Internet issues on a network

[Guest]

I am currently running 2 PC's and I'm having problems trying to netwrok them
together.

The main PC is a desktop and has a broadband internet connection
The secondary PC is a laptop and is connected to the desktop via a crossover
cable

The first PC has no problems at all and is able to access the internet.
I read this in another post:
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These tests should help you find the problem:

1. On the host, right click the local area network connection and
click Status | Support | Details. It should show:

IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: none
DNS Server = none

2. On the guest, right click the local area network connection and
click Status | Support | Details. It should show:

IP Address: 192.168.0.x (1<x<255)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = 192.168.0.1

3. If #1 and #2 are right, open a command prompt window on the guest
and enter these lines. Each one should get four replies:

ping 192.168.0.1
ping 216.239.37.99
ping google.com

4. If #1-#3 are right, enter these addresses in Internet Explorer on
the guest. They should both take you to the Google web page:

http://216.239.37.99
http://google.com
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1 and 2 are correct

When I get to 3 I am able to successfully ping 192.168.0.1/ping
216.239.37.99 but I'm unable to ping google.com on the laptop. In addition
the laptop is able to access http://216.239.37.99 on Internet Explore but
when I type in http://google.com I get 'The page cannot be displayed'.

Can anyone help me?

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Try:

1. On the desktop PC open a command prompt and: ipconfig /all ENTER.

2. Write down the IP address of DNS server(s).

3. On the laptop manually configure the connection:

IP address = 192.168.0.2
Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway = 192.168.0.1
DNS Server = IP address from #2.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP