Help with sharing cable internet connection
panzerkw
New York City
I and my roommate want to share a cable internet connection. I have an 8 way switch that I salvaged from home, and enough network cables to connect everything. But when I connect the network cable from the cable modem into the switch, the switch doesn't recognized the connection (lights don't light up). Little help
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The computers don't see each other. Mine can connect to the internet through the switch fine, but the other (a laptop with WinXP Home) can't. I've run the network setup wizard on both machines with everything connect and on with no luck. All the lights are on in the switch. I tried setting up shared folders in both machines but they don't see each other. They can only see themselves in the Network Places. I setup up both to use workgroup MSHOME in the wizard. Sorry but I need more help
Bear in mind, I've never setup ICS, this all from what I recall from MCSE tests.
Ran the client machine for client, it completed. The client can now see the host machine, but can't open up the shared files from explorer.
The host machine can't see the client machine, and the client still can't connect to the internet, it keeps trying to use the dial up connection.
See my post in this forum 'One way network' The last few posts by Maggie sorted me out.
bothered.
Good advice - I heartily agree.
I've had to fiddle with nearly every WinXP computer I've added to my home network (eight computers - all Folding!). In my 98se days networking was a snap. Plug 'em in, share a folder (or drive, or printer) and you're off to the races. For whatever reason, with XP it often seems that I have to run the wizard several times to get everything going. I think the added security (way more than 98se ever dreamed of) makes the software side of it much more of a hassle. I am glad for the extra security, though.
Prof:)
Remove the dialup protocol from the network settings. That probably won't fix your problem, but it won't try to dial a number anymore. It should be under network connections. Another method is to goto Tools/Internet Options/Connections in IE and removing it from there.
Yes absolutely, there is a specific network coommunication which runs on boot up to detect network settings, but some firewalls don't let it through without your consent, Norton Personal Firewall is one, first thing to do, before you do anything else, would be to do as bothered instructed, disable your firewall, and make sure it doesn't re-activate on boot up either. However, the symptoms you are experiencing don't quite fit the problematic glove I was describing, so to speak.
SPINNER
I guess you could try diffrent cables. Maybe a crossover cable to see if it's not the router. Just disable any firewall or uninstall them for that matter untill you get it fixed and see if the PC's see each other.