[Pammi1958]

I have an HP 9040n with a wireless modem. I want to network it to my Dell e510 with a nic.
Can I still plug the crossover cable into the ethernet jack on the wireless modem?
If so, how do I configue?
Vista is so different, its confusing.
Thanks
Pam

[TerryNet]

You can use a cross-over cable to connect a PC to a modem or router if and only if at least one of them is an auto-sensing port. Why not just use a regular patch cable?

[Pammi1958]

I have both units connected via a cross over cable, red cable from client pc using XP to the hub, blue cable from the hub to the host using vista. Both jacks are labeled ethernet. The XP client can see the Vista unit, but when I go to network and sharing center all I see is the vista
computer--------multiple networks-----------the internet.
I tried to use "set up a connection or network" it had for wireless only.
thanks
pam

[TerryNet]

Here are 6 tests to run (3 on each machine); please tell us what you get for each.

To open a Command Window: Start - Run – cmd (command in 98SE) – OK
(if Run not on Vista’s Start menu, just type cmd in the Search box)

To determine a computer's IP address: open a Command Window and type
ipconfig

Now for some troubleshooting:

1. On each PC open a Command window and type
ping IPofOther (where IPofOther is the IP address of the other PC)

Do you get Replies, or do you get packets lost?

If you got Replies,

2. Do the same ping except use the Computer Name of the other computer:
ping NameOfOtherPC

Replies or lost packets?

If you got Replies to either or both,

3. Then
Start - Run - \\IPofOther - OK

With luck after about a minute you should get an explorer window showing the other PC's shares. If not, what is the error message?

[Pammi1958]

Terry
pinged both ip addresses, request timed out

sent- 4
recieved-0
lost-4

[TerryNet]

Since you said "The XP client can see the Vista unit" (whatever that means) I assume that both PCs are on the same network. Thus, ping failure is almost always caused by a firewall (internet security) doing its thing. A Windows firewall will block pings by default if file and printer sharing has not been enabled, but usually the problem is a 3rd party, such as Norton, McAfee, ZoneAlarm, etc.

A 3rd party firewall often has to be completely and cleanly uninstalled or properly configured for LAN access. Sometimes 'disable' or 'turn off' will work.