Problem networking Generals with patch v1.7 on 2 pcs

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I have C&C Generals with patch v1.7. 2 computers are attached to a 10mb/s hub. Computer 1 (PC1) is 2.4Ghz and 512MB RAM, Computer 2 (PC2) is 1.5MHZ with 768MB RAM. Both pcs have static IP, 10.1.1.1 and 10.1.1.2. Both are running XP Pro. PC1 has ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (128MB) and PC2 has Nvidia GEForce2 MX video boards. Both have Intel Pro 100 10/100 NIC cards though they are different revisions.

 

One PC was the initiator or "the server" or creator (however u want to say it) of a game. But when the other pc chooses the game and clicks Join Game, after about 10 seconds or so a Join Failure box (or something to that effect) appears with a "Connection Timeout" error.

 

Initially both PCs had their NIC boards "Link Speed and Duplex" settings at "Auto Detect". I changed both PCs to 10mps/half duplex. That didn't help. I changed both pcs to 10mbs/full duplex but that didn't help. Has anyone got an answer to this dilemma?