Re: question on static addresses

[Sam]

Thanks for the reply Steve.

The reason why I asked was because I have read
practicallynetworked's "Networking Two PCs via a
Crossover cable" and it said that I need manually
assigned ip addresses. You can read all about it and why
I was lead to beleive it.

Networking Two PCs Via a Crossover Cable
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/qa/qa20030213.shtml


__________________
Eric


>-----Original Message-----
>In article <028101c3d2d5$ab901780
>, "Sam"
> wrote:
>>I want to network two computers. The problem is that my
>>ISP doesn't provide static ip addresses. I beleive that
>>in order to connect two machines without a device like
a
>>hub, I need a crossover cable and manually assigned ip
>>addresses. Any solutions?
>
>There's no need for manually assigned IP addresses,
Sam. Here are
>some possible solutions, in order, from best to worst.
They all give
>Internet access to both computers and let the computers
share files
>and printers with each other, while protecting them
against access by
>other Internet users:
>
>1. Get a broadband router, connect your ISP connection
to its WAN
>(Internet) port, and connect the computers to its LAN
ports. The
>router will receive a dynamic public IP address from
your ISP, and
>your computers will receive dynamic private IP addresses
from the
>router. The router's built-in firewall function will
protect them
>from access by other Internet users.
>
>2. Install two network cards in one of the computers.
Connect your
>ISP connection to one of them and connect the other
computer to the
>other one using a crossover cable. Enable Internet
Connection Sharing
>on the ISP connection, and enable XP's built-in Internet
Connection
>Firewall on that connection to protect your computers
from access by
>other Internet users. These web pages have details:
>
>Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics
>
>Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewal
l.htm
>
>3. Get two dynamic IP addresses from your ISP. Connect
the ISP
>connection to the uplink port of a hub or switch, and
connect the
>computers to regular ports. Because other Internet
users might be
>able to access your computers using the TCP/IP protocol,
un-bind
>sharing from TCP/IP, and install the NWLink IPX/SPX
protocol for file
>sharing. This web page has details:
>
>Windows XP Network Protocols
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_pr
otocols.htm
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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>

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >, "Sam"
> wrote:
>Thanks for the reply Steve.
>
>The reason why I asked was because I have read
>practicallynetworked's "Networking Two PCs via a
>Crossover cable" and it said that I need manually
>assigned ip addresses. You can read all about it and why
>I was lead to beleive it.
>
>Networking Two PCs Via a Crossover Cable
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/qa/qa20030213.shtml

What the article says will work, but it doesn't give the full story.

If either of the computers runs Windows 95 or Windows NT, both
computers need static IP addresses.

If both computers run Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP, static IP
addresses aren't needed. Those Windows versions can assign themselves
dynamic IP addresses without a DHCP server on the network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
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