Fixing IP Addresses

I have a PC and a laptop connected together with a crossover Ethernet cable.
PC has WinXPPro Sp1, Laptop has WinXP Pro SP2. Creating a connection between
the two was straightforward enough, but the problem I have is when the two
are connected, I have to wait an age before it is usable as they assign
their own IP's.

The PC has BBand connection where the IP is allocated from the server and I
don't want to mess with that - but is there a way of 'fixing' the IP between
the two machines so the connection becomes active straight away?

Graham

On 04/06/2006 Grey wrote:

>I have a PC and a laptop connected together with a crossover Ethernet
>cable.
>PC has WinXPPro Sp1, Laptop has WinXP Pro SP2. Creating a connection
>between
>the two was straightforward enough, but the problem I have is when the two
>are connected, I have to wait an age before it is usable as they assign
>their own IP's.
>
>The PC has BBand connection where the IP is allocated from the server and I
>don't want to mess with that - but is there a way of 'fixing' the IP
>between
>the two machines so the connection becomes active straight away?
>
>Graham

You can used fixed IP Addresses on each PC - they should both be in the
same IP address range as your router.

I put some notes together for another group at:

http://www.jgaines.eu/html/networkin...computers.html

If you scroll down to the section 'Manual IP Addresses - Windows XP' it
sets out how to do it - but again, do make sure you are using the same
address range as your router, there are some notes on that as well.

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Jeff Gaines - Damerham Hampshire UK
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> On 04/06/2006 Grey wrote:
>
>>I have a PC and a laptop connected together with a crossover Ethernet
>>cable.
>>PC has WinXPPro Sp1, Laptop has WinXP Pro SP2. Creating a connection
>>between
>>the two was straightforward enough, but the problem I have is when the two
>>are connected, I have to wait an age before it is usable as they assign
>>their own IP's.
>>
>>The PC has BBand connection where the IP is allocated from the server and
>>I
>>don't want to mess with that - but is there a way of 'fixing' the IP
>>between
>>the two machines so the connection becomes active straight away?
>>
>>Graham
>
> You can used fixed IP Addresses on each PC - they should both be in the
> same IP address range as your router.
>
OP doesn't have a router.

Chris R

On Sun, 4 Jun 2006, "ChrisR" wrote:

>> You can used fixed IP Addresses on each PC - they should both be in the
>> same IP address range as your router.

>OP doesn't have a router.

True, but it would be useful advice to anyone who has. Personally I'd use
10.0.x.x for all systems on a LAN, as that's a lot easier to remember than
some of the other options for private address space. Peter M.

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> I have a PC and a laptop connected together with a crossover Ethernet cable.
> PC has WinXPPro Sp1, Laptop has WinXP Pro SP2. Creating a connection between
> the two was straightforward enough, but the problem I have is when the two
> are connected, I have to wait an age before it is usable as they assign
> their own IP's.
>
> The PC has BBand connection where the IP is allocated from the server and I
> don't want to mess with that - but is there a way of 'fixing' the IP between
> the two machines so the connection becomes active straight away?

Yes, assign the second PC a static IP. Network connections > select
connection > right-click > properties > TCP/IP > Properties then enter
the IP that you want it to use.
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Regards
Jon