I'm having one heck of a time trying to get two winXP x64pro computers networked together through a linksys switch.
I figured I would tinker with it a little bit today, so i went in to network settings on my older computer, and my GFs computer showed up in the workgroup! so i was surprised a little.
so i had figured out which computer is the one thats causing problems (this one, recent build)
However, I noticed the subnet masks are different.
This will cause the computers not to be able to share files/detect each other, correct?
One is 255.255.254.0, and the other is 255.255.224.0
I know I can adjust the TCP/IP properties, but then I also need to give an IP address, which causes me to lose internet connection (and still not be able to connect to the other computer).
So is there any way to adjust the subnet mask without making any other changes?
I figured I would tinker with it a little bit today, so i went in to network settings on my older computer, and my GFs computer showed up in the workgroup! so i was surprised a little.
so i had figured out which computer is the one thats causing problems (this one, recent build)
However, I noticed the subnet masks are different.
This will cause the computers not to be able to share files/detect each other, correct?
One is 255.255.254.0, and the other is 255.255.224.0
I know I can adjust the TCP/IP properties, but then I also need to give an IP address, which causes me to lose internet connection (and still not be able to connect to the other computer).
So is there any way to adjust the subnet mask without making any other changes?