2 Computer LAN problem

valor

I have 2 computers
1 : Home PC - Connected to Internet using Eircom BB.
2 : Laptop

I created a LAN to link these computers and to use the internet from the laptop but it does not seem to be working properly. The network icon at the bottom right says Limited or No connectivity and The Home PC cannot see the Laptop PC on the network. The Laptop PC can however see the home pc and transfer files to and fro but it cannot surf the net.

Any ideas what im doing wrong?

Thanks

leeroybrown

They're networked fine.

1) Enable file/printer sharing on the laptop. If it's XP the firewall may be preventing it from being found.

2) You can use Internet Connection Sharing from the PC to allow the laptop to connect out. It's fairly simple but it can be a bit flakey on some PC's.

Dingatron

Do the PC and laptop get an IP address automatically (DHCP) from the router. On the PC and laptop do the following from a command prompt.

ipconfig /all

You should have a default gateway, DHCP server entry and DNS server entry. Possibly something like 192.168.1.254

Are they the same bar the IP address? Check that laptop is set to optain an ip address automatically if the router is set to DHCP.

valor

Where do I enable internet connection sharing?

ipconfig /all does nothing just returns the same base prompt i had

c:\docu.....\valor : ipconfig /all

gives

c:\docu..\valor :

Dingatron

valor wrote:

Where do I enable internet connection sharing?

ipconfig /all does nothing just returns the same base prompt i had

c:\docu.....\valor : ipconfig /all

gives

c:\docu..\valor :

? Should give you your ip configuration? heres a link .