Re: Network Connections x 2 PCs
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 05:37:38 -0600
In article <03699305-2A93-4497-A63C-2D22A6AED1CE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Poltonis" <Evenstar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >Hi
>> >
>> >My son and I share an "Always On" Cable Internet connection through a 4-port
>> >hub and cable Network. I want the two computers to connect "locally" and
>> >share Files, printers and a scanner (without scarificing the internet
>> >sharing).
>> >My efforts on creating this connection were, so far, fruitless.
>> >Can someone point me in the right direction?
>> >As I am not technically inclined, "how-to" sites would be of great assistance.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >Poltonis
>> >
>> >Details of the two System:
>> >----------------------------------------------------------
>> >Intel Pentiums IIIE, 650 MHz
>> >Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
>> >Network Card CNet Pro200 PCI Ethernet Adaptor
>> >448 MB (SDRAM)
>> >BIOS Award Software International, Inc.
>> >Video RADEON 7000 SERIES(64 MB)
>> >USB1 Controller VIA VT83C572 PCI-USB
>>
>> Do you have a network hub or a broadband router? The setup is quite
>> different for those devices. What's the make and model of your
>> device?
>>
>> If you have a broadband router, run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both
>> computers. The Wizard will make all the necessary settings for
>> sharing Internet access, files and printers. If the Wizard detects
>> the router's shared Internet connection, tell it to use that
>> connection. Otherwise, tell it that the computers connect to the
>> Internet through a residential gateway.
>>
>> If you have a hub, the setup depends on how many IP addresses you get
>> from your cable Internet provider.
>>
>> If you have a hub and one IP address, connect the cable connection
>> directly to one computer and use Internet Connection Sharing to give
>> access to the other one. I've written a web page with details:
>>
>> Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
>> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics
>>
>> If you have a hub and multiple IP addresses, the setup is more
>> complicated. Details to follow if requested.
>
>Hello again Steve
>
>My son (who is a bit more savvy than me) have confirmed that we have the
>"more complicated setup" :hub and multiple IP addresses ( no wonder I
>couldn't get it working!)
>The IP addresses are assigned automatically by our Cable Interent Provider.
>
>Please send us the details you mentioned.
>
>Best Wishes
>Poltonis
Hello again, Poltonis. OK, here are the details. They apply to a
network setup where multiple computers receive individual public IP
addresses from a broadband provider through a network hub or switch.
They don't apply to the simpler and more common network setup where
multiple computers share a single public IP address through a
broadband router.
On each computer, install the IPX/SPX protocol for file sharing and
disable file sharing on TCP/IP. I've written a web page showing how
to do it:
Windows XP Network Protocols
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/network_protocols.htm
There are two reasons to use IPX/SPX instead of TCP/IP for file
sharing with this setup:
1. If your cable or DSL provider assigns IP addresses in different
subnets to your computers, it isn't possible for them to communicate
with each other using TCP/IP.
2. Since your computers connect directly to the Internet through the
cable or DSL modem, they receive public IP addresses that are
accessible by everyone on the Internet. Using TCP/IP for file sharing
could let other people access your shared files.
Be sure to run a firewall on each computer.
--
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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