simple prob

tommycahir

hi all
i trying to network my laptop and my desktop but the just dont seem to be connecting right or something i using a cross over cable (that working ok) i set up my subnet mask to be the same on both comps 255.255.224.0 and the ip address are
laptop 149.153..130.123
desktop 149.153.130.124
i have them on the same workgroup and when i go to my network places i dont see any the shared folders on the other comp..
when i go
\\149.153.130.124 i just get the error saying that it not accessable
any ideas on whats wrong

Capt'n Midnight

Can you ping - if you can't ping then sort out that before starting to open shared folders.

Turn off firewall etc.
BTW: Which version of windows ?

use ARP -a in Dos (start - run - cmd) to see if other card is ID'd - if it is listed then proves communication (if not listed - inconclusive)

255.255.224.0 - that is a lot of addresses for a crossover cable
shouldn't make a difference though.

Also can each PC see itself ?
eg: start \\127.0.0.1 etc.

tommycahir

no firewalls running
i using xp home
cant ping the other pc as it gives a request time out but can ping itself
can see the desktop on the laptop but cant see the laptop on the desktop but still cant access the desktop from the laptop even though it can be seen