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Hi there
I have an XP sp2 pc connected to my broadband cable via a USB port. I share
that internet connection so that if i want to connect my laptop (also xp sp2)
to the internet for a while i plug in the LAN cable from the pc to the
laptop. And of course i can also copy files between the two. All is well
there and has been for a couple of years.
Now i have a new pc at home, as well as the original, and i wanted to do the
same - just connect it to the other pc now and again to swap afew files and
for internet access particularly for virus updates and Windows update.
However when i plug the LAN cable from one pc to the other nothing happens -
it just says 'Network Cable Unplugged' constantly and nothing is flashing. I
installed XP SP1 at first. I've now installed SP2 and still no joy.
I can connect a LAN cable from the laptop to the new pc and all is well, so
there's no hardware problem. But not to the original pc?? It's really odd.
there's just no connection at all, never mind sharing the internet! I haven't
done anthing to the network settings so i'm completely at a loss as to why.
I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it, but the pcs are both my own
and on the 'WORKGROUP' workgroup. The laptop however is works and belongs to
a domain. Though i would have expected the laptop to have had problems
connecting, not the other way around!
And both the original pc and the laptop are completely up to date with
Windows updates, but of course the new one isn't as i can't connect it to the
internet yet!
I know one answer would be to stop messing around with temporary networking
and go get a router, but this setup has been just fine and easy for so long i
just wanted to do the same
I would greatly appreciate any help at all!
Regards,
Richard
I have an XP sp2 pc connected to my broadband cable via a USB port. I share
that internet connection so that if i want to connect my laptop (also xp sp2)
to the internet for a while i plug in the LAN cable from the pc to the
laptop. And of course i can also copy files between the two. All is well
there and has been for a couple of years.
Now i have a new pc at home, as well as the original, and i wanted to do the
same - just connect it to the other pc now and again to swap afew files and
for internet access particularly for virus updates and Windows update.
However when i plug the LAN cable from one pc to the other nothing happens -
it just says 'Network Cable Unplugged' constantly and nothing is flashing. I
installed XP SP1 at first. I've now installed SP2 and still no joy.
I can connect a LAN cable from the laptop to the new pc and all is well, so
there's no hardware problem. But not to the original pc?? It's really odd.
there's just no connection at all, never mind sharing the internet! I haven't
done anthing to the network settings so i'm completely at a loss as to why.
I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it, but the pcs are both my own
and on the 'WORKGROUP' workgroup. The laptop however is works and belongs to
a domain. Though i would have expected the laptop to have had problems
connecting, not the other way around!
And both the original pc and the laptop are completely up to date with
Windows updates, but of course the new one isn't as i can't connect it to the
internet yet!
I know one answer would be to stop messing around with temporary networking
and go get a router, but this setup has been just fine and easy for so long i
just wanted to do the same
I would greatly appreciate any help at all!
Regards,
Richard