can someone please tell me the settings i should have to get two computers networked, and using the internet (one comp has dual network capability on the mobo - MSI K8N Diamond SLI Socket 939 Motherboard)

this is on winxp sp2
thanks

come on spock
you can do it

bridge connections

yeah i thought so

connect one network cable to the modem, connect a crossover cable from the other network port to the other computer.
Right click the network card connected to the modem & in the last tab something like advanced or some crap tick "allow other users to access the internet through this connection". It'll automagically turn on dhcp on the internal port & set its ip to 192.168.0.1.

guide here: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics/

last edited by whoop at 19:57:50 23/May/07

well that was gay

i blame windows because i didnt actually have the option for ICS on both networks so couldnt share it properly, but when i unplugged the rj45's to get it so i could share it properly it was magically on both.

maybe i should upgrade to vista lol

no, maybe you should upgrade your skillz
or just plug the modem in via usb

screw that, i just got ics working on the 2nd comp

now all i need is to know/remember how to get past that default user thing with accessing shared files over the network

do you have the windows ics/firewall service disabled?

edit: net use

no its all good now, thanks whoop and mr hardware

i have ics enabled (its working)

i can also share files thanks to my memory(irl) thanks anyway

connect a crossover cable

You don't need crossover cables with network cards made in the last few years.

They do auto-crossover for you, so you can use any cable.

thats alright, i didnt have a non crossover long enough anyway, thanks for the heads up

You don't need crossover cables with network cards made in the last few years.

They do auto-crossover for you, so you can use any cable.

for real?!

even to say, an xbox?

how recent?

how can i tell if a network card can drop cross over cable goodness?

thats pretty awesome

welcome to the world of yesterday

No you can't do it

how can i tell if a network card can drop cross over cable goodness?

it's part of the gigabit standard, so if the card does gigabit it should be able to do auto negotiation of crossover