Networking Desktop and Laptop

adarsh · 10-05-2007, 01:52 PM

Hey CF,
I have connected my laptop and my desktop using a LAN cable. my laptop says that it has connected to an unidentified network but my desktop says that it has limited or no connectivity. I have turned on file and printer sharing on my desktop . i have shared my songs folder on my desktop but i cannot access it on my laptop.

how do i access it from the laptop and how do i establish full connectivity?

**apj101** · 10-05-2007, 01:56 PM

do you mean you connected the 2 machines directly?
did you use a crossover cable?
or did you put a router/hub in the middle

adarsh · 10-05-2007, 02:00 PM

yea the computers are linked directly and yes it is a cross over cable.

**apj101** · 10-05-2007, 02:18 PM

you need to set the IP address on the 2 machines manually
so set one to be ip
IP: 192.168.0.1
subnet: 255.255.255.0

and set the other to
IP: 192.168.0.2
subnet: 255.255.255.0

that should be enough to connect the 2, you can access the shared drives on machine 2 by typeing //192.168.0.2 into explorer

adarsh · 10-05-2007, 02:41 PM

i got the connection established. now where do i type the ip address in win explorer?

adarsh · 10-05-2007, 05:37 PM

bump

patrickv · 10-05-2007, 06:44 PM

go to start -->run--> "\\ IP of laptop " or "\\10.30.10.10" or whichever Ip you assigned the machines

tlarkin · 10-05-2007, 07:11 PM

they have to be in the same workgroup as well, then you can use the network browser

adarsh · 10-06-2007, 07:53 AM

thanks, how do i set the workgroup ? thnx for your help guys

patrickv · 10-06-2007, 08:32 AM

easy
Properties of My Computer->Computer name-> then select workgroup and change it

10-05-2007, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
adarsh Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dubai Age: 16 Posts: 855	Networking Desktop and Laptop Hey CF, I have connected my laptop and my desktop using a LAN cable. my laptop says that it has connected to an unidentified network but my desktop says that it has limited or no connectivity. I have turned on file and printer sharing on my desktop . i have shared my songs folder on my desktop but i cannot access it on my laptop. how do i access it from the laptop and how do i establish full connectivity? __________________ http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7130/kainzr2.jpg Your views about my post are highly appreciated. Please bear in mind that I too am human, and therefore am prone to making errors. If you think that I am wrong, please do not hesitate to PM me suggesting a better fix. Thank you. Please visit Punk's gallery

10-05-2007, 01:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,169	do you mean you connected the 2 machines directly? did you use a crossover cable? or did you put a router/hub in the middle __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

10-05-2007, 02:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
adarsh Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dubai Age: 16 Posts: 855	yea the computers are linked directly and yes it is a cross over cable. __________________ http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7130/kainzr2.jpg Your views about my post are highly appreciated. Please bear in mind that I too am human, and therefore am prone to making errors. If you think that I am wrong, please do not hesitate to PM me suggesting a better fix. Thank you. Please visit Punk's gallery

10-05-2007, 02:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,169	you need to set the IP address on the 2 machines manually so set one to be ip IP: 192.168.0.1 subnet: 255.255.255.0 and set the other to IP: 192.168.0.2 subnet: 255.255.255.0 that should be enough to connect the 2, you can access the shared drives on machine 2 by typeing //192.168.0.2 into explorer __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

10-05-2007, 02:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
adarsh Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dubai Age: 16 Posts: 855	i got the connection established. now where do i type the ip address in win explorer? __________________ http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7130/kainzr2.jpg Your views about my post are highly appreciated. Please bear in mind that I too am human, and therefore am prone to making errors. If you think that I am wrong, please do not hesitate to PM me suggesting a better fix. Thank you. Please visit Punk's gallery

10-05-2007, 05:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
adarsh Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dubai Age: 16 Posts: 855	bump __________________ http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7130/kainzr2.jpg Your views about my post are highly appreciated. Please bear in mind that I too am human, and therefore am prone to making errors. If you think that I am wrong, please do not hesitate to PM me suggesting a better fix. Thank you. Please visit Punk's gallery

10-05-2007, 06:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,580	go to start -->run--> "\\ IP of laptop " or "\\10.30.10.10" or whichever Ip you assigned the machines __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2

10-05-2007, 07:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,362	they have to be in the same workgroup as well, then you can use the network browser

10-06-2007, 07:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
adarsh Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dubai Age: 16 Posts: 855	thanks, how do i set the workgroup ? thnx for your help guys __________________ http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7130/kainzr2.jpg Your views about my post are highly appreciated. Please bear in mind that I too am human, and therefore am prone to making errors. If you think that I am wrong, please do not hesitate to PM me suggesting a better fix. Thank you. Please visit Punk's gallery

10-06-2007, 08:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,580	easy Properties of My Computer->Computer name-> then select workgroup and change it __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2

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