Problems with home networking
 

I have 2 PC's with windows XP home on each,I can't get them to work at the same time.
Can I get some help with it,how to do...,tutorials or something like that.

Thanks

Are you trying to run the SAME copy of XP on both ie trying to cheat :) Microsoft is really bitchy about that crap and I wouldnt be surprised if they have protection against it if you try to network them and windows recognizes it. other than that, I've found XP to be much much easier to network than previous versions.

I haven't used XP yet, but I know of a couple of research groups at work whose members had XP home and couldn't get it to network with the other PCs, whereas professional would.


Also, I am really surprised no one told you to "give teh PC teh buttseckz!!!!111!1!!11ELEVEN" judging from previous threads annoy:

They both have original copies of XP.

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Do you have a router?[/

Yes I do.

I have 4 computers that are always on my home network, 3 with XP home and 1 with XP pro. I set up one in the networking part of the Control Panel, and it had me make up a disk to setup the rest. All of these computers share some files and the printer attached to one. I've connected other computers to my network just to get them to the Internet

[quote="TGB!":3317c]Do you have a router?[/quote:3317c]
A router wouldnt always do it...

If the router has multiple ports, THEN it would do it, but I'll assume you have a regular Linksys home router, multiport, maybe wireless, doesnt matter. A switch would do the same thing in this case.

1. Set the 2 computers up for DHCP, your computer probably is already using it if you have a cable connection. I dont know about your computer, but I'll tell you how to do it on mine, hopefully it will help. Right click on My Network Places> Properties>Right click on Local Area Connection>Properties>Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties> and make sure the option is Obtain an IP Address automatically.

2. Get straight (the type, not physically straight) eternet cables, run them from your computers Network Interface Card, or NIC, to one of the ports to the router.

3. Plug your WAN line that runs from your cable modem into the router into the WAN socket.

4. Im pretty sure the linksys routers act as a DHCP server and it should automatically assign IP addresses.

5. Restart both computers, or release/renew IP addresses if you know how.

6. If the routers and NIC's have link lights, you're all set to go.

i think i did that right, and i hope it helps.

Get straight (the type, not physically straight) eternet cables, run them from your computers Network Interface Card, or NIC, to one of the ports to the router

you use crossover with a router

Thanks for all guys help,I'm susprised no STFU's today huh.

Thanks I will try when I get home. rock:

[quote="Bullitt Tooth":874c1]Get straight (the type, not physically straight) eternet cables, run them from your computers Network Interface Card, or NIC, to one of the ports to the router

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no you dont. you use straight cables.

You use a crossover cable to connect two computers NIC cards together, or sometimes to connect a router to a hub.