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It looks (checking the time) like you took more than just lunch break off to go and fix your network issue. 
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Connecting two PC's together (wired)
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I guess I should post what I did - just in case other okes are in the same situation as I was.
1. I updated the motherboard driver on son's PC to the latest one on the DFI website.
2. Removed nvidia firewall.
3. Used Franna's advice re IP settings, etc.
4. pinged the PC to confirm connections.
5. Disabled my firewalls (for now).
6. Shared some folders on both PC to make sure I could see them.
7. Allocated permissions.
8. Good to go!
I must still just work on the exceptions for the firewalls.
Cheers
1. I updated the motherboard driver on son's PC to the latest one on the DFI website.
2. Removed nvidia firewall.
3. Used Franna's advice re IP settings, etc.
4. pinged the PC to confirm connections.
5. Disabled my firewalls (for now).
6. Shared some folders on both PC to make sure I could see them.
7. Allocated permissions.
8. Good to go!
I must still just work on the exceptions for the firewalls.
Cheers
It looks (checking the time) like you took more than just lunch break off to go and fix your network issue.
If you won't tell - neither will I.
I was off to see a 'Client'
The boss does not need to know that the 'Client' was my son's PC
Also - I could not just have one whiskey. I had two.
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Cool man. Great to see it's working and you're #1 in a very important young person's life!
Sounds like he might come home from school to find dad passed out next to a bottle of Scotch
(At least the network will be up)
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Sounds like he might come home from school to find dad passed out next to a bottle of Scotch
(At least the network will be up)
HaHa - Legendary
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I think it's 100% cool man. When I have my own one (little stealth), I'll try and do the same. Maybe we should start moving this to the OT thread...
Glad you boys are having a little fun at my expense ...
Anyway, we had a great time last night playing some multiplayer games (rainbow vegas six) and crimes or war.
connection is up and running beautifully.
I just wanted to know if it is normal for it to take a minute of two to initialise when I start both PC's up.
At work unplugging and replugging my network cable means that it takes a few seconds to get back on the network again. I thought it would be the same at home.
Anyway, we had a great time last night playing some multiplayer games (rainbow vegas six) and crimes or war.
connection is up and running beautifully.
I just wanted to know if it is normal for it to take a minute of two to initialise when I start both PC's up.
At work unplugging and replugging my network cable means that it takes a few seconds to get back on the network again. I thought it would be the same at home.
If you are using the automatic settings, then it is normal. Otherwise, not really, unless it has something to do with Vista negotiating routes, etc. By "initialise", do you mean that it shows a connection, but the connection isn't working? Or do you mean that it takes a while to recognise that anything has been plugged in at all?
On my home network, I have 3 PCs running Ubuntu, Ubuntu and Windows XP. All 3 have static configuration and when the connection goes up, it's just about instant. When DHCP is enabled, it takes at most a few seconds for my router to assign the configuration. Hope this helps
startup times
What I mean by initialise is that I have shared folders on both pc's. When I ping the connections after restart it is instant.
But when I want to view the shared folders it takes some time for me to see them on explorer (Vista - when I click 'Network').
Does not really bother me but it would be nice if I could see the shared folders immediately after logging on.
If you are using the automatic settings, then it is normal. Otherwise, not really, unless it has something to do with Vista negotiating routes, etc. By "initialise", do you mean that it shows a connection, but the connection isn't working? Or do you mean that it takes a while to recognise that anything has been plugged in at all?
On my home network, I have 3 PCs running Ubuntu, Ubuntu and Windows XP. All 3 have static configuration and when the connection goes up, it's just about instant. When DHCP is enabled, it takes at most a few seconds for my router to assign the configuration. Hope this helps
What I mean by initialise is that I have shared folders on both pc's. When I ping the connections after restart it is instant.
But when I want to view the shared folders it takes some time for me to see them on explorer (Vista - when I click 'Network').
Does not really bother me but it would be nice if I could see the shared folders immediately after logging on.