Can we transfer data btween 2 laptps using cross cable, one with xp professional edition and one with home edition.i did give the ip addresses, 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 , connection will establish but I pinged then it shows request timed outIs there any particular network setting i need to do, or is it jst that home and prof edition problem!!!!!RegardsDinesh
I have seen Windows configured (from the vendor) to ignore an icmp request (ping). I have also seen a cable give link lights and still not allow a connection. Get the two laptops setup to use the same workgroup and then see if you can locate each other via Windows networking. ( I am sorry I can't give more precise instructions but I am a linux guy). The cross over cable is the correct choice for what you want to do though. I hope this helps!
you did it right. I would guess that the pinging problem is only because the XP firewall is on. Turn it off (or any other firewall software ) and you should be good to go.
