Hi!
Im having real trouble networking my 2 home computers even tho they are both
windows xp. have run thru both network setup wizards etc but they just cant
seem to find each other.
i have just read that they need different ip address's, is this true and if
so how do i change one??
thanks in advance
Every computer on a network needs its own, unique IP address. If your
computers had the same IP address, there would be an error message on
both computers reporting an IP address conflict.
I suspect that something else is causing the problem. Make sure that
any firewall program (Norton, McAfee, ZoneAlarm, PC-cillin, etc) is
configured to allow access by other computers on the local area
network.
To configure a computer's IP address:
1. Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network
Connections.
2. Right-click the local area network connection.
3. Click Properties.
4. Click "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)".
5. Click Properties.
For a typical home network using a broadband router, don't assign IP
addresses. Select "Obtain an IP address automatically". The router
will assign a unique IP address to each computer.
If you want to assign IP addresses manually, select "Use the following
IP address" and fill in the boxes below.
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