I'm trying to network a laptop running XP with a Desktop running W2000 Professional.

The laptop has one network socket and wifi. I use wifi for internet access so the network socket is free.

The desktop has no LAN card so I have bought a usb to Lan adapter which is installed & discovered and driver loaded via CD.

I have joined the two with a crossover cable.

When I fire up the desktop, the laptop tells me the LAN is conected.

However, I cannot see the laptop in "my network places"

Any ideas?

Thanks - Jeff

Hi there,

We have a tutorial on this:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/426

You may be also interested in this:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/247

After reading these two if you continue to face problems let us know.

PS: try going to Start, Run and then \\name_of_the_other_computer

Cheers
Gabriel.

You can add an extra $10 to what you would pay for a crossover cable and pick yourself up a decent switch. The scalability and ease of setup is worth the few extra clams.