Start all over....now what?

budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
edited September 2005 in Science & Tech
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

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  • verselloversello New
    edited August 2005
    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?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited August 2005
    What has changed from the before to now?
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    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
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    DT:

    myhome.westell.com
    192.168.1.47
    255.255.255.0
    192.168.1.1
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    oh and the new rig is the DT...everything was new except the video....and the drives..
  • airoh69airoh69
    edited August 2005
    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
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    and how do i do that?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited August 2005
    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?
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    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...
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    oh and the LT is on wireless...the westell is a wireless router/modem
  • Jolyon33Jolyon33 Kalamazoo, MI
    edited August 2005
    go back to the command prompt and type ping 192.168.1.1
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited August 2005
    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.
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    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
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited August 2005
    ok both can ping...each other and the modem...so why can i not see the other or print from my laptop?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited August 2005
    Have you got file sharing and print sharing turned on?
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited September 2005
    Sounds like he didn't install NWLINK Netbios IPX/SPX compatable.
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited September 2005
    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-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited September 2005
    Install NWLink Netbios IPX/SPX Compatable.
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