On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 15:28:47 -0800 Peter Shkabara <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> > Open a DOS prompt and try PING 127.0.0.1 and see if you get a
> response.

"Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0"

> Why are you not using static address assignments for the computers?

As posted, TCP/IP entries were entered by Ethernet cards software,
presumedly replicating TCP/IP Dial-Up entries.

> If you want to try this but can't decide on some addresses, try using
> this pair: 10.1.1.1 and 10.1.1.2 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
for
> both computers. Then see if the NET VIEW shows anything.
>
> Peter

Results, same as before

computer A
net view, "The command was completed successfully", reading computer A
net view\\computername, "Bad command or file name".
net use j: \\computername\drive, "Error 53: The computer name specified
in the network path cannot be located."
computer B
net view, "The command was completed successfully", reading computer B
net view\computername, "The command...is unknown".
net use j: \\computername\drive, "Error 53: The computer name specified
in the network path cannot be located."

Map Network Drive
computer A, computer B
"The computer or sharename could not be found".

Demetri Kolokotronis

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