connecting 98se to xp

**mike86ttype** · 02-27-2004, 06:35 PM

i am trying to connect my xp laptop to my 98se carputer. i am trying to share files and my internet connection. i am using a crossover cable. i can ping from both computers to the other computer. there ip address is set at 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.1. what am i missing here somebody give me some help i have been going at this for 7 hours now. please help

**Laidback** · 02-27-2004, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by mike86ttype

i am trying to connect my xp laptop to my 98se carputer. i am trying to share files and my internet connection. i am using a crossover cable. i can ping from both computers to the other computer. there ip address is set at 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.1. what am i missing here somebody give me some help i have been going at this for 7 hours now. please help

Well, we probably need a lot more info than that but try 192.168.0.something else instead of .1

**mike86ttype** · 02-27-2004, 06:59 PM

what info do u need. this is my first time trying to network. my laptop is wireless and thats how its connected to the internet.

**PiR-P3** · 02-27-2004, 07:05 PM

I assume your laptop is connected to the internet and you have a
second lan-interface in your laptop connected with a crosscable to your carputer .
Did you open the properties of "My Network Places" and from there the properties of your network interface that is connected to the internet ?
When you do that and go to the tab "Advanced", you can activate "Internet Connection Sharing".
If you have done that, set your carputers lan to automaticly get TCP/IP
settings and reboot it. You should be able to access the internet from
your carputer then.
To access the laptops disks, you have to create share(s) on your laptop.

**ukchris** · 02-27-2004, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by mike86ttype

what info do u need. this is my first time trying to network. my laptop is wireless and thats how its connected to the internet.

Try making a share ont he 98 machine and connecting to it from the XP machine instead of vice-versa... less security involved as 98 isn't too bothered who sees what.

**Laidback** · 02-27-2004, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by mike86ttype

what info do u need. this is my first time trying to network. my laptop is wireless and thats how its connected to the internet.

Don't forget you need 'Client for Microsoft networks' and 'File & printer Sharing'

**mike86ttype** · 02-27-2004, 07:12 PM

i set the car pc to 192.168.0.2 and the laptop to auto . know the laptops ipaddress is 169.254.162.193. i set the enabled netbios over tcp/ip. i also ran the network installer off the xp cd on both computers. i can not see my other machine on my network place. thanks for all yalls help

**mike86ttype** · 02-27-2004, 07:13 PM

on the local area connection status on the laptop it is sending but nor recieving anything

**ukchris** · 02-27-2004, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by mike86ttype

i set the car pc to 192.168.0.2 and the laptop to auto . know the laptops ipaddress is 169.254.162.193. i set the enabled netbios over tcp/ip. i also ran the network installer off the xp cd on both computers. i can not see my other machine on my network place. thanks for all yalls help

Do you have any form of hub or switch or just the crossover cable?

If it's a crossover those IP's are not going to talk to each other, there is nothing assigning an IP address to the laptop, the 169.*.*.* is TCP/IP's non-too-helpful way of saying I have no address...

Try a static address on both, 192.168.1.2 on one machine and 192.168.1.3 on the other and see if they can ping each other.