Re: destination host unreachable?

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From: phil harris (spadger42_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:27:04 -0700

steve thanks the 82.42 ip is the one that was installed with blueyonder, what i have done is try to put the pc ip to one similar but not got that far yet. Been at this for about 8 hours now and need a break will get back on it tomorrow.
thank you for the answers i have printed off and am going to run through tomorrow
phil harris

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <03CA0EDB-E356-4803-BD8E-044ED8970A9A@microsoft.com>, "phil
> harris" <spadger42@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >hi been strugglin to get my laptop and my pc to network when i have set them up as advised my laptop has the 82.42 ip address and my pc is set to static 192.168.1.2 when i ping them the pc reads destination host unreachable. When i ipconfig on both the following is displayed.
> >
> >Laptop reads
> >Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.222
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:1aff:fe3a:77f9%4
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.42.120.1
> >
> >Tunnel adapter 6to4 Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 2002:522a:78de::522a:78de
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 2001:708:0:1::624
> > 2002:836b:213c:1:e0:8f08:f020:8
> >
> >Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:82.42.120.222%2
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> >
> >C:\Documents and Settings\phil>
> >
> >Pc reads
> >
> >Ethernet adapter network bridge
> >Media state media disconnected
> >Ethernet adapter local area connection
> >
> >
> >Connection specified dns suffix
> >Auto configuration ip address: 192.168.1.2
> >Subnet mask255.255.255.0.0
> >Default gateway:
> >
> >Would i be right in thinking i need to disable the dns?
> >
> >just disabled the bridge and the pc now reads
> >
> >Ethernet adapter local area connection
> >
> >
> >Connection specified dns suffix
> >Auto configuration ip address: 169.254.115.51
> >Subnet mask255.255.255.0.0
> >Default gateway:
>
> DNS has nothing to do with the problem.
>
> Your computers can't communicate with each other because their IP
> addresses are in different subnets. The laptop has a public IP
> address assigned by Blueyonder, so I assume that you have a cable
> modem. The PC has a private (192.168.x.x) IP address.
>
> You can't change the PC to be in Blueyonder's subnet unless you
> purchase a second IP address from them. It isn't OK to assign the PC
> an 82.42.x.x address yourself. Only Blueyonder can assign such an
> address.
>
> How did the PC get its IP address? Did you assign it manually? How
> have you connected the two computers to each other -- through a
> crossover cable, hub, switch, broadband router, or something else?
>
> The simplest solution is to get a broadband router, disconnect the
> cable modem from the laptop, connect the cable modem to the router's
> WAN (Internet) port, and connect both computers to the router's LAN
> ports. The router will assign compatible private IP address to both
> computers. It will also act as a firewall, protecting your computers
> from access by other Internet uses.
>
> As long as you have the laptop connected directly to the cable modem,
> make sure that you've enabled a firewall to block access to the laptop
> by other Internet users.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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