Can't add a second "internet connection"

[Don J]

I've added a second ethernet cable to my machine. This one is a crossover
cable that connects two machines. The other connection is a router conneted
to a broadband modem and to the other machine. Opening the network
connection folder on one of the two machines I find only one connection icon
under "LAN or High Speed Internet". Clicking the "Create a new connection"
item in the left hand pane opens up a "New Connection Wizard". I've
executed the "New Connection Wizard", but when complete find that I have
failed to add a second Connection Icon.


Don J

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[BillW50]

I've added a second ethernet cable to my machine. This one is a
crossover cable that connects two machines. The other connection is
a router conneted to a broadband modem and to the other machine.
Opening the network connection folder on one of the two machines I
find only one connection icon under "LAN or High Speed Internet".
Clicking the "Create a new connection" item in the left hand pane
opens up a "New Connection Wizard". I've executed the "New
Connection Wizard", but when complete find that I have failed to add
a second Connection Icon.

Oh no! No crossover cable! And both computers connect to the router. Not
one to the other computer. Not the way you are trying to anyway. Well
you could, but you are in the wrong area to configure that and you don't
want to do it that way anyway. As when the one computer that connects to
both gets turned off the other one loses the Internet too. Is that what
you want? Plus more problems too.

 

[Don J]

Up until now I've worked with only a router. I've recently acquired a
crossover cable, and am bothered by the fact that my network connections
folder contains only one icon which I assume goes through the router.
Trying to create the second icon I clicked the "Create a new connection"
entry to the left on the "Network Connection" screen. This took me through
the "New Connecction Wizard" which asked me all the right questions. But
when done there was still only one icon in the "Network Connection" folder.
Any suggestions?

BTW: Geogrphically, where is the email address 'kom' located?

Don J

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[DL]

If both your PC's are connected to the router, what are you trying to
achieve by adding a second connection to one?

 

[BillW50]

Up until now I've worked with only a router. I've recently acquired a
crossover cable, and am bothered by the fact that my network
connections folder contains only one icon which I assume goes through
the router. Trying to create the second icon I clicked the "Create a
new connection" entry to the left on the "Network Connection" screen.
This took me through the "New Connecction Wizard" which asked me all
the right questions. But when done there was still only one icon in
the "Network Connection" folder. Any suggestions?

BTW: Geogrphically, where is the email address 'kom' located?

I have no idea why you want to do it that way, but it is called
"Internet Connection Sharing" and maybe this will help.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...roddocs/en-us/share_conn_overvw.mspx?mfr=true

Where is kom located? Well it is a top secret base in Antarctica, why do
you ask? Just kidding! It is purposely misspelled com. It should be easy
enough for people to figure out my real email address, but tough enough
for spammers to fail to harvest it with their software.

 

[DL]

But why would you want to use internet sharing when the modem is connected
to a router?

 

[BillW50]

That is the 64 million dollar question we are all trying to figure out.

 

[Don J]

I'm not quite sure how all things work. Thought that providing a direct
path between computers would get rid of some of the randomness I've been
seeing. In view of your reactions, have permanently disconnected the
crossover path and left only the router connecting the two machines.

BTW: What are multiple connections on the "Network Connections" screen
used for? I have two machines, one of them has a single connection, the
other has three connections. And I can't seem to add another connection to
the machine having only one.

Don J

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[Joe Grover]

By default the connections you see in Network Connections are physical
connections, and for some reason Microsoft shows Firewire connections there
as well. What connections do you see on each machine?

Joe

 

[Don J]

On machine B I see only "Local Area Connection".
Being the only connection on machine B this is the connection for the
internet browser.

On machine A there are three connections:
"Local Area Connection"
"Local Area Connection 2". This is the connection for
the internet browser.
"1394 Connection"

Don J

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[BillW50]

I'm not quite sure how all things work. Thought that providing a
direct path between computers would get rid of some of the randomness
I've been seeing. In view of your reactions, have permanently
disconnected the crossover path and left only the router connecting
the two machines.
BTW: What are multiple connections on the "Network Connections"
screen used for? I have two machines, one of them has a single
connection, the other has three connections. And I can't seem to add
another connection to the machine having only one.

Well the multiple connections is for all of the NIC (Network Interface
Card) a given computer has. Some have none, 1, or more. And no, you
can't software-wise add more. You must hardware-wise add more if you
want more than one. Although under Dial Up you can add more without
adding hardware. Just a little confusing, eh?

 

[AJR]

A "local connection" is established for each network card installed. One
card - one conection two cards - two local connections by number e.g. local
connection #2. Not same as a dial-up connection.

If the card is removed, or diabled, upon reinstall or enable a new local
connection is established - old not removed .