Network to Local PC on a second NIC using XP

[Bill]

I am connected to the Internet via a Cable modem.
I have installed a second NIC card in my PC to be able
to connect a second computer the the network.

I am running XP and I have configured the second NIC
to 'allow other computers to connect to the Internet through
this computer's Internet connection'.

I cannot get this to work. The status of the second NIC
always reads 'Network Cable Unplugged'.

Could the Cable company, (Insight), be causing the problem?
Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Bill.

 

[BobC]

(e-mail address removed) (Bill) wrote in

I am connected to the Internet via a Cable modem.
I have installed a second NIC card in my PC to be able
to connect a second computer the the network.

I am running XP and I have configured the second NIC
to 'allow other computers to connect to the Internet through
this computer's Internet connection'.

I cannot get this to work. The status of the second NIC
always reads 'Network Cable Unplugged'.

Could the Cable company, (Insight), be causing the problem?
Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Bill.

If you are connecting the 2 NICs directly, you need to use a "cross-over"
cable rather than a patch or straight through cable.

 

[Bill]

(e-mail address removed) (Bill) wrote in


If you are connecting the 2 NICs directly, you need to use a "cross-over"
cable rather than a patch or straight through cable.

Bob, both NICs are PCI cards installed. Is there such thing as a
cross-over eithernet cable?

The first card is connect to the cabel model. This works fine for the main
computer. I want to plug my laptop into the cable from the second NIC.
This is a Windows XP feature to allow one additional card to be used
to allow another computer's network access to pass through.

 

[BobC]

(e-mail address removed) (Bill) wrote in

Bob, both NICs are PCI cards installed. Is there such thing as a
cross-over eithernet cable?

The first card is connect to the cabel model. This works fine for the
main computer. I want to plug my laptop into the cable from the
second NIC. This is a Windows XP feature to allow one additional card
to be used to allow another computer's network access to pass through.

You must use a "crossover" ethernet cable to connect the second NIC to
the laptop NIC (NIC to NIC). If you are putting in a hub/switch between
the 2 computers then you use a straight through ethernet cable between
them.

 

[André Franke]

Bob, both NICs are PCI cards installed. Is there such thing as a
cross-over eithernet cable?
The first card is connect to the cabel model. This works fine for the main
computer. I want to plug my laptop into the cable from the second NIC.
This is a Windows XP feature to allow one additional card to be used
to allow another computer's network access to pass through.

Any OS will allow you to add as many NICs as you have spare slots for
them.
For your Crossover Cable go to a shop and tell them you need a "Cat5
crossover ethernet cable". Tell them it has to be at least category 5
as shops tend to sell cheap telephone cables nowadays if the sense you
are not a pro in networking. Those cables MAY work, but most people
encounter some probs using them.

Also make sure you set the following reg key in WinXP to enabled
(so you have you LAN connection AND the internet connection
simultaneously):

System Key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
Value Name: IPEnableRouter
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)


regards
André

 

[André Franke]

I have a CAT5 Ethernet Crossover cable, but I am still haveing XP configuration
problems. I ran the Network Setup Wizzard on the host computer, (that is
attached to the cable modem) and it ran successfully. It created a network
bridge and also indicated that my second NIC would be bridged.

Did it really mention a "bridge"? You don't need a bridge, but
routing. That's a bit of a difference.
A bridge simply would allow the internet connection to go through the
bridged computer, while the bridged one itself could not access that
line.

What you need is Internet connection sharing, because you don't have a
hardware-router. For a detailed HowTo just go here:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/sharing.htm


regards
André