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I cannot get my 2 pc's to share files

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new2AMD

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This has been driving me crazy. First off here is the set up:
1. Win XP Pro pc connected to linksys router. gets ip of 24.24.45.x and works fine alone
2. win xp mce pc connected to same router has 24.93.27.x and works fine alone

When both are on only one can get to internet at a time. I have to repair the connection on the other machine and then that becomes the active internet pc. How can I fix this and why are there these two different ip ranges?

Second:
Both are a part of a workgroup conveniently named "workgroup". I have file and print sharing enabled on both. When I go into the network places folder I can only see the drive on the local machine I am viewing, not the drive of the other pc. Its like this on both machines. I ran net setup wizard and made a floppy and ran it on both machines also.

Any help on any or all of these issues would be great. If I left something out of importance let me know.

thanks
 
You havent told us how are two computers are connected - router/switch/hub/crossover cable. To share an internet connection you have to have the basic networking operational first, and the easiest way to do that is with a switch/hub, once the computers are networked, the next step is to add the internet connnection which easiest with a router. Most routers from Linksys/Dlink/Netgear do double duty as router/switch to make the whole process simple.

The IP addresses that you have given appear to be from a direct connection to the modem. In any local network, the computers should have a local IP address like 192.... or 10... either auto assigned by the router or manually confgured. So unless they are networked they cant share an internet conection.

I would strongly recommend some how to sites like www.practicallynetworked.com or http://www.wown.info/j_helmig/ should get you started pretty well.
 
I am sorry I didnt read your message carefully. Your settings in each computer should be

control panel > networking > TCP/IP > obtain IP address automatically
DNS > enter address from ISP provided data


 
Originally posted by: new2AMD
This has been driving me crazy. First off here is the set up:
1. Win XP Pro pc connected to linksys router. gets ip of 24.24.45.x and works fine alone
2. win xp mce pc connected to same router has 24.93.27.x and works fine alone
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Are you sure that you are using a Router and a simple switch?

Link to: AnandTech - FAQ. Basic Options for Internet Connection Sharing

Link to: AnandTech - FAQ. Hubs, routers, switches, DSL, LANs, WANs...?

Ignore the prices in the links above. The same or similar hardware can be found for 60%-90% less.

:sun:


 
I am using a linksys router and those are the ips it is assigning. I dont understand how it is giving ips in 2 different ranges being connected through the router.
 
Originally posted by: dexter333
Unplug your cable modem from the uplink port on the router and plug it into the WAN port.
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Where do I officially turn over my geek card?

I had it in the damm wrong port. Thank you very much. Now I am getting 192.168 IP's on these 2 pc's and the wireless laptop.
 
Simple mistake to make, I don't understand why your router wasn't handing out IPs anyway. I would assume it would be able to respond to the DHCP requests a lot faster than your cable company could. What model router do you have?
 
Originally posted by: dexter333
Simple mistake to make, I don't understand why your router wasn't handing out IPs anyway. I would assume it would be able to respond to the DHCP requests a lot faster than your cable company could. What model router do you have?
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linksys befsr41(something like that) 802.11b model. older one. It seems to have been handing out IPs from my ISP that were available but my ISP was only allowing one at a time to go out to the web. Now I can share files and use the internet on all the connected machines. Thank god. I knew I was doing things right but was making 1 small mistake. It is a relief to know I can now tranfer 14gig of music without burning discs.
 
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