I have 2 computers connected with the ethernet cable. on first computer I have connected to the Internet and on second one I take Internet via ethernet cable. I am using win XP professional. I am getting an IPaddress as 169.254.229.21. Whenever I am trying to renew the IPaddress I get a message as Unable to contact the DHCP server. I reinstalled Win XP professional. I stopped and started the DHCP client and tried to reinstall the ethernet card drivers. I am using Intex card. I changed the PCI slot of ethernet card but nothing changed. I am able to access the files of first computer from the second one, but not able to access Broadband. Kindly help me.
2007-01-19 04:55:35 · 8 answers · asked by suyash c 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
If I understand this correctly you have 2 computers and you hook the internet/modem to the first one and you connect the second to the first computer via a ethernet cable?!?
If so then simply easy....
You need a crossover cable. A crossover cable will allow two machines to talk with each other instead of the normal straight through cable that generally doesn't agree with machine to machine connections.
Either that or buy a cheap switch or router and follow the directions out of box.
2007-01-19 05:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by ceresia_blade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you using a crossover cable to connect the two PCs? You have to use a crossover cable to directly connect 2 PCs.
The 169.254.x.x IP space is called APIPA or Automatic Private I P Addressing. If you don't have a DHCP server, your PC will assign itself an APIPA address. If you're using ICS, you should get an IP address from the PC with 2 NICs in it. But you won't get an IP address if you're using a straight through cable.
2007-01-19 06:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a router in the mix?
This is how your set up should be:
Broadband modem ---plugs into WAN side of router---each computer plugs into the LAN side of the router (if the router has more than one LAN port).
If you're missing a router then you need to get one in order to have 2 PCs with broadband access. It's the router that should hand out an IP address for both PCs.
2007-01-19 05:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by Angie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am resisting the urge believe me. You gotta have a router to use internet with 2 pcs.
Of course the IP is screwed up because the only pc your modem sees is the one connected to it. The second pc doesn't get to a router (DHCP server) so it's totally lost.
Good Luck
2007-01-19 05:06:32 · answer #4 · answered by snvffy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you are using dsl, do this:start/ control panel/ (with a blue back ground) click on network and internet connections. (with white back ground, click on net work conn,)/ if you had the white back groung ignore this, now click on network connections/ you should see a icon "local area connection" RIGHT click/ properties/ no in a box like list, dubble click on internet protocall/ dot the box " use the folling ip address" now enter as this is, "IP: 192.168.1.15 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Defalut gateway: 192.168.1.1"
For Cable do the same, but for the ip use this, "ip: 192.168.100.14 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.100.1
Next: where it says "use the folling DNS server addresses" enter the default gateway in there.
2007-01-19 05:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poll the working internet connection on the first pc. It shares it out to the second one.
2007-01-19 05:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by smiling4her 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
BAD LOCAL LINK!
ARE YOU USING DHCP SERVER?
DHCP SERVERS PROVIDES IP ADDRESSES TO COMPUTERS. SEPARATELY. DOES EACH WORK PROPERLY.
ADD A ROUTER!
DOES EACH COMPUTER HAVE A VALID STATIC IP ADDRESS? BEST PRACTICE.
DID YOU USE IP ADDRESS IN YOUR ISP'S RANGE.
2007-01-19 05:19:24 · answer #7 · answered by wande10571 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you Tried to reset tcp ip?
2007-01-19 04:59:32 · answer #8 · answered by Eda M 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋