winxp and using my comp as a router.

[RangerJoe]

alright, temporarily i have my brothers shuttle at home. two monitors, two mice, two keyboards.

my main computer (one in my sig) connects directly to my cable modem, i then have two onboard lan ports (one of them filled with the cable modem cable) and the other one is free. I also have a network card in place. (i have all 3 for a reason, trust me)

the thing is, i have done this before, but forgot how it was configured...but. i used to have two lan cards in my computer (old motherboard) and i could plug the first into my modem, and the 2nd directly to the other computer (no switch/router used)

now, i just can not for the life of me figure out what the deal is, on how to get this to work!

 

[bdf24]

Plug the modem into the onboard NIC. Then plug the NIC card from that same PC to the other PC you want to give the connection to. Then you have to enable ICS (internet connection sharing) on both PC's Then you'll be good to go.

 

[SniperXX]

To go from PC to PC you will also need a crossover cable. Then just enable ICS and you are good to go.

 

[RangerJoe]

the problem is, the shuttle is not even recognizing that there is a cable plugged in.

nor does my main box. it says, "cable unplugged"

 

[bdf24]

Are you using a patch cable or a a crossover cable? If your using a patch cable to go from one PC to the other one it may be causing that.

 

[RangerJoe]

what is the difference between the two?

 

[bdf24]

The wiring is different. If your going from a PC to hub,switch, router you would use a Patch cable. If your going from PC to PC you need to use a crossover cable.

 

[RangerJoe]

well dang....i guess ill have to go buy one of those.

 

[masitti]

I never quite could get crossover to work, it may have been my cable, but I find that buying a simple $20 hub/router is much easier and more expandable then fidling around with PC to PC.

 

[nut581]

I never quite could get crossover to work, it may have been my cable, but I find that buying a simple $20 hub/router is much easier and more expandable then fidling around with PC to PC.

OTOH, i got some spare NICs (from free-after-rebates deals) and my computer is on 24/7, plus a 3 meters long Cat5e cable is $5 on my local computer store ... not to mention XP built in network wizard is so easy to use.. spent ~$20 and now 4x computers share internet connection flawlessly .. perfect for my folding need

 

[don256us]

I never quite could get crossover to work, it may have been my cable, but I find that buying a simple $20 hub/router is much easier and more expandable then fidling around with PC to PC.

Same here. I made it, made it over again, and again. I could not get it to work. I use a cheapy switch instead. Works fine.

If the shuttle isn't seeing that the cable isn't even pluggen in, you may not have the network card enabled. I would look in the network connections section and make sure that the network card is enabled. If you don't even see it listed in there, look to the BIOS to make sure that it is turned on.

 

[RangerJoe]

Do you think I would have gone this far without enabling the network connection?

I do not want to spend any more than liek $5 getting this to work, because its not permanant.

 

[don256us]

Do you think I would have gone this far without enabling the network connection?

I do not want to spend any more than liek $5 getting this to work, because its not permanant.

It's impossible for me to know what you've done already. Try the null cable idea. Shouldn't cost too much and is supposed to work despite my experience with it.

Good luck.

 

[bdf24]

I have problems every now and then where my network cable will click when I push it in. But it still see's it as not being connected. If I push it in a litte more it works fine. You may notice a little play in the plug when plugged in. Maybe this is whats going on.