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ronaldo
01-28-2006, 11:29 PM
hey i just bought a crossover cable so i can link my 2 laptops together to do direct file transfer. only problem is when i hook them both up it looks like they connect but both say thay cant obtain an ip address. im not sure what settings i need to configure in order to get this working but any help would be appreciated...thankz

dooman24
01-28-2006, 11:36 PM
you need to assign each computer an Static IP

dooman24
01-28-2006, 11:38 PM
control panel-> network->tcp/ip-> and set an ip
eg 192.168.1.101
and the toher 192.168.1.102
and stuff good luck