USB cable and its use

I have a desktop and a laptop, both with Windows XP and fairly fast GHZ
CPU's.

I have followed the instructions very carefully and in the device manger I
see on both computers the Bridge USB.

Yet, when I click on the desktop icon for PCConnect it does bring up the
PCLinq (that's how they spell it) but I see only local machine. When I try
Connect it does not connect to the other machine.

Connections on the USB side are ok (on the desktop I am going through a Hub.

What is it I am missing here?

"ritter197" wrote in
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I have a desktop and a laptop, both with Windows XP and fairly fast
GHZ CPU's.



"Fairly fast". Hmmm...

Wonder what the actual numbers are and why you wouldn't report that.




I have followed the instructions very carefully and in the device
manger I see on both computers the Bridge USB.

Yet, when I click on the desktop icon for PCConnect it does bring up
the PCLinq (that's how they spell it)


Is this the home page?:
http://www.usbgear.com/PCLinq2/



but I see only local machine.
When I try Connect it does not connect to the other machine.

Connections on the USB side are ok (on the desktop I am going through
a Hub.

What is it I am missing here?



Is there a firewall enabled on either machine?


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TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Are both PCs in the same Workgroup and have you enabled File and Print
Sharing on both?
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"ritter197" wrote in message
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I have a desktop and a laptop, both with Windows XP and fairly fast GHZ
CPU's.

I have followed the instructions very carefully and in the device manger I
see on both computers the Bridge USB.

Yet, when I click on the desktop icon for PCConnect it does bring up the
PCLinq (that's how they spell it) but I see only local machine. When I try
Connect it does not connect to the other machine.

Connections on the USB side are ok (on the desktop I am going through a
Hub.

What is it I am missing here?

On 24 Nov 2005 02:03:10 GMT, "TeGGeR®"
wrote:

"ritter197" wrote in
news:Fx7hf.620$id.43@trnddc04:

I have a desktop and a laptop, both with Windows XP and fairly fast
GHZ CPU's.



"Fairly fast". Hmmm...

Wonder what the actual numbers are and why you wouldn't report that.


Maybe because it makes no difference whatsoever?
MIght as well be a 400Mhz Pentium 2 for the purpose of the
thread.





I have followed the instructions very carefully and in the device
manger I see on both computers the Bridge USB.

Yet, when I click on the desktop icon for PCConnect it does bring up
the PCLinq (that's how they spell it)


Is this the home page?:
http://www.usbgear.com/PCLinq2/



but I see only local machine.
When I try Connect it does not connect to the other machine.

Connections on the USB side are ok (on the desktop I am going through
a Hub.

What is it I am missing here?


An ethernet cable and a pair of NICs?

There's no good reason to use this USB link cable.
Regardless of this, the cable is essentially two USB network
adapters within same shell, so you'll first want to check
the 2nd machine and confirm that it also has this network
adapter listed.

Then, test each alone- open a command prompt and use
ipconfig to get that system's IP # and ping it. If that
works, from that point on ignore that this is USB, ignore
that it's PCLinq, and follow standard networking
troubshooting steps.

If you have a firewall up, temporarily disable it.
Make sure they're in the same workgroup (network properties)
and have a unique system name. Make sure TCP/IP is bound to
the NIC in each system, and it's using File and Printer
Sharing too.

Look over all settings in Control Panel - Network
Connections.

Use the Network Setup Wizard.

Do these systems have other network adapters in them?

"TeGGeR®" wrote in message
...
"Fairly fast". Hmmm...

Wonder what the actual numbers are and why you wouldn't report that.

Must have something to hide, let's get him.......

Michael

"kony" wrote in message
...
If you have a firewall up, temporarily disable it.

Or get a router and permanently diable it :-)

Michael

I have not at this point allowed for file and printer sharing. I shall do
that.

Where do I see whether they are in the same workgroup?

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Are both PCs in the same Workgroup and have you enabled File and Print
Sharing on both?
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"ritter197" wrote in message
news:Fx7hf.620$id.43@trnddc04...
I have a desktop and a laptop, both with Windows XP and fairly fast GHZ
CPU's.

I have followed the instructions very carefully and in the device manger
I see on both computers the Bridge USB.

Yet, when I click on the desktop icon for PCConnect it does bring up the
PCLinq (that's how they spell it) but I see only local machine. When I
try Connect it does not connect to the other machine.

Connections on the USB side are ok (on the desktop I am going through a
Hub.

What is it I am missing here?

"TeGGeR®" wrote in message
...
"ritter197" wrote in
news:Fx7hf.620$id.43@trnddc04:

I have a desktop and a laptop, both with Windows XP and fairly fast
GHZ CPU's.



"Fairly fast". Hmmm...

Well, if "fairly" is a concern here. it is 2.9 GHZ.


Wonder what the actual numbers are and why you wouldn't report that.




I have followed the instructions very carefully and in the device
manger I see on both computers the Bridge USB.

Yet, when I click on the desktop icon for PCConnect it does bring up
the PCLinq (that's how they spell it)


Is this the home page?:



but I see only local machine.
When I try Connect it does not connect to the other machine.

Connections on the USB side are ok (on the desktop I am going through
a Hub.

What is it I am missing here?



Is there a firewall enabled on either machine?

YES. Firewall on both machines


--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

"ritter197" wrote in
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"TeGGeR®" wrote in message
...


What is it I am missing here?



Is there a firewall enabled on either machine?

YES. Firewall on both machines



Is it possible the firewall is preventing contact?
(Closing ports 137 &139)

It's worth a check.

--
TeGGeR®

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

ritter197 wrote:

I have not at this point allowed for file and printer sharing. I shall
do that.

Where do I see whether they are in the same workgroup?

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote in message
...
Are both PCs in the same Workgroup and have you enabled File and
Print Sharing on both?

The computers do not need to be in the same Workgroup to share
resources. Workgroups are a cosmetic/organizational function. To see
the Workgroup, look in the Control Panel system applet on the Computer
Name tab.

You will need to enable File & Printer Sharing in your firewall. If you
are using the XP SP2 Windows Firewall, do this on the Exceptions tab
from the Control Panel WF applet. If you are using a third-party
firewall, configure it to allow the lan as trusted. Since you are using
third-party software to make the connection, you may need to open ports
in the firewall. Refer to the Help file of the third-party software for
information as to what ports need to be opened (if any).

Here are some links about networking with Windows:

http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/myths.htm
http://www.wown.info/
http://www.ezlan.net/index.html - Jack, MVP
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User