Looking for simple instructions for home network.

[aem]

W7 looks ok, you haven't included XP.

 

[neoknight037]

I just wanted to see if they are both on the same vlan.

Type ipconfig /all in command prompt of each machine, and post the results.

Here I put it in the form of a Mediafire download.

My bad I just noticed I left out Windows XP, let me try that again.

Download

 

[aem]

On your XP, what happened to your Local Area connection? It on'y have Local Area Connection 2.

Can you screenshot your XP's network connections (view with details).

 

[neoknight037]

On your XP, what happened to your Local Area connection? It on'y have Local Area Connection 2.

Can you screenshot your XP's network connections (view with details).

Ok I need you to explain again.

To answer your question, I noticed that was strange that there was no Local Area Connection it just has a red X threw that connection so I disabled it, but I do have a good WiFi connection I tried to bridge the two but that seemed to be no good to.

Back to you last request can you explain? Because I don't have the software on that pc to do so.

 

[aem]

So your Local Area Connection 2 is a bridged connection? We need to address that issue you have with the red X on the Local Area Connection. Can you delete the bridging, and enabled the Local Area Connection.

Screenshot would help.

 

[neoknight037]

Ok if I can get you a screenshot are you asking for LAN > Internet Protocol > Properties?

And as for now I do not have WiFi and LAN Bridged, only disable, I have enabled it, but even with it set to automatic assign it does not want to, when I try to see what Status it is at by right-clicking, Status is not accessible. Is this is where you want a screen shot?

 

[computersplus]

Tutorial

here is a nice tutorial complete with screenshots that should help you

Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP - the How-To Geek

 

[neoknight037]

here is a nice tutorial complete with screenshots that should help you

Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP - the How-To Geek

My pc is Windows 7, and the computer with the printer is Windows XP, and some where with XP I am have trouble connecting to it.

 

[neoknight037]

Ok if I can get you a screenshot are you asking for LAN > Internet Protocol > Properties?

And as for now I do not have WiFi and LAN Bridged, only disable, I have enabled it, but even with it set to automatic assign it does not want to, when I try to see what Status it is at by right-clicking, Status is not accessible. Is this is where you want a screen shot?

Do you need another Ipconfig/ALL?

 

[aem]

Pls provide a screenshot of your XP's Network Connections listing.

 

[computersplus]

Setup

Ok are you using one router and a wireless adapter it reads in previous posts kinda like from one router to another router with bridge or has this gotten mixed up

 

[neoknight037]

Do you mean like this?

 

[neoknight037]

Ok are you using one router and a wireless adapter it reads in previous posts kinda like from one router to another router with bridge or has this gotten mixed up

Yeap, XP is on WiFi, and 7 is hard wired to the router. Since then have deleted Bridge.

 

[computersplus]

Good

that's good there is no need for any kind of bridge i would share the printer from the 7 machine XP Home is not to great for networking in the first place the Pro version was much better

 

[neoknight037]

I have Pro version, but waiting for the other users Anti-virus to run out in about 200 or so more days to do a new install of 7.

 

[computersplus]

first post

your first post said XP Home

 

[neoknight037]

your first post said XP Home

I sorry, what do you mean.

I mean I have a copy of XP Home which I am tiring to connect to, I have other copies or versions of Windows as well, I personally am using Windows 7 x64.

 

[computersplus]

Ok

ok just trying to make sure to follow info correctly

if you are just going to put 7 on the other machine i would just do it now that way it will make the networking much easier plus you will only have to do it once the BitDefender and Norton are not so great that i would let that stop me from installing the best OS to come down the pike

 

[aem]

Now that you have deleted the bridging connection, can W7 ping XP (doesn't matter if it's a LAN pining a wireless), if both machines are on the same vlan (should be if you config them correctly) then they should be able to be pinged.

 

[neoknight037]

Yeah, I know the never the less the Xp machine has Norton on it, and the user refuses to not to use it up and well I just figure to wait it out, till I can upgrade the motherboard, and memory if I am going to upgrade the OS, because I am not happy with how much memory Norton uses.