Small Office Network

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I am trying to set up a small network of 3 computers.

I access internet via cable modem, and want to connect the modem to a
router. I have 3 computers, 2 running XP Prof and the other running XP Home.
I want to connect these to the router too, so any one computer can access
Internet even if the other computers are switched off. I will also share
files and printers.

My question - how do I set up such a network? I am not familiar with domain
names - in the past I used only peer to peer networks and ICS. This type of
network, however, is not suitable for what I need to do.

Any advice will be welcome.
 
The router will set you up in a peer to peer network. You need a windows
server version to do domains and such. Just hook it all up and then run the
network setup wizard on each machine. Also setup your cable connection on
each machine if needed. The router shares the connection and files/folders
as well and it serves as a firewall also.
 
|I am trying to set up a small network of 3 computers.
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|I access internet via cable modem, and want to connect the modem to a
|router. I have 3 computers, 2 running XP Prof and the other running XP Home.
|I want to connect these to the router too, so any one computer can access
|Internet even if the other computers are switched off. I will also share
|files and printers.
|
|My question - how do I set up such a network? I am not familiar with domain
|names - in the past I used only peer to peer networks and ICS. This type of
|network, however, is not suitable for what I need to do.
|
|Any advice will be welcome.
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|Sérgio Manso
| Portugal
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You need a Domain Controller to set up a domain. that means using server
software AFAIK......
 
Is XP Professional considered server software? I thought domain networking
was one of the differences between Home and Professional.

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Sérgio Manso
Portugal

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|I am trying to set up a small network of 3 computers.
|
|I access internet via cable modem, and want to connect the modem to a
|router. I have 3 computers, 2 running XP Prof and the other running XP
Home.
|I want to connect these to the router too, so any one computer can access
|Internet even if the other computers are switched off. I will also share
|files and printers.
|
|My question - how do I set up such a network? I am not familiar with domain
|names - in the past I used only peer to peer networks and ICS. This type of
|network, however, is not suitable for what I need to do.
|
|Any advice will be welcome.
|
|
|
|--
|Sérgio Manso
| Portugal
|
|
|
You need a Domain Controller to set up a domain. that means using server
software AFAIK......
 
If you are not using a "true" server then you do not need a domain
controller. If you are not hosting any Internet servers, you also do not
need an Internet domain. All you need to do is to set up the router with
the info on how to use the cable modem (router dependant) and then connect
the PCs to the hub/switch part of the router.

You can set up DHCP on the router so that each PCs get an IP address.

Y.
 
: I am trying to set up a small network of 3 computers.

: I access internet via cable modem, and want to connect the modem to a
: router. I have 3 computers, 2 running XP Prof and the other running XP
Home.
: I want to connect these to the router too, so any one computer can access
: Internet even if the other computers are switched off. I will also share
: files and printers.

: My question - how do I set up such a network? I am not familiar with
domain
: names - in the past I used only peer to peer networks and ICS. This type
of
: network, however, is not suitable for what I need to do.

: Any advice will be welcome.

There is no setup to this at all. Just hook the cable modem to the outlets,
(power & cable). Attach the cable modem to the router. Then attach
the 3 PC's to the router. End of story. If you wish to share files then
permissions will have to be set.
 
XP pro is not sever software. It is workstation software.
XP pro can join a domain, Xp home cannot join a domain.
Windows server will allow to to setup a domain and use a domain controller,
so that the xp pro boxes can log onto the domain.
 
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Sérgio Manso said:
Is XP Professional considered server software?
Click to expand...


No. Windows 2003 is the server version of the XP family.

I thought domain
networking was one of the differences between Home and
Click to expand...
Professional.


Yes.
 
purplehaz said:
XP pro is not sever software. It is workstation software.
XP pro can join a domain, Xp home cannot join a domain.
Windows server will allow to to setup a domain and use a domain
controller, so that the xp pro boxes can log onto the domain.
Click to expand...

But just setting up a home network with a router and a few computers
doesn't require setting up a domain. You can do this with a workgroup,
just like you did when you used ICS. Here are some useful links for
you:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/
http://www.wown.info/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/

Malke
 
: I am trying to set up a small network of 3 computers.

: I access internet via cable modem, and want to connect the modem to a
: router. I have 3 computers, 2 running XP Prof and the other running XP
Home.
: I want to connect these to the router too, so any one computer can access
: Internet even if the other computers are switched off. I will also share
: files and printers.

: My question - how do I set up such a network? I am not familiar with
domain
: names - in the past I used only peer to peer networks and ICS. This type
of
: network, however, is not suitable for what I need to do.

: Any advice will be welcome.

There is no setup to this at all. Just hook the cable modem to the outlets,
(power & cable). Attach the cable modem to the router. Then attach
the 3 PC's to the router. End of story. If you wish to share files then
permissions will have to be set.
Click to expand...

Well, it's a little more involved than that. All three computers have
to be on the same workgroup. Then all three computers have to have
identical user accounts, with identical non-blank passwords.
Firewalls may have to be setup to allow the local network IP range to
pass-thru.

All-in-all it's not too hard, but you do have a little work to do,
other than just attaching the modem to the router, then hooking up the
computers to the router.
 
I already plug all cables in way of having my small office network, made
network setup wizard and I still can't get the network working.

I don't know if this is important but I have peer to peer connection with
cross wire and works perfectly.

Do I need to put anything in default gateway field on all computers
Any advice will be welcome

Sérgio Manso
Portugal
 
What in the network is not working? Internet connection sharing or file
sharing?
 
Make sure you setup a new connection on each machine once they are all
hooked to the router.
 
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