i want to connect two computers at home . i did this with network cable but althogh i can exchenge information with it , when the network icon appears at right buttom of my screen it alerts that this connection is limmited . what does it mean ? what should i do ?
2006-08-17 02:13:53 · 5 answers · asked by arash 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Basically windows could not locate a DHCP server and as a result, has fallen back on it's own automatic configuration.
A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server provides a computer with an IP address and some other basic configuration settings like subnet masks, default gateways, and name servers.
Because windows could not locate one it fell back on it's own automatic configuration. Picked it's own IP address it did.
To "fix" this you could either manually assign an IP address to each machine or enable the DHCP service on one or the other. Or you can just ignore it all together if you are just looking to communicate with the other machine and nothing else.
You could also get a router with a built in DHCP server. Most home routers can do this right out of the box.
2006-08-20 21:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you're not connected to the Internet...it's looking for your broadband connection and recognizes your local network between the two computers.
Is your network cable a cross-over cable? How are you connecting the two computers? From your question it looks like you just used a network cable to connect the two computers ethernet cards together. This type of connection requires a 'cross-over' cable.
Best way to connect the two computers, and if you want to share a common internet connection, is to get a router. More information on this is available from the Networking forum FAQS on dslreports.com.
2006-08-17 09:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by Jordan L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should call a technician.
You don't own a car without understanding there are costs associated with owning a car (gas, insurance, repairs). Why would you think the same rule doesn't apply to computers.
2006-08-17 09:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by SpankyTClown 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't have anything assigning IP addresses to your machines, so you need to assign one manually.
You'll need to find someone who knows how to do this to do it for you, because you don't seem to have enough of a background to do it yourself.
2006-08-17 23:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check, You might be having windows firewall enabled in your system. Generally that causes these issue.
-J
2006-08-17 09:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Jeeves 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋