Comments on: CONNECTING VISTA LAPTOP TO XP DESKTOP USING ETHERNET CROSSOVER CABLE

By: shin

shin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:42:00 +0000

Im trying to bridge the connection between my vista laptop to my windows xp desktop but i dont remember how to do it this article is close to helping me but not exactly i want to setup a bridge connection using my vista laptop as the host and the windows xp as the client please i need help !!!!!!!!

By: sammy

sammy — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:40:55 +0000

Thanks man , u make my day. About the username and password issues , if u ve not set up any other username for that system, type Administrator for the username and for password type the password u ve given to the accessed system and if there is no password just press enter key. it will surely go through.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:48:59 +0000

At the point where you say “now set the files to share and you can acess the files” Where is this done? What files and where are they?? What window are you seeing these files in?
jb2000@millenicom.com

By: admin

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:15:41 +0000

@ prateek
enter your xp username and password

By: Prateek

Prateek — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:53:54 +0000

hey…very informative…i am however facing a problem…i am unable to access xp files from vista…it asks for username andpassword whenever i click on the xp computer from vista….what should i enter there?

By: mueen

mueen — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:33:46 +0000

thanx alot for your help …

By: Zeeshan

Zeeshan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:23:08 +0000

Hello.I would just like to say a big THANKS to u…It really helped me alot to move my data between my pc’s

By: innocent

innocent — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:30:21 +0000

nikeyta

how did you fix the problem? on my side, i can access the XP files on my vista (host) but to access vista files on xp a passord is required. what should i put there? tried putting my log in details but i failed

By: Nikeyta

Nikeyta — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:16:28 +0000

I fixed the problem. I had to go in and change the information about sharing files. Thanks anyway.

By: Nikeyta

Nikeyta — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:05:09 +0000

I can see both of my pcs on each other. Now my problem is, when I click on either pc via each other it asks me to type in username and password. What is that? Is that the information that I use to login into each pcs. If so, I have done that. And it is not allowing me to see nothing still. It still wants the username and password.

By: Zephyr

Zephyr — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:22:03 +0000

Thank you very much, GOD bless you

By: Sanyam

Sanyam — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:55:32 +0000

i am using windows server 2003 as host machine where i published my website.
Now i am trying to access the website from xp client machine with the ip address of host machine. It is opening the login screen but after providing the username and passwrd when i click login button, it will not do anything. if i access the website through vista client machine then the site is accessible.

IP address of host machine is 192.168.1.100
IP address of xp client machine is 192.168.1.8
prefered dns server was filled on the client machine with……192.168.1.100
Plz provide me the solution

By: Sanyam

Sanyam — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:51:36 +0000

By: shashika

shashika — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:43:08 +0000

My problem is some different one. I already connect my Laptop (Tohiba L505 / Vista Home) & My PC (XP SP2) via ethernet port using crosswire cable. So I can see the shared files from eachother. So the problem is I can’t copy or move or Select shared files form other, side, The very firs second when i select a file from other side the “Explorer is NOT RESPONDING” and Stuck and after connection says “Limited or No connectity” Please help!!!!!!!.

By: abro

abro — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:33:18 +0000

@seyi your problem is that you are using the gateway 192.168.1.1 which doesnt let you share the internet connection. if you use 192.168.0.1 then it will work fine ( which it did for me ) so here is the setting for vista ip 192.168.01 gateway . 192.168.0.1 and for xp matchine use ip 192.168.02 and etc …

@pesu goto netwok connections then click set up home and small office network name your workgroup and in the process there will be an option to check ” enable file/printer sharing ‘ which is already enabled so dont disable it ( once i did it ) and the same prob happened with me that then the vista matchine cant access file of xp matchine

By: Krishna

Krishna — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:19:21 +0000

Thanks,

Earlier,My network was not detected because of different workgroup names…
This article gave good clarrification and now i’m able to communicate between my pc and laptop

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:25:16 +0000

Hi, I have taken all the steps but when trying to access my XP desktop from my Vista Laptop it says wrong password and user name? Do I use the same one as I do to login? I’m not sure why it wont work.

By: Pseudoanime

Pseudoanime — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:25:25 +0000

Thanks for the help… But it’s still not working… I have an administrator account in my xp computer with a password made, as you said. Previously, it did not have a password.. And when i first tried accessing it through network in vista, it prompted for a password.. As i did not have a password, i typed in the user name & blank password to the prompt window… And i think i changed something in the network setup wizard too…After that, whenever i try accessing the xp computer through network in vista, it says “vista cannot access \\xxx” ie, it doesn’t even ask for a user name & password… Is any of this causing the problem? And i don’t think i have a mapped connection either…

By: seyi

seyi — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:54:06 +0000

Uptil now i couldnt get it …Can anyone help me please…admin and my Laptop is LG VISTA……………..Whats needed to be done

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:59:58 +0000

@pseudoanime if you can ping the XP system correctly then it seems to just be a security problem. are you accessing the XP system by clicking its icon under the “Network” window? (assuming it shows up) , otherwise just type “\\IPaddress” into any window’s address bar. to be working correctly it should do one of 2 things, either give you a login window, or just show you the list of shares for the XP machine. if it gives you an error (wether instantly or after a few seconds) it may be having a credential mismatch. Do you have at least 1 account which has a NONBLANK password on the XP machine? If not, make one, or just add a password to an account (preferably admin) that doesn’t have one. Also, have you ever mapped a connection to the XP machine from the vista previously? because doing so may have saved credentials for the connection. you will know if you have mapped a connection because it will show up under “my computer” along with your other drives regardless of whether you even have the cable plugged in. if it is there, just right click and delete. if neither of these situations apply to you, then lemme know. bhckc@hotmail.com

By: pseudoanime

pseudoanime — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:49:24 +0000

THanks for the reply, nut it still hasn’t solved my problem… See… I can access my Vista files from Xp without any problems… But he problem is that when i try to access my xp pc from my vista, it says, “windows cannot access \mycomputername” Is there any way for me to solve this? Becoz more than accessing vsta from xp, i need to access xp from vista..

Could you please help…

By: admin

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:59:13 +0000

@seyi
your question is already answered.read thru some comments.you will figure out on your own.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:56:55 +0000

@pseudoanime
yes you need to shutdown comodo firewall.thats all you need to do.
i guess once the connection is established ,you can enable the firewall again.

@lakshmi
if you have files which you would like to share from xp ,all you need to do is enable filesharing for that particular file or the whole drive where the file is located .it works for me evrytime.

let me know how it goes ppl.

By: Lakshmi

Lakshmi — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:12:52 +0000

I solved my problem… Now both Xp & vista can see each other…. But I have encountered another problem…XP can access vista, but vista cannot access Xp…. At first it asked for a login but i changed something and now it says that the connection cannot be allowed or something like that.. I would be grateful if you could find a solution to my problem

By: pseudoanime

pseudoanime — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:47:12 +0000

I too have a dell xps 1330 with vista sp1 and a desktop with xp sp3… Now that i’ve followed the the instructions above, i can ping both the computers from one another, but then, neither computer is listed in the other’s network map… ie, xp is not listed in vista and vice versa… Could you please tell me what’s wrong? I’m using a comodo firewall… But then, is there a need to shutdown the firewall, since both the computers can ping each other… Please help me figure out the problem….

By: seyi

seyi — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:53:13 +0000

am using a dial up

By: Seyi

Seyi — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:52:48 +0000

Hello i am havin a similar problem,I can share file and everything but until now I cant connect to the internet,All I want you to do for me now is to tell me the IP,that needed to be used
..cause i can share anything but cant connected on laptop and this is what I have on my vista and xp..

ip address=192.168.1.140

subnet mask=255.255.255.0 (this value is automatically filled once you enter ip address value)

default gateway=192.168.1.1
………………………………………………………………………….
WINDOWS XP
ip address=192.168.1.136
subnet mask=255.255.255.0
default gateway = 192.168.1.1

And prefered dns server was filled on the client which is my xp ……192.168.1.140

and i also turned my host on to share internet connection
And uptil now I stil canot access the internet…

Please need your help on how to continue..please if u have a yahoo messenger u can add me to seyiniceman@yahoo.com..I would love to learn and admin please paste the procedure on how to continue from here I reALY Need it urgently
Vista\
I want it this way….

VISTA
… .. … ….
… .. .. …..
… … …. ..

XP… .. .. ..
…. .. … …
… … … … ..

I Hope i can get my reply back thru email Thanks alot for your help and support

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:59:43 +0000

@vicks For internet connection sharing to work, your computer will automatically set the host adapter (the one on your desktop that connects to the laptop) to 192.168.0.1 , and you cannot change this unless you are running a Server version of the operating system. At this point, unless you were to bridge the two adapters on your Desktop computer, this IP configuration would not allow Internet connection sharing to work. The file sharing works because both computers are on the same subnet (192.168.1.*). So if you do have the IP configuration set up manually then change the Vista laptop to
192.168.0.2
255.255.255.0
192.168.0.1
and make sure that Internet Connection Sharing IS indeed checked on under the other lan adapter’s advanced settings.

By: sourit

sourit — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:01:53 +0000

Hey..thats superb…it really worked without even a single error !

It is not necessary to upgrade XP to SP3 it even works in XP SP2 !!!

thanks a lot for the article.

By: vicks

vicks — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:39:13 +0000

I tried following setting

My XP settings – 192.168.1.136
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

Vista – 192.168.1.140
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

pref DNS – 192.168.1.136

My internet is connect on XP desktop on other lan card.File sharing on both computers working but internet connection is not working…..pls suggest.

By: V. Anshuman

V. Anshuman — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:19:43 +0000

Great tutorial. I’ve a HP 5630b laptop with Vista SP1 and an assembled intel based desktop running XP SP3. Even aftr following all the steps I am unable to access Laptop files from Desktop, though I am able to do otherwise. Also if I try to run any shared .exe file from the laptop a blue screen of death appears and it restarts. I am able to acces videos, music, pics, stream videos etc. Why not .exe? Plz help

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:28:07 +0000

@afraz you may want to simply Make user accounts on the computers and assign them a password (even if its 1234) then you will be able to type in the information when it asks you. you may have to go back into the sharing wizard for the folders/files/printers you are trying to share if you need to give access to the new users you have created.

@nick yes. i assume you mean you want to share files/printers across a wireless router. in any case you can easily do that, and if you IP settings are set to auto (whether using wireless or wired) then the two computers should be most of the way connected and able to see each other. make sure to set them both to the same Workgroup to make things easier.

@ching if you go “network and sharing center” -> “manage network connections” (on leftside list of commands) -> right click Wireless connection -> properties -> Sharing tab … you should see options for Internet Connection Sharing. If you don’t have this tab then the Internet Connection Sharing service may not be in auto mode. If you go to control panel -> System Maintenance(if in nonclassic view) -> Administrative Tools -> Services, and locate the “internet connection sharing” service and make sure it is set to Automatic. Also, if you have another program controlling your wireless connection, for example Intel’s Zero Config Utility, it may not be letting Windows share that connection.

By: ching

ching — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:18:45 +0000

sharing was good, but there is no internet on the xp desktop.

this is my setup:

vista laptop wirelessly connected to a router.

xp desktop crossover cable connection to vista laptop.

i have file sharing, but no internet connection sharing. i followed andrea’s instructions but to no avail.

please help.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:50:24 +0000

Is the anyway to do this with a wireless router?

By: afraz

afraz — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:30:19 +0000

hey man i just need one thing.i can c the computers on eachother. but i cant access it asks for user name and pass and dont have pass on any of the computer. and i tried using the computernames for the user name but it didnt work. xp computer is called yazdani and the vista is called family-PC. can u help pl.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:03:43 +0000

I am pretty thorough with networking and if anyone would like to email me or Instant Message me on AIM (screenname = dudman313) i would be more than willing to assist them in getting their home network running/sharing internet. The reason i am not posting the possible solutions is that for the ppl that still cannot connect after following this (well done) toturial, there are just too many factors that could be the problem. Also there may be a different problem/solution for each individual. For any of the ppl with problems still i will suggest possibly “still” wrong IP configurations.

@dexter.. simply add a password to your account on XP and then you will have something to type in when Vista asks you for it.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:34:13 +0000

hi. i need help!…. I am using a Hp notebook with vista home premium sp1 and a Hp desktop with xp prof sp2 . I connected the both with a crossover cable. As mentioned in the guide I followed the instructions and successfully shared and trnsfrd the files, but I cant share the net connction.I am using BSNL evdo broadband usb device. To make the thing more clear, plz note,
I made the xp desktop as the host and the vista notebook as the client,hence the settings are as follows :

Desktop with xp pro sp2- IP- 192.168.0.1 / sub mask-255.255.255.0 /default gateway-192.168.0.1
Notebook with vista home pre sp1 – Ip- 192.168.0.2 / sub mask-255.255.255.0 / default gateway-192.168.0.1 / pref dns server-192.168.0.1
Again.. I can only share files between host and client, but i can’t access net over the client ..hence the access is only on the host…
I tried the analog-x software and successfully shared the net on the client notebook,but its useless fr messngrs and orkut and few other websites……plz help me, takecare

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:59:40 +0000

Aon,
Mine worked by having the IP, gateway, and DNS on the host all the same number (i.e. 192.168.0.1)
For the client use another IP (i.e. 192.168.0.2) then have the gateway and DNS the same as the host (i.e. 192.168.0.2).
Good luck!

By: Aon

Aon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:47:35 +0000

Hello,

I seem to be having a problem very similar to Andrea’s, but unfortunately mine is not yet fixed. I followed the tutorial (which is awesome) and other’s suggestions and have managed to connect my two computers with an ethernet cable and they are successfully sharing files. Unfortunately, the internet connection sharing is not working. Here’s my current setup:

Vista Desktop connected to an XP laptop via ethernet, the XP laptop has a wireless connection which is currently shared.

Vista Desktop: IP = 192.168.0.2, Gateway = 192.168.0.1, DNS = 192.168.0.3

XP Laptop: IP = 192.168.0.3, Gateway = 192.168.0.1, No DNS Specified

As you can see, the DNS of the Desktop is = to the IP of the host… yet no internet ><

Any Suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
~Aon

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:29:52 +0000

Legend mate, you have fixed my problem. I really apreciate the time it took you to write something like this