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Windows XP Networking Issues
I am trying to make a network out of a laptop and desktop. I am running
Windows XP on both. I performed the wizard on both of the computers and selected that the computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router on both of the computers. I can't connect to the internet on my laptop. I can't see the laptop from my desktop and I also can't see my desktop from my laptop. I am getting very frustrated trying to connect these computers, what am I doing wrong. |
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Luke Ulrych wrote:
I am trying to make a network out of a laptop and desktop. I am running Windows XP on both. I performed the wizard on both of the computers and selected that the computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router on both of the computers. I can't connect to the internet on my laptop. I can't see the laptop from my desktop and I also can't see my desktop from my laptop. I am getting very frustrated trying to connect these computers, what am I doing wrong. It's hard to say because you don't give many details. Are both computers wired (ethernet) or is the laptop trying to connect wirelessly? In any case, here are some links to help you. You might want to start with MVP Hans-Georg Michna's network troubleshooter to narrow down where the problem lies. http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/ http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm (Home) http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ring/index.htm (Pro) Malke -- MS MVP - Windows Shell/User Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" |
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Both of these computers are connected to the Linksys router through a
ethernet card. And when I ran the wizard on my laptop and selected to connecting to the internet through a gateway/router, it set-up a bridge for my connections. Is this correct? If not how can I get my computer to see each other and share an internet connection. What other details are necessary? "Malke" wrote: Luke Ulrych wrote: I am trying to make a network out of a laptop and desktop. I am running Windows XP on both. I performed the wizard on both of the computers and selected that the computer connects to the internet through a gateway/router on both of the computers. I can't connect to the internet on my laptop. I can't see the laptop from my desktop and I also can't see my desktop from my laptop. I am getting very frustrated trying to connect these computers, what am I doing wrong. It's hard to say because you don't give many details. Are both computers wired (ethernet) or is the laptop trying to connect wirelessly? In any case, here are some links to help you. You might want to start with MVP Hans-Georg Michna's network troubleshooter to narrow down where the problem lies. http://www.michna.com/kb/wxnet.htm http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm http://www.practicallynetworked.com/howto/ http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ilesharing.htm (Home) http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...ring/index.htm (Pro) Malke -- MS MVP - Windows Shell/User Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 06:19:01 -0800, "Luke Ulrych"
wrote: Both of these computers are connected to the Linksys router through a ethernet card. And when I ran the wizard on my laptop and selected to connecting to the internet through a gateway/router, it set-up a bridge for my connections. Is this correct? If not how can I get my computer to see each other and share an internet connection. What other details are necessary? Luke, With a Linksys router, connected directly to each computer, when you run the wizard, you should select: "This computer connects to the Internet through another computer on my network or through a residential gateway." The Linksys is a residential gateway. One of the problems with the wizard is the bridge setup. If you have two connections on your computer, it automatically sets up a bridge. You need to delete the bridge manually, from Network Connections - Advanced, after running the wizard. -- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing. |
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Networking Wizards are great when they work and sadly, they leave you
clueless when they don’t work. Can we get clear what you actually have? More importantly, when you say a router, do you mean a router which leads on to a separate modem or do you mean a single router-modem? When you say “both computers are connected to the Linksys router through a Ethernet card”, you do mean don’t you that each computer has its own Ethernet card? You need to make sure both computers and the router and the modem have matching addresses in the same Subnet Mask. Most routers and modems leave the factory with default addresses in the 192.168 … or 10.0 … range. If you have a separate modem and router, and one uses the 192 … and the other uses the 10… that alone will thwart your efforts. Hopefully you will be able to change either of them by using a standard browser, but you may need a special utility supplied by the maker. All machines must also be in the same Work Group. Which addresses you use may be entirely up to you but the router maker, the modem maker or your ISP may constrain your choice. Assuming you plan to use 192… then you may have 192.168.1.1 for the modem, 192.168.1.2 for the router and 192.168.1.3 and 4 for the computers, in which case all of them would need the subnet mask 255.255.255.0. You could hope TCP/IP Properties will correctly Obtain an IP Address Automatically to each connection but you can’t check. To check, Right click My Network Places PropertiesLocal Area ConnectionPropertiesInternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties. Check the Default Gateway, Preferred DNS Server and Subnet mask. Default Gateway may be the Router or the Modem and Preferred DNS Server may be the Router or the Modem or a Server IP supplied by your ISP. |
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My routher is connected to the DSL modem and then both of the computers are
connected to the router through their own Ethernet cards. Where do I check the IP Address of the router? "ropafadzo" wrote: Networking Wizards are great when they work and sadly, they leave you clueless when they don’t work. Can we get clear what you actually have? More importantly, when you say a router, do you mean a router which leads on to a separate modem or do you mean a single router-modem? When you say “both computers are connected to the Linksys router through a Ethernet card”, you do mean don’t you that each computer has its own Ethernet card? You need to make sure both computers and the router and the modem have matching addresses in the same Subnet Mask. Most routers and modems leave the factory with default addresses in the 192.168 … or 10.0 … range. If you have a separate modem and router, and one uses the 192 … and the other uses the 10… that alone will thwart your efforts. Hopefully you will be able to change either of them by using a standard browser, but you may need a special utility supplied by the maker. All machines must also be in the same Work Group. Which addresses you use may be entirely up to you but the router maker, the modem maker or your ISP may constrain your choice. Assuming you plan to use 192… then you may have 192.168.1.1 for the modem, 192.168.1.2 for the router and 192.168.1.3 and 4 for the computers, in which case all of them would need the subnet mask 255.255.255.0. You could hope TCP/IP Properties will correctly Obtain an IP Address Automatically to each connection but you can’t check. To check, Right click My Network Places PropertiesLocal Area ConnectionPropertiesInternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties. Check the Default Gateway, Preferred DNS Server and Subnet mask. Default Gateway may be the Router or the Modem and Preferred DNS Server may be the Router or the Modem or a Server IP supplied by your ISP. |
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StartRuntype in "CMD". When the Command Prompt window opens, type in
"ipconfig /all" (without quotes). You will see a display showing IP addresses (and other info); the IP address displayed for Default Gateway will be your router's IP address. "Luke Ulrych" wrote: My routher is connected to the DSL modem and then both of the computers are connected to the router through their own Ethernet cards. Where do I check the IP Address of the router? |
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