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    Cannot communicate with local machines

    Windows XP SP2 EEE-PC

    I'm stumped. I've just installed XP on my eeepc, I installed all of the proper XP drivers and then dragged some files across from a network share. Now, as far as I know, nothing has changed but I am unable to get any kind of communication going between my main PC and the laptop. However, the laptop is able to access the internet. (I've only got a wireless connection at the moment, I'm gonna try a wired one at work in a sec)

    The router is aware of the laptop and any other machine and they all have their own IP addresses specified via DHCP.

    I figure it's a routing issue, but am at a loss as to where exactly you would set routes to your local network (or why you'd need to set them)

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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    can't wait for the xp-preinstalled eee to start shipping, it sounds so much easier than that xandros nonsense it came with

    slightly more helpfully, use "route print" from a cmd.exe window to see your routing tables. sure there's no firewall messing things up?

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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    There is no routing when everything is on the same subnet.

    Can you ping the other machines from the EEE?

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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    Quote Originally Posted by burble View Post
    There is no routing when everything is on the same subnet.
    it's something to check though - fr'example, if wired is on 192.168.0.x, and wireless on 192.168.1.x, the netmask needs to be wider than the usual 255.255.255.0

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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    225.225.224.0 (I think!)

    and to correct my typos - pointed out further down, that should of course be 255.255.254.0
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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    aha, ill give the netmask a go thanks, even though as far as I am aware, both wireless and wired devices are on the 192.168.1.x range.

    I've just realised as well, that I do not have ping/ipconfig available from prompt either... I followed an nlite guide to shrink it down for the eeepc but me thinks i shrunk a bit too much.

    Hex: I have to admit, I am very happy with XP on it. It runs perfectly, probably better than the few linux distro's I tried (while puppy linux was fast, it was painful to use).

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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    If they're both on 192.168.1.whatever then your subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0.

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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    Quote Originally Posted by peterb View Post
    225.225.224.0 (I think!)
    You mean 255.255.224.0? That equates to a range of 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.31.254. One helluva home network range

    192.168.0.0 - 192.168.1.254 would have a subnet mask of 255.255.254.0.

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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    Quote Originally Posted by burble View Post
    You mean 255.255.224.0? That equates to a range of 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.31.254. One helluva home network range

    192.168.0.0 - 192.168.1.254 would have a subnet mask of 255.255.254.0.
    Whoops - yes - typo!! (225.225.x.x is invalid anyway) Thanks!
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    Re: Cannot communicate with local machines

    god knows what happened, but I turned the laptop on yesterday and everything was fine... I choose to blame the BT "home hub" which seems to get stressed out way to easily.

    Cheers for the replies everyone

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