crossover utp between winXPhome and win2000pro (off-topic, I know)

From: Fondula di Carceri (fondula.di.carceri@gmx.net)
Date: 09/16/02 

From: "Fondula di Carceri" <fondula.di.carceri@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:13:16 GMT

Dear all,

A bit of-topic, but I can't get an answer in other newsgroups, so please
bear with me ;) I'm having a bit of a tough problem connecting two windows
boxes. Basic situation: due to lack of any other computer and extra nic's, I
have to use a crossover utp to move many gigs of data from the win2000 box
(pro, english, sp3, onc nic) to the winXP (home, dutch, patched up to date
without sp1, once nic). I tried the following without result:

-installed 'client for MSN' and 'file/print sharing' on both boxes;
installed netbios on both; installed the QoS; activated all
-defined the same workgroup on both boxes
-setup the winXP box as 10.0.0.1, the win2000 as 10.0.0.2
-gateway on the win2000 as 10.0.0.0
-tried other ip's and gateway (192.168.x.x, 168.254.x.x, ...)
-subnet 255.255.255.0, I also tried with 255.255.0.0
-turned on all relevant services on both boxes; tried also with simply all
services on
-defined an identical user account on both boxes with admin privileges
-shared all relevant folders and drives on both boxes
-reviewed all policies and userpriveleges
-turned off all tcp/ip filtering and firewalls on both boxes
-finally tried the 'networking wizards' on both boxes (didn't work; one
crashes all the time, the other says it's not compatible with other
languages)
-made sure all nic's are properly installed
-made sure the cable is indeed crossover
-drank too much coffee in the proces

>From the win2000 box, I can ping the winXP. From the winXP, I can't ping the
win2000 nor the gateway there. The windows LAN dialogue screen does indicate
that packets are being sent and received on both boxes. Explorer on the
win2000 finds the computername of the winXP, but can't connect to it.
Explorer on the winXP can't find the win2000 and says 'contact the
administrator'. My guess is, the problem is located on the winXP box, but
since it's the home edition, I don't have a lot of configuration options.

Is there any rational way to simply get a tcp/ip connection working between
two boxes? This is driving me plain mad; I currently have two options:
either I simply throw away windows forever (which would be stupid - it's
suitable as a desktop) and stick to bsd or move to mac, or I buy myself a
decent third-party application like Laplink. Any hints will be greatfully
appreciated!

Sincerely,
Fondula di Carceri [ fondula.di.carceri@gmx.net - pgp on request ]

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