Can't play games over LAN

[Dami_236]

I've created a LAN network between 2 PC with a crossover cabel. No routers or switches, pc's are connected to each other directly by a cable. Network seem to be established but it isn't functional. I can't play games nor share files.

When i ping PC from laptop everything seems alright. But when i ping my laptop from PC i get 100% packet loss.
I've tried disabling firewall and antyvirus. I have turned on Network discovery and, file and printer sharing but none of it helped.
I also checkced if the ports for the games are open, and they are.

PC runs Windows 8.1, and laptop runs Windows 7

Any ideas?

 

[getochkn]

A $10 router would solve this and be easier. Crossover cable networks were always a quick way to do something quick, but was never meant to be a permanent thing.

 

[Dami_236]

A $10 router would solve this and be easier. Crossover cable networks were always a quick way to do something quick, but was never meant to be a permanent thing.

That's why i want to use a crossover cable, we don't play very often and i don't really want to spent money on that. I've used this method before but instead my desktop i used another laptop and it worked perfectly.

 

[KM0rrr]

I wouldn't suggest buying a router/switch/hub. If it doesn't work with a crossover than adding another layer won't resolve it. I'm 90% sure it has something to do with packet filtering on the laptop blocking the "echo request".

I'd check again on the laptop and disable the FW and AV for testing purposes. As long as you're able to ping one way then the physical infrastructure is fine.

And as a random thought/sidenote. Make sure they're configured to use different IP addresses.