any1 willin to gimme sum advice????

[linda9876]

im having sum problems here tryin to network my 2 home pc's - the problem bein that i dont know how to do it. one pc is windows ME and the other is windows 2000. both have network cards installed and i have a crossover cable connecting them. basically i just want to share files between the 2 pc's (im not worried abt sharing an internet connection for the moment). i no both pc's have to be given ip adresses but i dont no how to do this so really im lookin for sum1 who can gimme a step by step guide on how to configure the pcs. ( i shud also warn u now that any1 willing to help should have a lot of patience as im not very computer literate - thats just a nice way of me tellin u that IM SLOW ). well any help would be much appreciated cos my had is wrecked tryin to figure it out.

thanks

linda

[Markoman01027]

Welcome to PCMECH Linda!

You need to assign an IP address for both computers. Give 192.168.0.1 to one and 192.168.0.2 to the other and make both systems have the subnet of 255.255.255.0

This all can be done in you right click on "My Network Places" on the desktop, hit Properties, then right click on LAN, properties, then click on TCP/IP, and hit properties and work from there

Then enable file/print sharing for both systems, make sure they are both on the SAME workgroup name but have different computer names.

This can be done by right clicking on my computer, hit properties, Network Identification, properties

Hope this helps..I have never set up a network through the use of a crossover, so maybe if I am wrong, somebody can correct me.

[linda9876]

one of the pcs is already connected to a router (it only has one port though) so if i mess with the tcp/ip settings in my local area connection will that not mess up the settings of the router?

[linda9876]

oh and thanks a mil for replyin by the way

[DrZaius]

Hi linda9876,

one of the pcs is already connected to a router

How is one of the PCs connected to both a router and another computer with one network card?

[linda9876]

well its connected to the router at the moment (hence me bein online) but i had it connected to the other pc earlier wen i was TRYIN to network the two pcs. i was all out of ideas so i connected it back up to the router to try find sum online help and here i am. i know ill have to disconnect it from the router again though wen configurin the pc.
lol - sorry for the confusion

[DrZaius]

No problem. In that case, once you're done connecting the PCs and you want to go back to the router, all you have to do is go to the Network Properties and change the setting to "Obtain an IP address automatically".

[linda9876]

oh rite - its startin to make sense now (abt time). but one final question - wen i rite click "my network places" and select "properties", is it "local area connection" that i then rite click on or do i choose "make new connection"?
Thanks so much for this

[DrZaius]

Right click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties. Scroll down to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button and you should see the IP settings.

[linda9876]

ok - im goin to try it now. if i never appear back ull no iv made a mess of it and broke my computer r sumtin, lol. thanks again

[linda9876]

hey it worked - both pcs are networked. y i didnt think to post a message in this forum b4 i dont know. but i no wer to cum if iv a problem in future. thank u so so so so so sooooooooo much - both of u's who helped. i'd still be sittin here stressed out of my head if it wasnt for u's. thanks again - ur help was great and really appreciated.
THANK U

[DrZaius]

Glad it worked.