Ok heres the deal I have my laptop and PC networked they share files run through the same router too my cable internet and all of the usual jibber jab, however for some reason they will not recognize each other in any sort of lan game. So who has any idea on how I can this or why the hell its even happening ?

Have you set up a home network? I'm having the same problem with mine att the moment. There's other programs out there that are better at setting up networks than Windows but I dont know of any

yeah but I think it screwy stupid thing lets me share files and all the usual stuff windows likes.

tried without any firewalls?

Have you tried creating a domain? Sometimes at LAN parties I've had to join one to play games over LAN.

How would one go about that then ?

what lan games? some old skool lan games u'll have to setup an IPX network protocol

nah BF2 mate COH are the only two games I have installed on the lappy.

Turn off all firewalls.

 

Try connecting ingame via IP

 

Set your own IP address. 10.0.0.'#' is always a good one.

tried it, tried it and well I can't even get the old 'connect to ip' to work this is bugged out.

Is it a KCF..?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(thats when you have a problem between the Keyboard and the Chair,resulting in Failure.)

sorry couldn't resist that,since I found out you have renamed the AIX bots with our names............heheheh

Make sure you are both part of the same workgroup.... I usually call it "WORKGROUP" if you run the XP network wizard it changes it to "HOME"

 

I have also had simular issues when the "netbios" protocol wasnt installed...(in local area connection properties)

 

Also worth checking your subnet mask is set the same (usualy 255.255.255.0)

 

Hope this is of some help.... Probably something as simple as a faulty cat5/6 lead

Networking is akin to witchcraft.

Networking with wireless is like an incantation to invoke the devil...

Set your own IP address. 10.0.0.'#' is always a good one.

lol, thats default and automatic.

 

Like everyone else said, also try pinging each other. Plus check your router settings, as they really aren't designed to be a network switch, which would be the better way of going about it if you've exhausted all other methods.

Default is usually 192.168.0."#"

 

Depends on what router you are using, it may or may not change it to the 10.0.0.#

Bah computers make my head hurt, I have set up networks from this PC to my other PC's and laptops before its just my new Thailand one thats giving me grief, I might just ring my tech geek brother and ask him for a step to step on how to fix it hes good like that.