Start all over....now what?

[budhisetiawan]

Ok...i had my home network working fine...i could see my DT from my LT and visaversa....oh and they both used the same printer...


Now i get nothing...a little help here? The XP OS on the DT had a help thing but didint do anything...so now i come to you...

TIA

PS...LT running 2000 while DT running XPpro

Bud

[versello]

on both computers...

click start -> all programs -> accessories -> command prompt

at the black window, type: ipconfig

what does the "IP address" say for both computers?

[kryyst]

What has changed from the before to now?

[budhisetiawan]

new rig...

LT:

myhome.westell.com
192.168.1.46
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

will post DT...when i get upstairs...brb

[budhisetiawan]

DT:

myhome.westell.com
192.168.1.47
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

[budhisetiawan]

oh and the new rig is the DT...everything was new except the video....and the drives..

[airoh69]

try using 10.100.1.1 , 255.255.255.0 , 192.168.5.102 for the first pc and
10.100.1.2 , 255.255.255.0 , 192.168.5.102 for the other

[budhisetiawan]

and how do i do that?

[kryyst]

Just stay on the 192 network setting there is no point in using 10 mixed witn 192.

I assume you are going through a router and not just using a crossover cable. Can the machines ping each other, are they both in the same workgroup and do you have file sharing as well as users set-up on both machines to use those shares?

[budhisetiawan]

the router is my dsl modem....

how do i ping them?

How do i know if in the same workgroup....

Yes file sharing is on...

[budhisetiawan]

oh and the LT is on wireless...the westell is a wireless router/modem

[Jolyon33]

go back to the command prompt and type ping 192.168.1.1

[kryyst]

To check the computer right click on my computer and then the computer name tab it'll show up there. If you haven't changed anything they will both say 'Workgroup' which is the default.

TO ping see above post.

If you can ping the router from each machine (which will be the 192.168.1.1) then try pinging each machine. If you can ping each machine then you can just mount a drive by doing.

net use local drive map \\path\remote drive$ - so as an example to map the c$ of your LT onto an F drive (can be any letter that already isn't assigned to a drive) you'd do this.

net use f: \\192.168.1.46\c$

It will then prompt you for a user name and password on that machine. I'd recomend putting in the admin user/password.

If you had just a folder you want to share do

net use f: \\192.168.1.46\share without the $ and it'll map the same way.

You can also do it from within windows explorer click on 'local area network' first then in the bar put in \\192.168.1.46\c$ (or share) and it'll map but it won't assign a letter to it.

If you can't ping the other machine check your router settings as it's blocking local area traffic.

[budhisetiawan]

man it wasnt that hard last time...lol...will try this stuff...my LT is able to connect to the Inet but they just cant see each other....


grrr

[budhisetiawan]

ok both can ping...each other and the modem...so why can i not see the other or print from my laptop?

[kryyst]

Have you got file sharing and print sharing turned on?

[Your Amish Daddy]

Sounds like he didn't install NWLINK Netbios IPX/SPX compatable.

[budhisetiawan]

I havent fixed this yet...had to have my LT rebuilt...and then moved...dont have DSL hoooked up yet...next week!!!

WIll be back then...thx all

[Your Amish Daddy]

Install NWLink Netbios IPX/SPX Compatable.