Problem networking 2 WinME machines... HELP!!

[LYHTSPD]

okay.. here is the deal. each machine has ME on it. Machine 1 is on the network with internet access. it has 2 nics in it. the one for the personal network has an ip of 192.168.10.1. machine 2 has a single nic in it with the ip of 192.168.10.2. both have client for MS netowrks, file and print sharing, and tcp/ip on them. i can not get them to see each other.

machine 2 will see itself in the workgroup, but not the other machines. machine 1 will see all other machines except machine 2. i can not ping either machine from the other. i have tried the stupid "home networking wizard" with no luck at all. i need your guys' and gals' help!!!

i would also like to share the internet connection between them. i have not problems connecting a 98SE machine and an ME... but this is baffeling me. thanks!

 

[aUt0eXebat]

well for them to see eachother in a peer to peer network, the IP has to be 192.168.0.x and the subnet of 255.255.255.0 i dont know about the connection sharing though

 

[iceliquid]

when you boot up the computer(s), do you log in with a user and password so that the network can give you access to other computers?

Someone mention this was one of the main reasons why people are having trouble w/networking

I don't run winME but I did network a whole bunch of win98 computers once w/file sharing and internet sharing some time ago.

 

[LYHTSPD]

well, changed the ips to 192.168.0.x. nothing happened.... i checked the cable... i switched the slot that the card is in... nothing....

i will get this figured out... and im taking all of you with me!

 

[iceliquid]

when aUt0eXebat refers to 192.168.0.x, you substitute a number for 'x', not put the letter 'x' in it

each computer should have the same 3 sets of numbers, and the last one different, hence the 'x'.

 

[LYHTSPD]

ouch... that hurts...

i know that a number goes there man.... jeez....

 

[iceliquid]

hee hee... my mistake

check my 1st post, I had some questions.

 

[LYHTSPD]

i think i solved the problem... i killed the tcp/ip stack on both machines... put them back on, and tinkered with some settings, and now it seems to be ok. thanks gor all your help guys

 

[iceliquid]

<< , and tinkered with some settings >>




ahh.. you have found my secret to networking.. LOL. Glad you got it working!

 

[jleon]

Try searching microsoft's site for configuring ICS. They have a step by step instruction on how to configure it. I forgot the exact URL, but it's how I got mine to work.

 

[LYHTSPD]

thanks ill try that... i cant seem to get mine to work... sigh, off to microsoft....

 

[iceliquid]

check this post out. There's good discussion and a direct link to help with ICS.