[alanbk]

I have a new HP pavillion DV6000 laptop and I wish to connect to the dreambox 500 via its network adapter.I have done this many times with my old laptop and with no problem.I have set the laptops ethernet adapter as 192.168.1.1 and set the dreambox as 192.168.1.2. I have disabled the firewall,rebooted and I get the "network cable unattached" error in the taskbar. I am using windows xp pro.I can connect to the internet through my router using the laptop's ethrnet port, so it is not a fault with the adapter. I am using a cross over cable. This is wrecking my head and I am probably missing something simple. Really appreciate any help..

[maglite]

Open a DOS prompt and try pinging the address given to your 500. Make sure DCHP is turned off too.

[scuba]

hey m8,
the cable u r using is fine so there is defo no problem in that i have my box connected to my router via cross aswell and can connect to it from my desktop or laptop no hassle or go online with it,i would say there is an issue with the ip`s u saying u have given ur box 192.168.1.2. and ur laptop 192.168.1.1 but what about ur router? what ip has it got? Also if have disabled windows firewall and u r using a antivirus u have to disable firewall in it 2 or make ur box a trusted device.By the way if u connect ur box to ur router can u connect to the server for updates or it won`t go online at all?

[alanbk]

Thanks for the reply. To keep things simple, I just have the laptop connected directly by crossover cable to the box. Still not able to connect to the box.....The setup is, Laptop IP 192.168.1.1 , no router and the box is 192.168.1.2. Surely the laptop should be able to connect with this config ??/ Thanks again..

[thered]

have you changed your network connection to your dreambox ip


start/connect to/network connections /properties

disable internet protocol from automatic to a specific ip (your dreambox)

[scuba]

try this,maybe it will work for you:go to network conn>right click on local area> properties> highlite tcp/ipv4 and press properties then set ur ip to one less then the box ip the sublet stays the same 255.255.255.0.Now connect ur box.