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re: Connecting 2 home computers to share a single internet connection
Monday, December 29, 2003 at 5:06 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Nick
(8 messages posted)
I tried this but have got stuck – can anyone help? [ By the way, I did buy a router
but it’s not working and the retailer can’t replace for a week but I MUST get sharing
before that].
I have a desktop computer with DSL connection which I need to share with a laptop,
both running Win XP Home. I have connected the two computers using a crossover cable
and run the home network setup wizard on both. However I cannot share files or the
Internet connection. On the laptop “View workgroup computers” shows both machines
but on the desktop I get the message about maybe not having permission to use this
network resource. I have disabled ZoneAlarm but have ICF enabled on the desktop (not
on the laptop).
Using ipconfig shows (a) on the laptop: DNS suffix = mshome.net; IP address = 192.168.0.70;
subnet mask = 255.255.255.0; default gateway = 192.168.0.1 (b) on the desktop the
respective settings for the ethernet adaptor network bridge are: blank; 192.168.0.1;
255.255.255.0; blank.
I cannot ping the desktop from the laptop (not surprisingly). Help, please!
On Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at 11:12 pm, Steve wrote:
>1 PC acts like the server to the other. You connect the
>two PC's with a ethernet connection. Use the network
>connection wizard to guide you. The PC that is hooked
>up to the internet needs to be left on for the other PC
>to use its internet connection. The Ethernet cable between the two PC's is called
>"cross over cable"
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