Re: Simple network

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On Nov 30, 7:38 pm, Ted <T...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am attempting to set up a network of two computers, each running Windows
XP. I want to share files and a printer connected to one of the computers. I
have connected both computers to an NG 5 port Ethernet hub (the lights on the
hub are lit for each of the two connections). I have run the Network setup
wizard on both computers. I specified that each computer is connected to a
network that DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION. (I don't need internet
connectivity at the moment.) I assigned unique Computer Names to each and
specified the same Workgroup name for each. The wizard completed (seemingly)
successfully for each computer.
However, the LAN Connection for the first computer I set up with the wizard
ends up with a status of "Little or No Connectivity Avaialable" and the other
sits in a continual state of attempting to Acquire an IP Address. If I try to
run the Repair option on either one, the repair fails.

What have I done wrong? How can I fix this?

Thanks in advance for any and all assistance.

Ted

Ethernet hub does not had any service to provide IP addresses to each
PC connedcted. This is usually a feature of routers.
.

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