destination host unreachable?

[Guest]

hi been strugglin to get my laptop and my pc to network when i have set them up as advised my laptop has the 82.42 ip address and my pc is set to static 192.168.1.2 when i ping them the pc reads destination host unreachable. When i ipconfig on both the following is displayed.

Laptop reads
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.222
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:1aff:fe3a:77f9%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.1

Tunnel adapter 6to4 Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:522a:78de::522a:78de
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2001:708:0:1::624
2002:836b:213c:1:e0:8f08:f020:8

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:82.42.120.222%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\phil>

Pc reads

Ethernet adapter network bridge
Media state media disconnected
Ethernet adapter local area connection


Connection specified dns suffix
Auto configuration ip address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask255.255.255.0.0
Default gateway:

Would i be right in thinking i need to disable the dns?

just disabled the bridge and the pc now reads

Ethernet adapter local area connection


Connection specified dns suffix
Auto configuration ip address: 169.254.115.51
Subnet mask255.255.255.0.0
Default gateway:

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

hi been strugglin to get my laptop and my pc to network when i have set them up as advised my laptop has the 82.42 ip address and my pc is set to static 192.168.1.2 when i ping them the pc reads destination host unreachable. When i ipconfig on both the following is displayed.

Laptop reads
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.222
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:1aff:fe3a:77f9%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.1

Tunnel adapter 6to4 Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:522a:78de::522a:78de
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2001:708:0:1::624
2002:836b:213c:1:e0:8f08:f020:8

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:82.42.120.222%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\phil>

Pc reads

Ethernet adapter network bridge
Media state media disconnected
Ethernet adapter local area connection


Connection specified dns suffix
Auto configuration ip address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask255.255.255.0.0
Default gateway:

Would i be right in thinking i need to disable the dns?

just disabled the bridge and the pc now reads

Ethernet adapter local area connection


Connection specified dns suffix
Auto configuration ip address: 169.254.115.51
Subnet mask255.255.255.0.0
Default gateway:

DNS has nothing to do with the problem.

Your computers can't communicate with each other because their IP
addresses are in different subnets. The laptop has a public IP
address assigned by Blueyonder, so I assume that you have a cable
modem. The PC has a private (192.168.x.x) IP address.

You can't change the PC to be in Blueyonder's subnet unless you
purchase a second IP address from them. It isn't OK to assign the PC
an 82.42.x.x address yourself. Only Blueyonder can assign such an
address.

How did the PC get its IP address? Did you assign it manually? How
have you connected the two computers to each other -- through a
crossover cable, hub, switch, broadband router, or something else?

The simplest solution is to get a broadband router, disconnect the
cable modem from the laptop, connect the cable modem to the router's
WAN (Internet) port, and connect both computers to the router's LAN
ports. The router will assign compatible private IP address to both
computers. It will also act as a firewall, protecting your computers
from access by other Internet uses.

As long as you have the laptop connected directly to the cable modem,
make sure that you've enabled a firewall to block access to the laptop
by other Internet users.
--
Best Wishes,
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[Guest]

yes sorry see what you mean cant set the pc an 82.42 address without blueyonders permission, yes i have it set up through a
crossover cable, hub,
I appreciate your time, I dont actually need to set them up, I am doing my mcse and am trying to practically do as much as i can by doing it.
I have got the laptop firewalled however when the guy from broadband fitted the system my laptop went up the wall and i found he had left my ftp smtp and http open to the net. So have had a good old day getting all the spyware and addware off my laptop.
What i need is to be able to get the ip address from blueyonder by the look of it.
If any other solution i would appreciate it.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

or as i have just thought, could i have the blueyonder just assigned to the laptop not networked to the pc, but have the laptop and the pc networked for file sharing, as that was basically the idea initially.
Netgear hub ethernet cabled, tell you what b4 i actually started physically doing this i was at a cross roads on this course, it wasn't what i wanted to do read books all the time, but now it is interesting, thanks for the help

I'm sorry, Phil, but I don't understand your setup. Do the cable
modem and the computers all connect to the same hub? Or does the
laptop have two network adapters: one connected to the cable modem,
and one connected to the hub.

In any case, the simplest solution is to get a broadband router, as I
said before. Connect the cable modem to its WAN port, and connect the
computers to its LAN ports. Both computers could share files and
access the Internet simultaneously and independently through the
router.

If the laptop has two network adapters, you can enable Internet
Connection Sharing on the cable modem connection. Both computers
could share files, and the PC could access the Internet through the
laptop

If the laptop only has one network adapter, you would need two IP
addresses from Blueyonder to let both computers access the Internet
simultaneously and independently through the hub. If you only want
the laptop to access the Internet, sharing files between the computers
would be complicated: you'd have to un-bind sharing from TCP/IP on
both computers and install the IPX/SPX protocol on both computers.
I've written a web page with details:

Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
--
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

hi steve my cable modem is connected to the laptop only vie usb, from the laptop i am trying to network to the pc through an ethernet hub. I dont need to set up the modem to work on the pc, what i am trying to do is share files however if possible i would like to do the full set up.
The laptop has one connector on the back.
Am gonna look at your web page seems the smart thing to do, thanks for the help.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

hi steve my cable modem is connected to the laptop only vie usb, from the laptop i am trying to network to the pc through an ethernet hub. I dont need to set up the modem to work on the pc, what i am trying to do is share files however if possible i would like to do the full set up.
The laptop has one connector on the back.
Am gonna look at your web page seems the smart thing to do, thanks for the help.

I'm sorry, but I still don't understand. You say that the cable modem
is connected to the laptop via USB, but your first message shows that
it's connected via Ethernet:

Laptop reads
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.222
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:1aff:fe3a:77f9%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.1

If the cable modem connects to the laptop via USB and the laptop
connects to the hub via Ethernet, the easiest way to get file sharing
working, with the added bonus of Internet access on the desktop, would
be to:

1. Enable Internet Connection Sharing on the laptop's USB cable modem
connection, and:

2. Configure the desktop as an ICS client.

I've written a web page showing how to do both, using XP's Network
Setup Wizard:

Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/

With this setup, there's no need to add the IPX/SPX protocol.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Guest]

I'm sorry, but I still don't understand. You say that the cable modem
is connected to the laptop via USB, but your first message shows that
it's connected via Ethernet:


If the cable modem connects to the laptop via USB and the laptop
connects to the hub via Ethernet, the easiest way to get file sharing
working, with the added bonus of Internet access on the desktop, would
be to:

1. Enable Internet Connection Sharing on the laptop's USB cable modem
connection, and:

2. Configure the desktop as an ICS client.

I've written a web page showing how to do both, using XP's Network
Setup Wizard:

Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/

With this setup, there's no need to add the IPX/SPX protocol.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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