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by rhp52

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I am configuring a new laptop running win2000pro. i have entered ip add. gateway, dns server and can't connect. this is a small peer to peer network accessing the internet via a dsl modem. what am i doing wrong?

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by rhp52

i forgot to mention that i get an error message saying that the network cable is disconnected. i have t/s everything obvious.

by rhp52

i forgot to mention that i get an error message saying that the network cable is disconnected. i have t/s everything obvious.

by mphoffar

You'll need some sort of sharing software on the macihne where the DSL modem is connected to share the DSL connection through a peer to peer network.

IF this is already there, then first make sure you can see the other machines. Simply pingingtheir IPs should confirm if you can see them or not.

If that tests out alright, then I would think you're looking at a couple of things.

One would be that your gateway needs to be the IP of the machine that the DSL is connected to. Also yourIP should be on the same subnet as the machine (this is the third number), unless you're using a router of some type

The 2nd would be that the machine with the DSL has some sort of firewall, like lockdown or blackice that needs to be configured with your IP to allow traffic to go through.

Good luck to you

Mark

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