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chzlchp · 10-03-2004, 03:23 PM

So, I try to connect two computers, standing about 5-feet apart, both running Windows XP Home, and going thru the Control Panel Network Connections thingy. Just like it says to, I hook a [25-pin] parallel cable from box to box, set one computer up as 'Host', and the other as, oh whatever it was, 'Un-Host', doesn't really matter. Went thru the setup wizards on each computer, each time describing the connector as LPT1. But...of course it didn't work. The particular excuse I got was Error 691, something having to do with an unacceptable UserName/Password, even though mere moments before I had just created those self-same codes. Can't find anything on the internet newer than 5 years old that describes this desired connection, let alone any hints at what Error 691 is.

Any thoughts?

10-03-2004, 03:23 PM	#1
chzlchp Member (6 bit) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Harford County, MD Posts: 51	Parallel (hard cable) connection So, I try to connect two computers, standing about 5-feet apart, both running Windows XP Home, and going thru the Control Panel Network Connections thingy. Just like it says to, I hook a [25-pin] parallel cable from box to box, set one computer up as 'Host', and the other as, oh whatever it was, 'Un-Host', doesn't really matter. Went thru the setup wizards on each computer, each time describing the connector as LPT1. But...of course it didn't work. The particular excuse I got was Error 691, something having to do with an unacceptable UserName/Password, even though mere moments before I had just created those self-same codes. Can't find anything on the internet newer than 5 years old that describes this desired connection, let alone any hints at what Error 691 is. Any thoughts?