Alright...so I've got a simple little network going. Two WinXP PCs that are in the same room, connected on a hub, using Internet Connection Sharing on the older one (Family's). I set it all up, and it works perfectly the first time. That was a few weeks ago.
Then today my computer spontaneously reboots. No biggie. It HAD been running for four days straight. I log back in, and look. I can't connect through the Family's computer again. I open up My Network Places and I can't even SEE the Family's computer. I go over there, and it can't see mine. But in Network Connections, it says that the LAN connection is fine. And I physically see that it's fine. Lights on both NICs. Lights on the hub.
They can't even ping. I try starting the network over from scratch. That doesn't work. I switch the ICS host to my computer. That doesn't work. They're still on the same workgroup. It's been so long since I've done any form of network troubleshooting, that I'm already at the end of my rope.
Then today my computer spontaneously reboots. No biggie. It HAD been running for four days straight. I log back in, and look. I can't connect through the Family's computer again. I open up My Network Places and I can't even SEE the Family's computer. I go over there, and it can't see mine. But in Network Connections, it says that the LAN connection is fine. And I physically see that it's fine. Lights on both NICs. Lights on the hub.
They can't even ping. I try starting the network over from scratch. That doesn't work. I switch the ICS host to my computer. That doesn't work. They're still on the same workgroup. It's been so long since I've done any form of network troubleshooting, that I'm already at the end of my rope.