hey chuck
thanks alot 4 replying
i havent been able to try those things u told me to do because right now my
computers stuffed.
when i start up the computer the windows loading screen cums up and then
after that the screen goes black and stays black instead of goin to the users
log in screen. i tried to put the hard drive on this computer(the one im
typing the message now on) as a slave harddrive but its said theres an
error.so is the actual hard drive faulty or is there a virus? sori to change
the network topic.
Sori but im not to clued up about networking terms. what is DHCP,a router,
and a nat router?
Sum things that might help you: Its a wired LAN connection on a XP sp2
computer.im connecting to a 98 computer but i know the problem is not the 98
computer. Both of the network lights cum on at the back of the computer.
before i submitted this thread i saw another one that had an network address
problem. It said download winsockfix, i did but it never worked.
pls reply
bill
Bill,
You're trying to connect two computers for file sharing. Normal connectivity
for file sharing requires an identity called an "IP address". On most LANs
(networks with computers connected to each other in a familial relationship),
you have a DHCP server whose job is to assign an ip address to each computer.
You have a small LAN (2 computers connected to each other by cross-over cable),
so each computer has to act as its own DHCP server, and auto assign an ip
address.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=220874
Microsoft decided that, starting with XP SP2, they would advise anybody with a
computer asking for an ip address, by the "limited or no connectivity" message,
that no DHCP server is available. Good intentions, bad detail. Typical M$.
On a typical LAN, with a DHCP server available, each computer HAS to connect to
the DHCP server for an ip address, or you get confusion. If a computer has
network software problems that WinsockFix can resolve, this error will come up
also.
In your case, you don't have a DHCP server. You just have to ignore the
message. Or manually assign fixed ip addresses (we'll get to that next if
necessary).
If your computers can't see each other, provide ipconfig information for each
computer, and let's try to figure out what problem you have.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, make sure that Format - Word Wrap is
NOT checked!, copy and paste entire contents into your next post. Identify
operating system (by name, version, and SP level) with each ipconfig listing.
