IP address problem

[Guest]

I am connecting two computers- a laptop and a PC through cable networking.
When the laptop is brought home for a wireless network connection to the home
PC, there seems to be no problem. However at work, it doesn't connect. I
changed the office PC's IP address to the home PC's IP address. I "ping"ed it
at the office PC (Home IP address) and it shows 0% loss but MINIMUM=0ms,
MAXIMUM=0ms & AVERAGE=0ms. On the laptop it shows there is an IP conflict.
How can i reslove this problem?

 

[Chuck]

I am connecting two computers- a laptop and a PC through cable networking.
When the laptop is brought home for a wireless network connection to the home
PC, there seems to be no problem. However at work, it doesn't connect. I
changed the office PC's IP address to the home PC's IP address. I "ping"ed it
at the office PC (Home IP address) and it shows 0% loss but MINIMUM=0ms,
MAXIMUM=0ms & AVERAGE=0ms. On the laptop it shows there is an IP conflict.
How can i reslove this problem?

Joe,

Please describe your office and home networks with some more detail. How are
you using cable networking to connect two computers? Where are the two
computers? Where is the third computer, from which you are presumably getting
an address conflict? Are there only a total of three computers involved in
this, or are there more at either location?

 

[Guest]

Thanks so much for your interest.
To make things simpler:
home pc(A)
laptop(B)
office pc(C).
A can connected well to B through wirless networking. They are in the smae
room. B AND C used to connect well before through cables (B and C are in
different rooms). We did not have full connectivity between B & C because
internet would not work between the two. So we unfortunately tampered with a
few things in C(big mistake) and now we cannot share files and folders
(whereas we used to do that before).B states: There is an IP conflict on the
network. There is absolutely no problem between A & B so we changed the IP
address of C to suit A. However that doesn't work. There are only 3 computers
involved.
I'm really a beginner at this field, so i really dont know details. Could
you please tell me exactly what you want to know and how i'm going to find it
out?
Thanks so much!!
JOE

 

[Chuck]

Thanks so much for your interest.
To make things simpler:
home pc(A)
laptop(B)
office pc(C).
A can connected well to B through wirless networking. They are in the smae
room. B AND C used to connect well before through cables (B and C are in
different rooms). We did not have full connectivity between B & C because
internet would not work between the two. So we unfortunately tampered with a
few things in C(big mistake) and now we cannot share files and folders
(whereas we used to do that before).B states: There is an IP conflict on the
network. There is absolutely no problem between A & B so we changed the IP
address of C to suit A. However that doesn't work. There are only 3 computers
involved.
I'm really a beginner at this field, so i really dont know details. Could
you please tell me exactly what you want to know and how i'm going to find it
out?
Thanks so much!!
JOE

Joe,

OK, that's a good start. Now let's see what we can do.

To start, it may be easier for us to follow our conversation if you will please
type your answers after my questions, not before. I will trim content as
necessary.

So you just gave a physical description. Now let's do a logical description.
Are all computers running Windows XP? This can be very important - OS name,
edition (Home / Pro), and service pack are all relevant. Next, please provide
"browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" as diagnostic aides. Instructions for
producing each are in this article, please read linked articles, and follow it
as precisely as possible:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>

 

[Guest]

Joe,

OK, that's a good start. Now let's see what we can do.

To start, it may be easier for us to follow our conversation if you will please
type your answers after my questions, not before. I will trim content as
necessary.

So you just gave a physical description. Now let's do a logical description.
Are all computers running Windows XP? This can be very important - OS name,
edition (Home / Pro), and service pack are all relevant. Next, please provide
"browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" as diagnostic aides. Instructions for
producing each are in this article, please read linked articles, and follow it
as precisely as possible:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>

Chuck,
Here are the details... But again there is a problem
Home PC(A) has two wireless ip addresses, both which i've included(before
network connection and after connecting). The same goes for laptop(B)- two
internet connections. But unfortunatley for office PC (C), we've followed
your article and the only message which comes after typing
ipconfig/all>c:\ipconfig.txt
is:
"Windows cannot find IPCONFIG. Make sure you typed the name correctly and
then try gain. To search for a file, clickthe start button, then click
Search."

Meanwhile, the browstat status command on all computers provides this output:
"BROWSTAT" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
program or batch file.

I've tried installing the browstat utility from your site... nothing seems
to work.

Anyway, if it might help, here are the Configurations of A AND B

BEFORE CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK (HOME PC= A)
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Homepc
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter Inet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 86.96.182.149
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 86.96.182.149
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 213.42.20.20
195.223.221.222
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


AFTER CONNECTING TO WIRELESS NETWORK (HOME PC =A)
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Homepc
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-66-74-2A-55
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 213.42.20.20
195.223.221.222

Before wireless connection (LAPTOP =B)
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor Corp.
DP83815/816 10/100 MacPhyter PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-9D-8A-F8-59

After wireless connection (Laptop=B)
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Laptop
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor Corp.
DP83815/816 10/100 MacPhyter PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-9D-8A-F8-59

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g
PC Card (3CRWE154G72)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-6A-D2-E7-CF
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 213.42.20.20
195.223.221.222

JOE

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,
Here are the details... But again there is a problem
Home PC(A) has two wireless ip addresses, both which i've included(before
network connection and after connecting). The same goes for laptop(B)- two
internet connections. But unfortunatley for office PC (C), we've followed
your article and the only message which comes after typing
ipconfig/all>c:\ipconfig.txt
is:
"Windows cannot find IPCONFIG. Make sure you typed the name correctly and
then try gain. To search for a file, clickthe start button, then click
Search."

Meanwhile, the browstat status command on all computers provides this output:
"BROWSTAT" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
program or batch file.

I've tried installing the browstat utility from your site... nothing seems
to work.

Anyway, if it might help, here are the Configurations of A AND B

JOE

Joe,

OK, this is a good start. When you copied browstat to your computer, what
folder did you copy it into?

Next, we have to figure out why Computer C doesn't run ipconfig. You're typing
the ipconfig command identically on Computers A, B, and C? What operating
system is on Computer C?

 

[Guest]

Joe,

OK, this is a good start. When you copied browstat to your computer, what
folder did you copy it into?

Next, we have to figure out why Computer C doesn't run ipconfig. You're typing
the ipconfig command identically on Computers A, B, and C? What operating
system is on Computer C?

Chuck,
Thnak you so much, but my engineer has come back from vacation and he fixed
the problem. Really sorry for taking your time. My computers are back to
normal, with full connectivity, and I have even attached an extra
computer(should i call it D? , LOL) to help in my office. Thanks again!

JOE

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,
Thnak you so much, but my engineer has come back from vacation and he fixed
the problem. Really sorry for taking your time. My computers are back to
normal, with full connectivity, and I have even attached an extra
computer(should i call it D? , LOL) to help in my office. Thanks again!

JOE

Thanks for the update, Joe.