Lan connection help

walkernet

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  • Oct 7, 2008
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    Mage PC ekai laptop eka athara files share karanna mata one karala tiyanawa.Machines 2ma windows7 install karala tiyenne.
    Mage langa ethernet cable ekakuth tiyanawa.

    Net eke post tibuna widiyata LAN connection eka hadala ip address 2k dunnata LAN connection eka unidentified network kiyala tiyenne.Mekata mokada karanna.

    Puluwan nam meka mula indanma config karana widiya methana post karanawada.
    Files machine 2 athara send karana hetith puluwan nam post karanna.
    Thnx in advance.
     

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    Firstly you need a network crossover cable. Available from most computer stores. This is a special type of cable (not a standard LAN cable)

    Secondly Make sure both computers are on the same workgroup. TO do this Right click on My computer, Properties, go to the Computer Name Tab, See what is written in Workgroup. Change one computer by clicking on change and then type in the name of the other computer in the workgroup space down the bottom. Do not make the computer part of a domain. You want Workgroup.

    This name change will require a computer reboot.

    When both computers are on the same workgroup, we need to set IP Addresses.

    In Control Panel, Open Network Settings.
    Right click on Local Area Connections and select properties.

    Under the heading "This connection uses the following items, Find Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
    Highlight it, Make sure you don't untick the box, and click on properties
    Under the heading Use the following IP Address ENter in the Following on ONE Computer.

    IP Address 192.168.0.10
    Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway LEave Blank

    Under the Heading Obtain DNS Serveraddress automatically
    Set this to Automatic. Don't enter anything in.

    On the second computer Make the IP Address 192.168.0.20
    Everything else the same.
     
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    mcj1983

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    1) uba kiyana cable eka kohen hambuna 1k da ??? eka cross-Over kiyala sure da ??

    2) Machine 2kema WorkGroup ekamada ????
     

    Aktamge

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    PC1:

    1. Just right-click “My Computer” and click Properties.
    2. Select the “Computer Name” tab and click the “Change” button.
    3. Change the computer name to whatever you want, here we name it PC1. Change the workgroup to WG. (The workgroup name should be the same in both computers)
    4. Click OK.
    Now, to configure the TCP/IP connection settings,
    1. Goto “Control Panel” >> “Network connections”
    2. Right-click on your LAN connection and click “Properties”. In the “General” tab, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”. Click the “Properties” button.
    3. Set the Values
    IP Address – 192.168.0.1
    Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway – 192.168.0.2
    4. Click OK and you are done for PC1.


    lan1.jpg





    PC2:

    1. Just right-click “My Computer” and click Properties.
    2. Select the “Computer Name” tab and click the “Change” button.
    3. Change the computer name to PC2. Change the workgroup to WG. (The workgroup name should be the same in both computers)
    4. Click OK.
    Now, to configure the TCP/IP connection settings,
    1. Goto “Control Panel” >> “Network connections”
    2. Right-click on your LAN connection and click “Properties”. In the “General” tab, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”. Click the “Properties” button.
    3. Set the Values
    IP Address – 192.168.0.2
    Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway – 192.168.0.1
    4. Click OK and you are done for PC2 as well.
    lan2.jpg



    If you have done the above part correctly, the computers will have detected each other. If they don’t, just restart both the computers.
    You can access the other computer in “My network Places”. You can also play multi-player games using this connection. For easier access you can map a drive on the network to a local drive by “Tools” >> “Map network drive”.