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Hi Rob and Matthew
I have just spent nearly three hours buzzing out cable - ok, changing NIC cards and software etc. I could then get the indication that the cable was connected but could not ping. After a lot of mucking about I went back to the original connections and viola! it now works! I suspect that because I have not used the RJ45 ports and cable for quite a while that possibly
the cable was not making good connection but the subsequent pushing in and pulling out cleaned the contacts. I do hate though when faults disappear without a good reason as they can just as easily come back!
Rob - I will keep your suggestion of UltraVNC for possible future reference but I found Radmin very good although I had to buy it (about $65?). It allows me to control my PC remotely from the Notebook with no deterioration in screen presentation or speed of response.
Matthew- I am using the subnet mask you have advised and IP addresses
192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.4 which seem to work alright. I will also keep your advice on network routers for future reference.
Thanks both for your help - Peter
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