networking help

[Pino]

Ok i've just got some netwroking stuff set up, like this

      Switch
   |       |
   |       |
  Pc 1   PC2
   |
   | 
Internet!

Ok when pc2 trys to view pc1 it sees it etc, but when pc 1 loads the network error is

the network did not assign an IP address and so you will have limited connectivity (or words to that effect)

does anyone know how to fix this?

both pc's running xp home

[dglienna]

you have 2 network cards in PC1? why not put the switch in front of both pcs? (unless it won't assign IP addresses)

you have internet connection sharing on PC1?

i have a router, and it logs on to my DSL for me. then one wireless and 4 computers can see each other and connect.

[Pino]

no, sorry!

Pc 1 has 1 network card
pc 2 has 1 network card

and there connected together by a switch, but only pc 1 is connected to the nte (which unfortunatly is AOl!) so untill i get rid of that i dont think i can share the net connection!

one more thing though, pc 1 can see all the shared stuff on pc 2 but pc 2 doesnt seam to see andything on pc 1 but the network is there?

[RobDog888]

I think you could get internet for both pcs if you had a router.

I have a LinkSys 4 port WAP router running DHCP so all my
computers get internet. through it, but Im not running AOL.

Its not very expensive either less then $80 bucks now.

                Internet
                   |
                 Router
               |  |  |  |
              |  |    |  |
            |   |      |   |
          |     |      |     |
      Server   Pc2    Pc3   Pc4

[visualAd]

One of your PC's must be set up to automatically obtain IP addresses, this will only work if your LAN has a DHCP server, which it doesn't.

Give PC1 the IP address: 192.168.0.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

and

Give PC2 the IP address: 192.168.0.2 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

To do this right click on your LAN connection and select the properties for TCP/IP. Once you have rebooted bootth computers they should be able to communicate.

As RobDog888 said - buy a router which faces the internet, they are quite cheap and most will act as DHCP servers. I'll be selling my old Netgear router soon, so if you are interested PM me.

[RobDog888]

That is what my Linksys does. It is DHCP enabled and all my computers
use the "Obtain IP from ..." in their network settings for TCP/IP.
I can lock down access by MAC or IP range too on the router. Its
the WRT54G. 4 hard wire ports and up to 1024 wireless ports.

[dsheller]

Interweb => Switch (UPLINK port) => PC1 & PC2

That is how I would do it, assuming your switch has an upload port.

[dglienna]

if it's a dial-up account, then these posts won't help. I assume that AOL is dialup, but I could be wrong. Internet Connection Sharing should be able to do what you want, though.

Can you find each PC from the other by its IP address? The first time you click on it, you may have to log on with a username/password. If you do, you could just map the drive on the machine, and have it retain the connection for all log ons in the future. I do that from my XP laptop to a W2K Workstation, and everything works fine.

The W2K machine has an account for LAPTOP, otherwise, I can't see the shared folders (and printer). Others have suggested otherwise, but it works for me just fine.

[Pino]

no its 512 broadband, and no ICS just doesnt work with AOL, its the way aol connects thoough the software and not the modem! its wierd grrrr

[visualAd]

There is no reason why you cannot connect using another modem or a modem integrated into a router. You only need to check that it supports the protocols AOL uses i.e. PPPoE or PPPoA.

The AOL software probably uses proprietary drivers which are only designed to allow the modem to work when it uses their software. You can still share the internet by setting up a proxy server on one of the machines. The easiest way to do this for free is to use the Apache web server.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_proxy.html

Here is a nice tutorial:

http://www.devshed.com/index2.php?op...ge=0&hide_js=1

[dglienna]

i use my router to log on to my dsl account instead of using their stupid software which has to be started up before going online. I think they have fixed it in the newest version, but now i don't need or want it. They even offer a router to share the connection, for more money.