Networking two side by side computers

[Roland]

Can anyone point me to a site that explains how to set up networking.
I have two P4 computers with on-board lan and finally purchased an
ethernet cable and connected the two computers. Booted up and looking
in "Network and Dial-up connections" find both Local Area Connections
status to be Enabled and the icons in the task bar both
mention connection speed of 100.0 Mbps and has recorded Sent & Receive
activity. Checking the "Local Area Connection Properties" have Client
for MS Networks, File & Printer Sharing for MS Networks and the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) installed in both. Problem is that
connecting the first computer to the internet, I cant browse using the
second. Is there anything I should be setting up? Best regards,
Roland...

 

[BobC]

(e-mail address removed) (Roland) wrote in

Can anyone point me to a site that explains how to set up networking.
I have two P4 computers with on-board lan and finally purchased an
ethernet cable and connected the two computers. Booted up and looking
in "Network and Dial-up connections" find both Local Area Connections
status to be Enabled and the icons in the task bar both
mention connection speed of 100.0 Mbps and has recorded Sent & Receive
activity. Checking the "Local Area Connection Properties" have Client
for MS Networks, File & Printer Sharing for MS Networks and the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) installed in both. Problem is that
connecting the first computer to the internet, I cant browse using the
second. Is there anything I should be setting up? Best regards,
Roland...

ICS unless you have a hub, switch, or router.
See windows help for ICS; or
http://www.homenethelp.com; or
http://www.practicallynetworked.com; or
http://www.wown.com

 

[Matthew Mucker [MSFT]]

If you're only using a single cable between the two, you must use what is
known as a "crossover cable." Otherwise it won't work.

That, and you must ensure that the TCP/IP settings are configured properly,
but this is the first, most obvious issue I see.

 

[Jonathan Koppel]

Hi Roland:

You need one of two things. Either a cross-over cable instead of the
regular ethernet cable, or a hub and another ethernet cable.

When connecting computers directly from NIC to NIC, you need a
cross-over cable. Most computer supply stores will have one.