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"WHAT WE WANT: Internet sharing between two PCs."commentsHow to Network Computers at Home
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WHAT WE WANT: Internet sharing between two PCs.
by MichaelHatton | Apr 27 '01
It can't be any harder to do, but I think my steps will help. You will get files and a internet connection shared. And looking back, it seems easy-as-ever-now!

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sharing two pcs (Reply to this comment)
by rakeshkamandal
Sir, i read your article it was really very good.
I had os XP media center edition on both my pcs how to share internet connection them. i tried a lot but failed.I had a broadband connection of sify of 64Kb/s. They had given the connection by cat5e cable and it is plugged in my first pc that is pc-1 in its in built NIC. I installed a second NIC in pc-1 and with the help of the crossover cable I connected it to the second pc that is pc-2. My ISP gave me the following IPs for the in built NIC.
IP- 10.35.14.10
s. mask-255.255.255.0
d. gateway- 10.35.14.1
preffered dns- 202.144.50.4
alternate dns- 202.144.13.50

For my the second NIC i gave IP 12.168.1.1 s mask 255.255.255.0.
For my pc-2 I gave IP 192.168.1.2 s. mask 255.255.255.0 its start pinging. but file sharing and internet sharing was not started. Tell me in what to do in details.

Thanking you
Feb 06 '06
5:25 am PST

Setting a network on 2 computers (Reply to this comment)
by feltram
Thanks very much for your good article, if someone is kind enough to help about, connecting two computers with a crossover cable, on an operating sys. Win XP with ADSL connection? Thanks welldone.
Martin Felice
Apr 28 '04
3:46 pm PDT

Internet Sharing between winNT and windows 2000 (Reply to this comment)
by sanjayghosh
Following the steps described in this site for internet sharing between 95/98/Me I cannot apply it for NT and 2000.There should be some different method. How can I set it up?

Please reply my question soon and help me.
Feb 13 '04
3:44 am PST

configuration of wide area network and internet (Reply to this comment)
by abkc23
Please, what are the reguirements in configuring wide area network and the steps to follow, insetting it up on system
Feb 24 '03
6:17 am PST

Great article! (Reply to this comment)
by klmagpayo
hi! i would just like to clear some stuff. i would like to network two computers which are probably around 10m apart. when you mentioned i needed a crossover cable, what cable did u mean by that? is that what they call the one with the RJ45? coz i was trying to buy that cable one time and they said if i use more than 5m, it won't work properly since it's goin to be too long. But i was inquiring about a direct connection to the dsl box from the host computer. Is the connection u mentioned in the article the indirect type? also, i have two OS's in my 'client' pc (winXP and Linux) and win98 on the 'host' computer. would there be any problem networking the two? m sori, i have little knowledge on these things.. pls enlighten me:)
Jan 17 '03
7:59 pm PST

Good Review (Reply to this comment)
by awagle
Hi Mike,
I like ur review very much. I need some in regards to setting up a n/w in my home. Well to begin with i have an existing PC with Windows-ME on it. To this there is a printer connected and internal PCI modem. Now i have got a new PC with windows NT4.0. i want to use single internet connection and share the Printer. I needed ur advice in setting up a n/w with this setup.

Thx,
Atul
May 02 '01
11:45 am PDT

Re: Good+review! (Reply to this comment)
by MichaelHatton
Thanks!
I buy all my PC parts from a local computer fair, which usually takes place in schools, football stadiums, or basket ball courts, and places like that. The components are usually a lot cheaper, once I got a £240 CD-writer for only £180!
I find it far cheaper than to buy commercial PCs its more reliable too!
By the way, I live in the UK, and the only way I found out about these fairs was through adverts in newspapers. I also find highstreet stores better value than large retailers too.
I would recommend a network, you and your hubby could browse together!
Mike
Apr 28 '01
3:20 am PDT

Good review! (Reply to this comment)
by elzora
You really seem to know what you are talking about! If I ever want to do this I will refer back to your epinion and follow your advice!

Where do you buy all your parts from?

My hubby builts computers from scratch too, and he says it's a nice way to customize your PC, as the ones in the store don't always have what you want or need, but it not much cheaper in the long run than buying one ready built. That's why I'd like to know where you get your parts from so cheap!
Apr 27 '01
5:17 pm PDT
   

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