networking win2k

[blockers]

Hi.

Me and my brother want to network our computers. THis worked before with win2k.

However, he has since formatted and installed windows 2k with service pack 4. I have not got any service packs.

Now we cannot connection share, or play HL based games on LAN. Serious Sam, and motorcross mania. However we can share hard drives, and optical drives etc through windows.

As anyone any idea what is wrong?

Will

[Steve]

Check the install network protocols are the same, and the IP addresses are within the same range.

[Moby-Dick]

Originally posted by unts
Check the install network protocols are the same, and the IP addresses are within the same range.

yep. sounds like you are sharing files via netbios ok , but TCP/IP isn't

see if you can go to a command prompt ( start -> run -> cmd )
and type "ipconfig /all" without the quotes on both PC's and paste the results here

[blockers]

Checked nad double checked:
Me IP: 192.168.0.1
subnet: 255.255.255.0

Bro IP: 192.168.0.2
subnet 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.0.1

Just one question. What is the DNS for?

Also, we can net send, and ping each other.

Connection is set up for sharing

[Moby-Dick]

dns is for resolving names to IP addresses.
Hav e you enabled sharing on your external connectino from the gateway machine ?

the client machine should have the IP of the gateway machine as its DNS server.

[blockers]

Just saw the Moby-dicks post. And i have allowed connection sharing on teh freeserve internet connection.

Here it is for my computer:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host name: blockers
Primary DNS suffix:
Node type: Broadcast
IP routing enabled: yes
WINS proxy enabled: no

Ethernet adapter Local Area connection:
connection-specfic DNS suffix:
Decription: NVIDIA nforce MCP networking controller
physical address: 00-50-8D-F1-42-38
DHCP enabled:no
IP address: 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:
DNS servers:

*Dont wanna post internet IP* but it says:
netBIOS over TCPIP: Disabled.

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My brothers:
Windows 2000 IP configuration
Host name: pete
Primary DNS suffix:
Node type: Mixed
IP routing enabled: no
WINS proxy enabled: no

Ethernet adapter Local area connection:
Connection-specific DNS suffix:
Description: Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI FAST ethernet adapter
Physical address: 00-50-BF-D6-58-30
DHCP Enabled: No
IP address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.0.1
DNS servers: 192.168.0.1

Phew, insane amounts of typing.

Hope that some how solves the problem. I willtry installing SP4 to my machine.

Thanks
Will

[streetster]

i have to say that i had a fiddle about with the settings the other day, and i couldnt see what was wrong.. the freeserve dialup account was set to be shared, ips were 192.168.0.1 and .2, gateway and dns was correct, and petes computer was setup to use the internet via lan... silly windows

mark

[Moby-Dick]

sometimes ICS gets upset if you dont let it set the IP's , I've noticed you have set them manually on both machines ?

[blockers]

yeah. What is ICS?

[Moby-Dick]

ICS = internet connection sharing
right click on your external connectino icon from Network & Internet Connections and click on either the Sharing or Advanced tabs, then ensure that you have a tick box in share this connection.

[blockers]

yes it is on

[Moby-Dick]

change both of your TCP/IP settings to "automatically assign" on both machines .Switch ICS off.
Reboot both systems.
Switch ICS back on again and reboot once more.

reboot the client machine and do an ipconfig to see if its picks up an IP from your gateway machine.

[Moby-Dick]

before you do that , can you ping each machine at all ?
go to a command prompt and type ping 192.168.0.1 from the client machine.

[blockers]

Thanks very much inded Moby. That is super duper it all works fine now.

my bro's ip is 192.168.0.17 or something random.

Yes before we could ping. i read my first post and realised i had missed out a bit. We COULD play serious sam, and motorcross mania, as well as ping, net send, and see each others hdd's from windows.

Thanks once again!!

Will

[Moby-Dick]

no problem

[directhex]

do not meddle in the affairs of ICS, for it is subtle and quick to anger