Networking Win2000 & XP

[Graeme McClelland]

I've recently tried networking a laptop running Win2K Pro to my main PC
running XP Home Edition.

I'm using Belkin Cable Modem.
The XP PC has a broadband connection to the Internet.

If I give the XP PC a fixed IP address then the Win2K PC can access the
internet but not file share.

If I get the XP PC to Obtain an IP address automatically the Win2K PC can
file share but not use the Internet.

Any ideas on how I can get them both working simultaneously?

Graeme

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[Larry Sabine]

Well, the first thing you do is buy a cable modem/DSL router. Hook the WAN
side to the cable modem. Plug the two PC's into the mini-hub on the router.
Set both PC's to automatically receive IP address. Problem solved.
Larry

 

[David]

This doesn't solve the problem at all. Larry obviously
doesn't understand that the reason Graeme asked the
question is that didn't work.
I am having the same problem with the same equipment.
Windows wizard replies the two systems are not compatible.
Anyone get it to work?

-----Original Message-----
Well, the first thing you do is buy a cable modem/DSL router. Hook the WAN
side to the cable modem. Plug the two PC's into the mini-hub on the router.
Set both PC's to automatically receive IP address. Problem solved.
Larry
"Graeme McClelland" <graeme(underscore)

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[victory]

If I give the XP PC a fixed IP address then the Win2K PC can access the
internet but not file share.

I have a similar setup ( XP Pro PC ) with a different problem which I
won't bore you with here in this post but , if you'll excuse my
intrusion here , could you tell me how you access the Web in your
setup from the W2K laptop with your machines connected as you describe
?

Does your cable modem icon appear in the laptop with your connection
setup? and ,

B.N.