network problem

[headtheball]

have a simple home network, my comp (Host) Sons comp (Client) connected
via crossover. We are both XP users and I have an adsl connection. whenever
my son switches his machine off after using the internet I have to go
through a routine on my comp (host) create network connection>then I see the
network bridge disappear> then I get a message saying cannot create
network>then I try create network connection again and it creates me another
network bridge with a higher number than the one before. This is ridiculous,
how can we remain connected without me having to go through this procedure?
and how do I retain control over access?

 

[Malke]

have a simple home network, my comp (Host) Sons comp (Client)
connected
via crossover. We are both XP users and I have an adsl connection.
whenever my son switches his machine off after using the internet I
have to go through a routine on my comp (host) create network
connection>then I see the network bridge disappear> then I get a
message saying cannot create network>then I try create network
connection again and it creates me another network bridge with a
higher number than the one before. This is ridiculous, how can we
remain connected without me having to go through this procedure? and
how do I retain control over access?

I always suggest buying a cable/dsl router for home networking. Although
it costs some money (around $50-60usd), it is worth it for ease of use,
you don't need to leave one machine always on for the gateway, and what
your son does on his computer won't affect your computer. I'm not
really sure why you'd have a bridge set up anyway for a small home lan.
If you want to continue using ICS, both computers should be in the same
network group, workgroup, and subnet; i.e., 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2
for ip addresses, 255.255.255.0 for the subnet.

Malke