Re: Network problems

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On 9 Aug 2005 14:31:11 -0700, june@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi
>
> I am trying to get a small network going (PC, laptop, network printer,
> broadband). The network was working about 2 years ago but it has not
> worked properly since the introduction of broadband.
>
> The laptop has xp professional on and links into another (work) network
> with broadband, no problem. It also prints to the network printer on
> my home network OK. Its when I try to get talking to the PC which has
> the BT broadband connection (and is running xp home edition) that the
> problems arise.
>
> I have uninstalled the printer (to simplify matters).
>
> Initially when I pinged from PC to laptop I got the message
> "destination host unreachable", however giving the laptop a fixed IP
> address - solved this. But I cannot get the laptop to ping the PC, I
> keep getting "timed out".

Both computers have the same workgroup name? Each has a unique computer
name?

Are you sharing the Internet by using a router, or by running ICS on the
gateway computer? If you are using ICS, it should only be running on the
gateway computer; that is the one with the modem to your BT connection.

Is DHCP enabled for obtaining an IP address?

(Side question, just for curiosity: Is that BT Yahoo!? I am just asking
because my ISP is a similar "Chimera": SBC Yahoo! DSL Service.)

http://bt.yahoo.com/
http://rogers.yahoo.com/
http://sbc.yahyoo.com/

Then there is the Japanese ISP, Softbank:

http://bbpromo.yahoo.co.jp/

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