Unfortunately I'm not in a position to make any hardware changes to this internet connection or the host machine.

I went out and bought and installed everything and getting problems as I expected!

Ethernet card is successfully installed on the client machine and drivers are up to date.

Running between the two cards is a CAT 5 Crossover cable with RJ45 connections. On both cards,
the light is on to indicate they're working correctly.

Server Machine

I can see the client machine under My Network Places. I put a music file into the Shared
Folder and can access that no problem.

The connection settings for the server read as:

Local Area Connection
LAN or High Speed Internet
Connected, Firewalled
Broadcom 440x 10/100
Integrated Controller

IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Manually Configured


Client Machine

Under My Network Places I *cannot* see any shared files or even the server computer name

The connection settings are:

Local Area Connection
Lan or High Speed Internet
Connected, Firewalled
Realtek RT8139 Family PCI
Fast Ethernet NIC

IP Address: 192.168.0.94
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Assigned by DHCP
IPv6 Enabled

Windows, of course, tells me there is no problem with the connect!

I really don't know where to start with this, can anyone help? There's obviously some connection going on here or the server wouldn't be able to see the client.