Help Please - Home Network with XP Pro

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Nizam Ahmad

I have a home network of 4 computers and a laptop to share files & a
common printer. All of them are networking OK with XP Pro, on file
transfer and common printer use, but, I don't have any luck in sharing the
Internet. Only the fist PC with the modem & Ethernet card, finds
the Internet from DSL, but the rest of the PCs have no luck sharing DSL.

I was using Win98 for several years as the DSL entry PC, and my rest of the
home PCs were running XP Pro. Everything worked fine. File transfer,
common printer use and shareing the TCP/IP line.

But, as I replaced the Win98SE with XP Pro, for the DSL entry PC , I am
unable to share the TCP/IP. Although the Internal network works fine.

Do I need to create a 'BRIDGE' connection between the Ethernet card and
local
network card, so that I can share the Internet TCP/IP to my remaining
home PCs, or just 'SHARE' is OK? If so, how do I create the 'BRIDGE' ?

Cards in use, for the DSL entry PC.
1) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
2) 3Com 3C410 HomeConnect 10X card

Card in use for the home networking for each table-top PCs
1) 3Com 3C410 HomeConnect 10X card

Laptop is connected to the network with
1) Netgear Phoneline 10X PA-101 adapter, on USB port

Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks.

July 30, 2004
11:12 pm
 
M

Michael D. Alligood

How are these computers connected (i.e. router, switch, hub, etc...)? And
what are their IP addresses?

--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
 
M

Michael D. Alligood

How are all the computers connected (i.e. router, switch, etc...)? And what
IP addresses are these comp

--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
 
N

Nizam Ahmad

1) DSL Modem is connected to the Phoneline
2) Server has an Ethernet card with RJ-45 and the Modem is plugged to it
3) Server has a 3COM Phoneline Network card with a phoneline RJ-11 output

1) Each work PC has a 3COM Phoneline Network card with RJ-11 entry

This is the standard 'Phoneline Network'.

IP addresses
198.162.0.1 is the server or DSL entry PC
198.162.0.2 is the first table top PC
198.162.0.3 is the second table top PC
198.162.0.4 is the third table top PC
198.162.0.15 is the Laptop

Besides there are two more IP addresses assigned by the DNS Host Server
for the DSL connection.

Hope I am making sense. Thanks.
Nizam Ahmad
 
M

Michael D. Alligood

Where did these computer get their IP addresses? Did the DSL modem issue
them or did you statically configure them?

--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
 
N

Nizam Ahmad

It is working now!
I had to create a 'Network Bridge'
for the 'Local Area Connection' and the 'DSL Connection'.

Found some good information's at :-
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/networkbridge.htm

Thanks ...

Nizam Ahmad
1:30 AM


| Where did these computer get their IP addresses? Did the DSL modem issue
| them or did you statically configure them?
|
| --
| Best of luck!
|
| Michael D. Alligood
| MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
| Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
|
|
| | > 1) DSL Modem is connected to the Phoneline
| > 2) Server has an Ethernet card with RJ-45 and the Modem is plugged to it
| > 3) Server has a 3COM Phoneline Network card with a phoneline RJ-11 output
| >
| > 1) Each work PC has a 3COM Phoneline Network card with RJ-11 entry
| >
| > This is the standard 'Phoneline Network'.
| >
| > IP addresses
| > 198.162.0.1 is the server or DSL entry PC
| > 198.162.0.2 is the first table top PC
| > 198.162.0.3 is the second table top PC
| > 198.162.0.4 is the third table top PC
| > 198.162.0.15 is the Laptop
| >
| > Besides there are two more IP addresses assigned by the DNS Host Server
| > for the DSL connection.
| >
| > Hope I am making sense. Thanks.
| > Nizam Ahmad
| >
| > | > > How are these computers connected (i.e. router, switch, hub, etc...)?
| And
| > > what are their IP addresses?
| > >
| > > --
| > > Best of luck!
| > >
| > > Michael D. Alligood
| > > MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
| > > Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
| > >
| > >
| > > | > > > I have a home network of 4 computers and a laptop to share files & a
| > > > common printer. All of them are networking OK with XP Pro, on file
| > > > transfer and common printer use, but, I don't have any luck in sharing
| > the
| > > > Internet. Only the fist PC with the modem & Ethernet card, finds
| > > > the Internet from DSL, but the rest of the PCs have no luck sharing
| DSL.
| > > >
| > > > I was using Win98 for several years as the DSL entry PC, and my rest
| of
| > > the
| > > > home PCs were running XP Pro. Everything worked fine. File transfer,
| > > > common printer use and shareing the TCP/IP line.
| > > >
| > > > But, as I replaced the Win98SE with XP Pro, for the DSL entry PC , I
| am
| > > > unable to share the TCP/IP. Although the Internal network works fine.
| > > >
| > > > Do I need to create a 'BRIDGE' connection between the Ethernet card
| and
| > > > local
| > > > network card, so that I can share the Internet TCP/IP to my remaining
| > > > home PCs, or just 'SHARE' is OK? If so, how do I create the 'BRIDGE'
| ?
| > > >
| > > > Cards in use, for the DSL entry PC.
| > > > 1) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
| > > > 2) 3Com 3C410 HomeConnect 10X card
| > > >
| > > > Card in use for the home networking for each table-top PCs
| > > > 1) 3Com 3C410 HomeConnect 10X card
| > > >
| > > > Laptop is connected to the network with
| > > > 1) Netgear Phoneline 10X PA-101 adapter, on USB port
| > > >
| > > > Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks.
| > > >
| > > > July 30, 2004
| > > > 11:12 pm
| > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
G

Guest

Nizam:

You are asking a very complex question. I wil try to answer it as simply as possible.

If you are not running DHCP (I will assume you are not) your network PCs and laptop will need to have a default gateway IP address that is the address of the DSL modem. This type of configuration is subject to security problems if your modem is not NAT compatible. If this is the case, you should consider purchasing a firewall product.

Some hardware firewall products (sonicwall.com) have DHCP built-in in which case you could configure your TCP/IP settings to "Obtain an IP adress automatically".

To configure the gateway IP address (Windows XP Pro), go to START, and right-click on MY NETWORK PLACES, select PROPERTIES, and right-click on your NIC, and select PROPERTIES again.

Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", and click PROPERTIES;
Click "Use the following IP adress" and type in 192.168.1.x (x will change on each of your machines and should be successive starting with 1);
Click in the "Subnet mask" field and leave the number that appears;
For the "Default gateway", enter the IP address of your modem;
Click "OK".

You may also have to configure your DNS server settings on each computer (check with your ISP).

Hope this helps!
 
N

Nizam Ahmad

Gordon,

Friend of mine reminded me that I need to add the NetBIOS in my internal
network loop. As soon as I added the NetBIOS for the local network, I am
able to receive the TCP/IP on my local PCs now. NetBIOS does it automatically.
Now I can transfer files and get the Shared Internet in all of our home network.

My only complain is, that the XP Pro network is not as fast operating as
my old Windows 98 SE . At the server, TCP/IP is fast, but not so for the
branch PCs. (May be that is my opinion)....

Thank you so much.

Nizam
August 03, 2004
3:08 PM


| Nizam:
|
| You are asking a very complex question. I wil try to answer it as simply as
possible.
|
| If you are not running DHCP (I will assume you are not) your network PCs and
laptop will need to have a default gateway IP address that is the address of the
DSL modem. This type of configuration is subject to security problems if your
modem is not NAT compatible. If this is the case, you should consider purchasing
a firewall product.
|
| Some hardware firewall products (sonicwall.com) have DHCP built-in in which
case you could configure your TCP/IP settings to "Obtain an IP adress
automatically".
|
| To configure the gateway IP address (Windows XP Pro), go to START, and
right-click on MY NETWORK PLACES, select PROPERTIES, and right-click on your
NIC, and select PROPERTIES again.
|
| Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)", and click PROPERTIES;
| Click "Use the following IP adress" and type in 192.168.1.x (x will change on
each of your machines and should be successive starting with 1);
| Click in the "Subnet mask" field and leave the number that appears;
| For the "Default gateway", enter the IP address of your modem;
| Click "OK".
|
| You may also have to configure your DNS server settings on each computer
(check with your ISP).
|
| Hope this helps!
|
| --
| Gordon
|
|
| "Nizam Ahmad" wrote:
|
| > I have a home network of 4 computers and a laptop to share files & a
| > common printer. All of them are networking OK with XP Pro, on file
| > transfer and common printer use, but, I don't have any luck in sharing the
| > Internet. Only the fist PC with the modem & Ethernet card, finds
| > the Internet from DSL, but the rest of the PCs have no luck sharing DSL.
| >
| > I was using Win98 for several years as the DSL entry PC, and my rest of the
| > home PCs were running XP Pro. Everything worked fine. File transfer,
| > common printer use and shareing the TCP/IP line.
| >
| > But, as I replaced the Win98SE with XP Pro, for the DSL entry PC , I am
| > unable to share the TCP/IP. Although the Internal network works fine.
| >
| > Do I need to create a 'BRIDGE' connection between the Ethernet card and
| > local
| > network card, so that I can share the Internet TCP/IP to my remaining
| > home PCs, or just 'SHARE' is OK? If so, how do I create the 'BRIDGE' ?
| >
| > Cards in use, for the DSL entry PC.
| > 1) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
| > 2) 3Com 3C410 HomeConnect 10X card
| >
| > Card in use for the home networking for each table-top PCs
| > 1) 3Com 3C410 HomeConnect 10X card
| >
| > Laptop is connected to the network with
| > 1) Netgear Phoneline 10X PA-101 adapter, on USB port
| >
| > Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks.
| >
| > July 30, 2004
| > 11:12 pm
| >
| >
| >
| >
 

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