IP address

[kendo]

trying to network 2 pc's one has xp pro the other xp home using a network hub we are able to see each other in workgroups but my machine says that I have no IP address and does a search but find's nothing how do I get the ip address? the network hub states that there is a collision?

[MickJ]

Try here Kendo, seem to have most of the answers.

 

http://www.homenethelp.com/

[kendo]

thanks for the link mickj

[Chris Goddard]

You will I think need to "PING" the one PC from the other! Have a look at the BELKIN site. I bought a couple of wireless items and they weer absolutely superb on support!! I think they also have help on site.

[FearTheHands]

To get the IP address of the machine you are on (assuming you are running XP):

 

Windows Key + R (this brings up the Run box dialogue)

Type "cmd" (this opens the command prompt window)

Type "ipconfig" & hit return.

 

You will see the IP address displayed

 

Hope this helps

[kendo]

thanks mate didn't know that,if you know any what other useful commands can one use using the command line?

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

Hi Kendo

 

I see from another thread that you are still having problems connecting your 2 pc's.

 

Here is something you could try.

 

I'm assuming that both PC's have a network card

 

For each PC go to network connections, select the connection you are using (I think that by default XP creates a connection named "Local Area Connection" on any PC with a network card).

 

Right click on the connection name and select "Properties". This should open a new window names "Local Area Connection Properties".

 

The centre of the window should have a section headed "this connection uses the following items", it should include:

Client for Microsoft Networks

File and Printer sharing for microsoft networks

QoS Packet Scheduler

Internet Protocol TCP/IP

 

If you select the Internet Protocol TCP/IP and then click on properties, you can enter the following items:

 

select use the following IP address and enter 192.168.1.1 for one machine 192.168.1.2 for the other.

 

For the subnet mask enter 255.255.255.0 for each PC

 

You won't need a gateway address or DNS if you are simply trying to get the 2 pc's to communicate with each other.

 

If you are using the same IP address on each machine then you will not get connected. But you do need to have the same subnet.

 

When you have done the above click OK then OK

 

When you have done both PC's then you could try and ping one machine from the other.

 

On the PC with the 192.168.1.1 address do the following.

 

From the start menu select Run, type the following

 

ping 192.168.1.2 -t then click OK

 

you should get a reply something like

 

 

ping 192.168.1.2

 

Pinging 192.168.3.1 with 32 bytes of data:

 

Reply from 192.168.1.2: bytes=32 time=149ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.2: bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.2: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.2: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=64

 

If you still have problems let us know.

 

HTH

[kendo]

thanks for the reply Nick tried what you suggested but when either pc1 or pc2 tries to ping we get the message reuest timed out :confused: :mad:

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

are the cables from both machines to the hub ok, both straight through cables not cross over?

 

do you have led's lit up on the hub for both cables?

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

also do the ping test again on each pc, this time try to ping 127.0.0.1 on each machine