[zgf2022]

I'm not sure what's wrong, but here are some questions that might yield a clue.

Have you got all of your protocols loaded and binded to the correct cards?

Have you got windows XP setup with a lan connection?

Have you got your desktop's internet connection shared properly?

Can you ping between machines?

Are your cables all plugged in? do they all have link lights?

if you have any hubs, switches, routers are they plugged in correctly?

--thats all i can think of at the moment (gotta go back to work)
I'll check back later if i can think of anything else that might help.

good luck!