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1.	Solve : LAN Client Problem with Windows 2000 Pro talking to Host Windows XP Home Edition?
Answer» HELP REQUEST... HOST: Dell Dimension 4500 Desktop Windows XP Home Edition CLIENT: Dell Latitude CPt/Docking Station Windows 2000 Professional Edition LAN: Ethernet, Lynksys Switch and twisted cable, 50 feet SITUATION: All functions working. LAN is connected at 100 Mbps Connected HOST: All functions working CLIENT: All functions working except not talking to HOST or passing thru to ISP PROBLEM: When I use the XP HOST Network Wizard to set-up the LAN and burn a disk as directed for configuring the CLIENT 2000 PC the DISC will not load into the Latitude CLIENT. That is because of incompatibility of XP and 2000! QUESTION: What information is on the configuration disc I made from the Network Wizard on the HOST XP PC do I need to enter in the 2000 Pro manually while in Administrator mode? What is the path? THANKS, Al Barrs [emailprotected] I can't help you with the Network Wizard because it's... well, it's a "wizard", and they never give up their secrets. I'm a firm believer in setting up Local Area Network (LAN) configurations manually. Along the way you'll pick up some knowledge and be able to troubleshoot future problems. I'm also not good at playing "twenty" questions, but I can point you to some excellent references on the subject. And if you have a "specific" question, I might be able to help with that. An easy READ (WRITTEN for mere mortals); I would start with these downloadable Microsoft documents. They are probably all you'll need. There's a lot of overlap between them; so if you're IMPATIENT, start with the "Troubleshooting" one: File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP A rather complete (but more complex) web based writeup is: Home Network, Wireless Network and Computer Networking Made Easy And then there's a set of web based entries by Microsoft that looks pretty good. It's broken into eight separate pages so you can ZERO in on the area you're interested in. Following is link to first page: How to set up a small network with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 1) Thanks dahlarbear! If I can learn how to setup my 2000 Pro to talk to my XP over my LAN I will be home free. The two computers are connecting but not communicating. I think it is an IP problem, but I don't know what IP to put in the TCP in the 2000... thanks, AlQuote from: Al Barrs on April 12, 2008, 04:05:42 AM QUESTION: What information is on the configuration disc I made from the Network Wizard on the HOST XP PC do I need to enter in the 2000 Pro manually while in Administrator mode? What is the path? 0. ipconfig. From a command window on each LAN computer, enter "ipconfig /all" without the quotes. This will display the settings used by TCP/IP, e.g. IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and DNS Server Address. 1. Configuration Information. You may need to set the TCP/IP properties (IP Address, Subnet Mask, DNS Server Address(es), Default Gateway Address) on the 2000 Pro Computer if it's not configured to get them automatically. TCP/IP Home Networking and File Sharing Tutorial Each LAN computer and LAN side of router/switch should use the same subnet mask. This is almost always "255.255.255.0". This mask indicates that the first three octets of the IP address will represent the "network address" of the LAN segment and the last octet will represent the host node on that network. For example, given IP address of 10.17.11.5, the network address would be "10.17.11.x" (or maybe "10.17.11.0") and the host node would be "5". Each LAN computer and LAN side of router/switch should be on the same network segment, e.g. "10.17.11.x". Each LAN computer should have the LAN side of router/switch as its default Gateway address; e.g. "10.17.11.1" The DNS server addresses generally come from your ISP automatically. If not, you may use the OpenDNS server addresses; e.g. "208.67.222.222" and "208.67.220.220". Static IP address setup - Converting from a DHCP based LAN configuration Also, you generally would assign each LAN computer with the same "workgroup" name. 2. LinkSys Switch. What model number? What hardware version? Look on bottom. For example "WRT54G v5" Is this switch a "router/switch". In other words does it have a single "WAN" or "Internet" port and then possibly four "LAN" ports? If it's a router/switch, then you can enable or disable it's DHCP function. If "enabled", the router/switch can dynamically assign the TCP/IP configuration parameters (IP address, subnet mask, Gateway address, DNS server address) for each LAN computer. If "disabled" (static), you must manually configure each LAN computer with appropriate values. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties of the Local Area Network (LAN) connection of each computer must be configured for either automatic (dynamic) or manual (static) assignment of its values. It should be set to "Obtain an IP address automatically" for a dynamic assignment or "Use the following IP address" for a static assignment. Look at: Home Network Introduction Network Router Configuration IP Logical Network Design Configure Computer / Notebook (Windows XP) How to Set IP Address and Other Network Information in Windows XP or Part 1. Introduction: Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition Part 5. Configuring TCP/IP Protocol Part 6. Setting the Computer Names and the Workgroups/ or Basic network troubleshooting

Solve : LAN Client Problem with Windows 2000 Pro talking to Host Windows XP Home Edition?

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HELP REQUEST...

HOST: Dell Dimension 4500 Desktop Windows XP Home Edition
CLIENT: Dell Latitude CPt/Docking Station Windows 2000 Professional Edition
LAN: Ethernet, Lynksys Switch and twisted cable, 50 feet

SITUATION: All functions working. LAN is connected at 100 Mbps Connected
HOST: All functions working
CLIENT: All functions working except not talking to HOST or passing thru to ISP

PROBLEM: When I use the XP HOST Network Wizard to set-up the LAN and burn a disk as directed for configuring the CLIENT 2000 PC the DISC will not load into the Latitude CLIENT. That is because of incompatibility of XP and 2000!

QUESTION: What information is on the configuration disc I made from the Network Wizard on the HOST XP PC do I need to enter in the 2000 Pro manually while in Administrator mode? What is the path?

THANKS,
Al Barrs
[emailprotected]
I can't help you with the Network Wizard because it's... well, it's a "wizard", and they never give up their secrets. I'm a firm believer in setting up Local Area Network (LAN) configurations manually. Along the way you'll pick up some knowledge and be able to troubleshoot future problems.

I'm also not good at playing "twenty" questions, but I can point you to some excellent references on the subject. And if you have a "specific" question, I might be able to help with that.

An easy READ (WRITTEN for mere mortals); I would start with these downloadable Microsoft documents. They are probably all you'll need. There's a lot of overlap between them; so if you're IMPATIENT, start with the "Troubleshooting" one:
File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows
Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP

A rather complete (but more complex) web based writeup is:
Home Network, Wireless Network and Computer Networking Made Easy

And then there's a set of web based entries by Microsoft that looks pretty good. It's broken into eight separate pages so you can ZERO in on the area you're interested in. Following is link to first page:
How to set up a small network with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 1)

Thanks dahlarbear!

If I can learn how to setup my 2000 Pro to talk to my XP over my LAN I will be home free. The two computers are connecting but not communicating. I think it is an IP problem, but I don't know what IP to put in the TCP in the 2000...

thanks,
AlQuote from: Al Barrs on April 12, 2008, 04:05:42 AM

QUESTION: What information is on the configuration disc I made from the Network Wizard on the HOST XP PC do I need to enter in the 2000 Pro manually while in Administrator mode? What is the path?

0. ipconfig. From a command window on each LAN computer, enter "ipconfig /all" without the quotes. This will display the settings used by TCP/IP, e.g. IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and DNS Server Address.

1. Configuration Information. You may need to set the TCP/IP properties (IP Address, Subnet Mask, DNS Server Address(es), Default Gateway Address) on the 2000 Pro Computer if it's not configured to get them automatically.
TCP/IP Home Networking and File Sharing Tutorial

Each LAN computer and LAN side of router/switch should use the same subnet mask. This is almost always "255.255.255.0". This mask indicates that the first three octets of the IP address will represent the "network address" of the LAN segment and the last octet will represent the host node on that network. For example, given IP address of 10.17.11.5, the network address would be "10.17.11.x" (or maybe "10.17.11.0") and the host node would be "5".

Each LAN computer and LAN side of router/switch should be on the same network segment, e.g. "10.17.11.x".

Each LAN computer should have the LAN side of router/switch as its default Gateway address; e.g. "10.17.11.1"

The DNS server addresses generally come from your ISP automatically. If not, you may use the OpenDNS server addresses; e.g. "208.67.222.222" and "208.67.220.220".
Static IP address setup - Converting from a DHCP based LAN configuration

Also, you generally would assign each LAN computer with the same "workgroup" name.

2. LinkSys Switch. What model number? What hardware version? Look on bottom. For example "WRT54G v5" Is this switch a "router/switch". In other words does it have a single "WAN" or "Internet" port and then possibly four "LAN" ports?

If it's a router/switch, then you can enable or disable it's DHCP function. If "enabled", the router/switch can dynamically assign the TCP/IP configuration parameters (IP address, subnet mask, Gateway address, DNS server address) for each LAN computer. If "disabled" (static), you must manually configure each LAN computer with appropriate values. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties of the Local Area Network (LAN) connection of each computer must be configured for either automatic (dynamic) or manual (static) assignment of its values.

It should be set to "Obtain an IP address automatically" for a dynamic assignment or "Use the following IP address" for a static assignment.

Look at:
Home Network Introduction
Network Router Configuration
IP Logical Network Design

Configure Computer / Notebook (Windows XP)
How to Set IP Address and Other Network Information in Windows XP

or
Part 1. Introduction: Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition
Part 5. Configuring TCP/IP Protocol
Part 6. Setting the Computer Names and the Workgroups/

or
Basic network troubleshooting

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