Connecting PC on LAN using win XP

Hello,

I have Two PC's both are windows XP OS
PC-1 already connected with LAN and PC-1 also using internet on it.
i want to connect PC-2 to PC-1 witch is on LAN by istalling two LAN cards on PC-1.
Problem is that it is possible that LAN can not see my PC-2 and internet services also available on it ???

Hey me too getting the same response. Here I have two PCs: one running Windows XP (PC1) and the other Windows ME (PC2).

PC1 has cable intenet connected to it so there are 2 LAN Cards in it. One connected to the Internet and other connected to the Ethernet Switch.

PC2 is also connected to the switch.

Mind that we use some D-Link Fast Ethernet Switch and not a Hub.

I have run all the wizards on PC1 to put it on the LAN (Setup Home or Small Office Network Wizard... and all) but I can get my PC2 (with Windows ME) to show PC1 in its "My Network Places". Similarly PC1 also cannot see PC2. I also have run the Home or Small Office Network from the Windows XP CD on PC2 (the one running Win ME).

Also PC2 cannot share the Internet Connection in PC1 although I have run the Internet Connection Wizard and chose the option which says that this computers connects to the Internet through a LAN.

Can anyone please give me a solution fast???? Bye.

Hi guys,

What I would do is set it up all manually...

The same process will pretty much apply to both of you - you have near identical setups:

Firstly, on the XP host computer with the Internet connection set the workgroup to something like MSHOME. You'll find the setting in the System applet in the Control Panel under the Computer Name tab. Then, open up Network Connections from the Control Panel. Right-click on your Local Area Connection (your internal one - not the Internet) and select Properties. Double-click the Internet Protocol TCP/IP and set the following details: IP address: 192.168.0.1, subnet mask: 255.255.255.0. Then click OK and select the Advanced tab. Make sure that the firewall and internet sharing are both disabled.

Still in Network Connections, right-click your Internet connection and select Properties. Click the Advanced tab and make sure that Internet Connection Sharing is enabled.

That should be the first computer setup OK. Then, on the second computer, again set the workgroup to the same as the first computer, such as MSHOME. For XP, you'll find it in the System applet as before. For ME, you'll need to go to the Control Panel and click the Network applet. In the Identification tab you should find the workgoup.

Once you have set the workgroup, set the IP address. For an XP computer, open up the Control Panel, Network Connections and open the Properties for the Local Area Connection. Open Internet Protocol TCP/IP and enter the IP address 192.168.0.2, the subnet 255.255.255.0 and the default gateway as 192.168.0.1. For Windows Me, I think you'll find these settings in the Network applet again (I'm not sure as I haven't used this for some time).

After you have set the IP address and workgroup - check connections are working. On the XP host, click Start, Run and type cmd. In the Command Prompt, type "ping 192.168.0.1" (without the quotes) and check you get a reply. Also ping 192.168.0.2 and this should also work. Then repeat this process from the client.

Presuming you get responses all round, then the Internet should work. Try it on the host first, then on the client. If it works on the host, but not the client try accessing http://216.239.59.99. If this works, but sites like www.google.com don't work, then you have a DNS issue which we can solve, if we need to.

HTH,

Edwin

as an alternative in xp with 2 NICs right click either in network connections and choose Bridge

JonO

You really want to create a bridge in XP when you have two networks to connect. In both of these situations, isn't the second NIC card used for connecting to the Internet? I would think it more sensible to use Internet Connection Sharing on the connection with the Internet connection, rather than a bridge.

thanx jono659 for your tip. i have tried the process described by edwinbrains and it is works absolutely fine. dont mind, but i guess internet connection sharing is the best option.

Glad you've got it working

Only happy that you got running

JonO

tauseef - it was your thread to begin with. Has the process worked for you too, or are you still having problems?

Hi guys,

I have networked 2 computers PC1 and PC 2 (cross over)
PC1 connects to the internet. PC 2 would like to connect to the internet via pc 1. PC1 is xp PC2 is 2000
URL. brings up google
URL does not. DNS ISSUE? Please help

Cheers Chris

Hi Chris,

Yep - that sounds like a DNS issue. You need to browse to your ISP website and find the list of DNS servers - you should be able to find the IP addresses of two somewhere. Once you have these two addresses, open up Network (and Dial-up) Connections from the Control Panel and right-click the Local Area Connection. Select Properties and then double-click Internet Protocol TCP/IP. At the bottom of the window, enter in the IP addresses of the two DNS servers. Do this for both computers.

HTH,

Edwin