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Please help if anyone can suggest anything.
I have a pc with W2000 Server installed on it that has a broadband connection to the internet, all seems ok with this. I also have a laptop with XP Home on it, this has a dial up connection that works ok also. I am trying to connect the laptop to the server and have kind of come unstuck. The cable is there from the laptop to the server, but there appears to be no connection, none of the lights blink on the ethernet card on the server and 'network cable is unplugged' is displayed on the laptop all the time although the cable is connected. The server will have it's own ip address as this is permanently connected to the internet, but the laptop will be issued with one apparently when it is connected. I have tried running the 'wizard' on the laptop to connect it on a home network, but it always asks for an internet connection, this will have it's internet connection, but it will be after the connection is successful. I am completely new to this and have spent hours trying to connect the two pc's without success. Any suggestions of what to try would be very much appreciated as it is probably something reasonably simple that I am doing wrong. Thank you in advance for any ideas. |
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:58:14 -0700, Ron wrote:
Please help if anyone can suggest anything. I have a pc with W2000 Server installed on it that has a broadband connection to the internet, all seems ok with this. I also have a laptop with XP Home on it, this has a dial up connection that works ok also. I am trying to connect the laptop to the server and have kind of come unstuck. The cable is there from the laptop to the server, but there appears to be no connection, none of the lights blink on the ethernet card on the server and 'network cable is unplugged' is displayed on the laptop all the time although the cable is connected. The server will have it's own ip address as this is permanently connected to the internet, but the laptop will be issued with one apparently when it is connected. I have tried running the 'wizard' on the laptop to connect it on a home network, but it always asks for an internet connection, this will have it's internet connection, but it will be after the connection is successful. I am completely new to this and have spent hours trying to connect the two pc's without success. Any suggestions of what to try would be very much appreciated as it is probably something reasonably simple that I am doing wrong. Thank you in advance for any ideas. If your computers are connected directly to each other (NIC to NIC) you need a crossover cable. |
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Get a router/gateway/firewall appliance with a built-in switch/hub, and plug
everyone into it. It will do NAT for you, but if you have a domain controller, best to disable DHCP on the router & have your server do DHCP. Ron wrote: Please help if anyone can suggest anything. I have a pc with W2000 Server installed on it that has a broadband connection to the internet, all seems ok with this. I also have a laptop with XP Home on it, this has a dial up connection that works ok also. I am trying to connect the laptop to the server and have kind of come unstuck. The cable is there from the laptop to the server, but there appears to be no connection, none of the lights blink on the ethernet card on the server and 'network cable is unplugged' is displayed on the laptop all the time although the cable is connected. The server will have it's own ip address as this is permanently connected to the internet, but the laptop will be issued with one apparently when it is connected. I have tried running the 'wizard' on the laptop to connect it on a home network, but it always asks for an internet connection, this will have it's internet connection, but it will be after the connection is successful. I am completely new to this and have spent hours trying to connect the two pc's without success. Any suggestions of what to try would be very much appreciated as it is probably something reasonably simple that I am doing wrong. Thank you in advance for any ideas. |
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