Trouble with Networking to Computers Together

[Dante]

I am trying to network my pc with my flatmate's pc and
yes i am using a cross-over cable, but mine can't find
itself let alone the other pc and visa versa. How can i
find the problem and how do i get the both of the to use
the internet at the same time????

Please help somebody as its driving me insane.......

Dante

 

[Chuck]

I am trying to network my pc with my flatmate's pc and
yes i am using a cross-over cable, but mine can't find
itself let alone the other pc and visa versa. How can i
find the problem and how do i get the both of the to use
the internet at the same time????

Please help somebody as its driving me insane.......

Dante

Dante,

Please provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.

Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection - Properties), on both computers?
Do you have shares setup on both?

Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on both computers?

Make sure the browser service is running on each computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the Computer Browser service is
started.

On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have the SFS settings properly set on each computer.

With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security Policy (Control Panel
- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy to "Guest only", make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, and has an identical, non-blank, password on
all computers. If "Classic", setup and use a common account with identical,
non-blank, password on all computers.

For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, with identical, non-blank passwords, on each computer.

Post back here with results, there's plenty more to do.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

Thx Chuck,
These are my results!......

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all

c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command

window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste
into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each
ipconfig listing.

Screen wouldnt stay up for me to look at and copy/Paste
anything!!!



Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and
File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection -
Properties), on both computers?
Do you have shares setup on both?

YES



Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area
Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on both computers?

YES



Make sure the browser service is running on each
computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the
Computer Browser service is
started.

Done



On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File
Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or
disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have the SFS settings properly set on each
computer.

YES



With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security
Policy (Control Panel
- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security
Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure
it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

Done



With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy
to "Guest only", make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, and has an identical,
non-blank, password on
all computers. If "Classic", setup and use a common
account with identical,
non-blank, password on all computers.

Done



For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing
enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, with identical, non-blank
passwords, on each computer.

Done

 

[Dante]

Thx Chuck,
These are the results!....

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all

c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command

window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste
into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each
ipconfig listing.

Screen wouldnt stay up for me to look at and copy/Paste
anything!!!



Are you running both Client for Microsoft Networks, and
File and Printer Sharing
for Microsoft Networks (Local Area Connection -
Properties), on both computers?
Do you have shares setup on both?

YES



Are you running NetBIOS Over TCP/IP (Local Area
Connection - Properties - TCP/IP
- Properties - Advanced - WINS) on both computers?

YES



Make sure the browser service is running on each
computer. Control Panel -
Administrative Tools - Services. Verify that the
Computer Browser service is
started.

Done



On any XP Pro computer, check to see if Simple File
Sharing (Control Panel -
Folder Options - View - Advanced settings) is enabled or
disabled. With XP Pro,
you need to have the SFS settings properly set on each
computer.

YES



With XP Pro, if SFS is disabled, check the Local Security
Policy (Control Panel
- Administrative Tools). Under Local Policies - Security
Options, look at
"Network access: Sharing and security model", and ensure
it's set to "Classic -
local users authenticate as themselves".

Done



With XP Pro, if you set the Local Security Policy
to "Guest only", make sure
that the Guest account is enabled, and has an identical,
non-blank, password on
all computers. If "Classic", setup and use a common
account with identical,
non-blank, password on all computers.

Done



For XP Home, OR for XP Pro with Simple File Sharing
enabled, make sure that the
Guest account is enabled, with identical, non-blank
passwords, on each computer.

Done

 

[Chuck]

Thx Chuck,
These are the results!....

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste
into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each
ipconfig listing.

Screen wouldnt stay up for me to look at and copy/Paste
anything!!!

What screen wouldn't stay up? The command prompt window? You don't copy from
there. You open Notepad, open c:\ipconfig.txt, and copy from Notepad.

Try again:

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


What screen wouldn't stay up? The command prompt window? You don't copy from
there. You open Notepad, open c:\ipconfig.txt, and copy from Notepad.

Try again:

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all
c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
.
Got it this time chuck,

Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : GKRACING

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Direct to glen:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description: CNet PRO200 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . : 00-08-A1-35-20-34

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . : 169.254.170.212

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Media State . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description: SMC EZ Connect USB/Ethernet Series
Converter

Physical Address. . . . . . . : 00-04-E2-7A-E2-A2



PPP adapter Bigpond:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . .: WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . :00-53-45-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 144.139.27.239

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 55.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 144.139.27.239

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.49.70.92

139.134.2.190



I hope this is what u need to find out how to help me?

Kai

 

[Dante]

-----Original Message-----


What screen wouldn't stay up? The command prompt window? You don't copy from
there. You open Notepad, open c:\ipconfig.txt, and copy from Notepad.

Try again:

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all
c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
.
I got it right this time (i think)

Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : GKRACING

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Direct to glen:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : CNet PRO200
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-A1-35-
20-34

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . :
169.254.170.212

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media
disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SMC EZ
Connect USB/Ethernet Series Converter

Physical Address. . . . . . . : 00-04-E2-7A-E2-A2



PPP adapter Bigpond:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . .. . : 00-53-45-00-00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 144.139.27.239

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 144.139.27.239

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.49.70.92

139.134.2.190

i hope this is what u were after?

Dante

 

[Chuck]

Dante,

Good start. Now see if you can do the same for the other computer.

And from this computer:
1) Ping GKRACING
2) Ping 169.254.170.212
3) Ping 127.0.0.1
And report exact text message returned in all 3 cases.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


Dante,

Good start. Now see if you can do the same for the other computer.

And from this computer:
1) Ping GKRACING
2) Ping 169.254.170.212
3) Ping 127.0.0.1
And report exact text message returned in all 3 cases.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
.

How do i ping?????


Dante

 

[Chuck]

Dante,

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ping GKRACING", for instance, and hit Enter.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Dante]

-----Original Message-----

necessarily
a bad thing.

Dante,

Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ping GKRACING", for instance, and hit Enter.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
.
1) pinging GKRACING [169.254.170.212] with 32 bytes of

data:

reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

ping statistics for 169.254.170.212:
Packages: Sent = 4, Recieved = 4, Lost = 0 <o%
loss>,
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

2) pinging 169.254.170.212 with 32 bytes of data:

reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 169.254.170.212: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

ping statistics for 169.254.170.212:
Packages: Sent = 4, Recieved = 4, Lost = 0 <o%
loss>,
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

3) pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packages: Sent = 4, Recieved = 4, Lost = 0 <o%
loss>,
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

and the ipconfig ata from the other pc:


Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : gkracing2

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



PPP adapter Bigpond:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN
(PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-
00-00

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 144.138.96.143

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . :
255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 144.138.96.143

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.49.70.92

139.134.2.190

NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled



Ethernet adapter Direct To Kai:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II
Fast Ethernet Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-76-0A-
BF-5E

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . :
169.254.247.156

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

 

[Chuck]

-----Original Message-----

<SNIP Pings and IPConfig for GKRACING>

Dante,

I think I'm getting the picture. IPConfigs look interesting. What are "direct
to glen" and "direct to kai"? Are those the connection between gkracing and
gkracing2? Or connections to 2 more computers?

I am guessing you want each computer to connect directly to the internet, but
share files with the other. Right?

From gkracing:
1) Ping gkracing2
2) Ping 169.254.247.156

From gkracing2:
1) Ping GKRACING
2) Ping 169.254.170.212
3) Ping gkracing2
4) Ping 169.254.247.156
5) Ping 127.0.0.1

And provide all 7 ping results as before.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.