base-TX full duplex.In auto mode it sees 10 as not connected so up pops the error.Also go into network connections highlight the NIC go to advanced then advanced settings and make sure TCIP is bound to the NIC's..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldivide Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 i set it at 100 full duplex and even tried until 10mb half duplex manual setting on both but no go .. will have to get a similar pci nic for this pc i think :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 As long as the PCMCIA card is being read you shouldn't have to buy another. Is TCPIP bound to the cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Be sure to do a cold reboot after a network failure, power the computers down, wait 30 seconds, and power it back on. That can reset the hardware in a way that a warm reboot can't. Check in Device Manager. If a yellow exclamation mark shows up, then you have an installation problem. Check for IRQ conflictTroubleshoot with the below...1. The network cable really is unplugged. 2. The network cable is defective. 3. It's plugged in, but there's nothing connected to the other end. 4. It's plugged in and connected on both ends, but the device on the other end isn't turned on. 5. The cable is the wrong type. Connecting two computers directly, without a hub, switch, or router, requires a crossover cable. A regular cable won't work. 6. The cable is connected to the uplink port on a hub, switch, or router, instead of a regular port. 7. Some hubs, switches, and routers disable the port next to the uplink port when the uplink port is in use. 8. The network card driver program isn't working right. Download and install the latest XP-compatible driver from the manufacturer's web site. 9. The network card is configured to automatically sense speed and duplex settings but isn't doing it correctly. Set those options manually, as shown here: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharin...networkcard.htm 10. The operating system is turning off the network card to save power. Disable the power saving option in the network card's properties, as shown here, even if you have a different network adapter than mentioned in the article: MSBBN: "A Network Cable Has Been Unplugged" Message Appears at Seemingly Random Intervals http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;811595 11. You're using a phone line network adapter and there isn't a second computer, with a similar adapter, running and connected to the same phone line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdy Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 I connect my two PCs via NICs.I also get a red cross on my network connection icon if I don't disable the onboard LAN in the BIOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldivide Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Is TCPIP bound to the cards?how do i verify this ? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Just noticed you said you assigned a static IP so binding will not be an issue. Have you tried all of the troubleshooting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldivide Posted February 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 yup still no luck :( i tried shifting the pci nic to a differnent slot and while booting up suddenly the network was great on this pc. but once windows finished booting and installed the driver i got the network cable unplugged error again! :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Just explain that will you. You moved the PCMCIA card to a new slot and the network was great on which PC and whats great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Do you have client for Microsoft network installed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 One more thing, I have to go out but back later, right click the connection and dissable...re-enable.Are the cards recognised in control panel and are they registered as working? Whats the other computers O/S? ones XP whats the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldivide Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Just explain that will you. You moved the PCMCIA card to a new slot and the network was great on which PC and whats great?ok that did sound garbled :blush: ok i m trying to network 2 pc;s both using windows xp home with sp1 installedthis one that i am typing from now has an onboard lan and i am trying to network it to a dell system which has a pci dlink ethernet adaptorwhat i tried earlier was shutdown the dell pc and shift the NIC to a different PCI slot and connected the cable etc then while the dell was booting up i opened the network connections folder on this pc and the local area network showed that it was connectedbut once the dell pc finished booting win xp installed and detected the card and after that suddenly both computers showed network cable unplugged again.. so each time i change the pci slot on the dell pc the network works but only until windows finishes booting up hope that makes sense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldivide Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 i have client for ms and file and printer sharing installedhave tried enabling/disabling; uninstalling and reinstalling the cards to no effectping 127.0.0.1 gets 100% response on both NIC's but when i run ipconfig/all i only get : media disconnected :unsure: next resort i think is to buy another new cable ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaldivide Posted February 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 got a new cable from another store .. worked had quite a row at the shop where i got the 1st cable :ranting: turns out that the crossing was done in reverse thanks so much for your patience spikeychris :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeychris Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 Glad your sorted. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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