Internet shareing & GUI Loading

Forum: Networking
Topic: Internet shareing & GUI Loading
started by: Adam

Posted by Adam on Mar. 26 2004,00:56

Ok I hate to be a leech I really do but I need 2 questions answered….

1. How do I use a windows xp pro modem connection sharing over a RJ-45 crossover cable.

2. How do I get into a GUI from the command prompt seeing as how it sends be to a command prompt every time after I installed it to the HD.

Keep up the great work

Posted by cbagger01 on Mar. 26 2004,01:37

1. If your XP connection sharing program uses DHCP (Dynamic IP address creation), you don't need to do anything. Just boot DSL and it will work automatically.

2. Type in: startx

Posted by Adam on Mar. 26 2004,03:46

NO WAY its that easy wow u did a great job

THanks so much.

Posted by Adam on Mar. 26 2004,07:10

Gahhhh!!! I spoke too soon the internet is till not working... it says the local area connection is established but ic ant get on the net any ideas? I do have the windows box set to share the net connection over that connection.

Posted by Adam on Mar. 26 2004,07:41

I was told over IRC that my problem was i needed a hub or a crossover cable... Any ideas around this? Or are they right.

Posted by Modrak on Mar. 26 2004,13:10

Check if anything lights up when U connect the cable ;-)
If not...use hub,switch, or crossover

try to ping each other computer
Or set static IP....in XP it's easy and under dsl type netcardconfig as root
As gateway on dsl use the IP of xp box

Posted by cbagger01 on Mar. 26 2004,18:38

A Crossover cable should work, or a hub.

Hold the ends of your LAN cable up to a lamp.

If the connector is clear plastic, you can see the order of the individual wire colors. For example, you might see (from left to right) brown, brown with a white stripe, blue, blue with a white stripe, green, green with a white stripe, etc

If both connectors look exactly the same in that the colors from left to right are in the exact same order, then you are the proud owner of a Straight-through cable. If the order is not exactly the same then you probably own a Crossover cable.

Good Luck.

Posted by Adam on Mar. 27 2004,07:22

wow... thanks alot you both have been a great help

FYI: it's a cross over cable whew :P

Posted by Adam on Mar. 27 2004,07:53

Well its communicating now I am able to ping the other box at around +/- 350 ms... But is till cant connect to the net I did the "netcardconfig" thing and it worked but I still cant go anywhere...

Posted by Adam on Mar. 27 2004,09:23

Well thanks guys I got it working

After everything I did I noticed that my system has installed and was seeing 2 RJ-45 jacks so I checked it out turns out I was sharing the MB jack instead of the cards :P Thanks a lot for your help guys, I learned a lot. (filled a page of notes)