From: seannmc@netzero.com   
      
   I have an XP Pro laptop. I'm trying to network it to 2 computers, one at   
   a time.   
      
   Machine 1 is a Win98 (not SE). Machine 2 is XP Home.   
      
   First, the checklist of the obvious (to avoid the Homer Simpson moment   
   --- DOAH).   
   1) I am using a XO cable   
   2) The computers have been assigned to the same workgroup name.   
   3) I manually configured the IP addresses and Submask to 192.58.0.1 |   
   255.255.255.0 (Mine) and 192.58.0.2 | 255.255.255.0 (Machine 1 or 2)   
   (Reminder, I'm trying to connect just 2 machines at a given time -- not   
   all 3 together)   
   4) I've assigned a name to my laptop's net bios for compatability to the   
   98 machine.   
   5) Each machine has a name.   
      
   Symptoms:   
   1) The nic's light up. (Houston, we have connectivity)   
   2) When I unplug the cable, my XP Pro pops up the "your cable is   
   unplugged" balloon.   
   3) I can't get the computers to find each other on the network.   
      
   Can anyone suggest what I might be missing?   
      
   Thanks.   
      
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