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xdenimcorex wants to directly connect.
xdenimcorex is now directly connected.
xdenimcorex: Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\FRANKIE>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Downstairs
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapte
r WG311T
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B5-22-CB-40
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 19, 2005 11:50:48 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 20, 2005 9:26:16 PM

C:\DOCUME~1\FRANKIE>

Thats all that came up from my downstairs computer.
When i did this on my upstairs computer it came up with

Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\DOCUME~1\FRANKI~1.YOU>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Family
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe
rnet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-18-A9-57-04
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, June 19, 2005 11:22:39 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 20, 2005 9:25:38 PM

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN Network Driver
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-03-8A-00-00-11
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.101.152
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\DOCUME~1\FRANKI~1.YOU>

Are you using a firewall that could be restricitng access to either machine?

Your settings seem ok.

XP will choke when you try to access another computer that does not have a logon with a password

On the computer that you click on and you are denied access to. Create a new account like [ John ] password [1234]. Make sure you have a shared directory on the drive. Reboot it and then from the other computer, try to access the shared drive. It should ask for a name and password. Use the account you just created.


Another thing you might do also is run the network wizard on each computer again. Networking can be a little bit like witchcraft. Be patient too, it can take a couple of minutes for you to appear on the network.

I dont know if its any help, but when select internet connection sharing in advanced in my LAN properties it says "internet connection sharing cannot be enabled. A LAN connection is already configured with the IP address that is required for automatic IP addressing