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I have two computers, connected by a single ethernet cable(no routing).

I'm running into problems browsing the workgroup from the main PC(IP set to 192.168.0.1), the other PC shouldn't be a problem, as it's configured to auto set an IP and dosn't have any firewall working.

Any idea whats going on?
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Ace Pace wrote:I have two computers, connected by a single ethernet cable(no routing).

I'm running into problems browsing the workgroup from the main PC(IP set to 192.168.0.1), the other PC shouldn't be a problem, as it's configured to auto set an IP and dosn't have any firewall working.

Any idea whats going on?
The other computer needs a static ip, right now it has the aipipa adress, 169.254.x.x

Open the control panel and set a static ip like 192.168.0.10 / 24

Tho check the ip adress open a command window Start/run/cmd.exe and type ipconfig
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Unless your main PC knows how to hand out IP addresses (it likely doesn't) you'll need to manually specify the other one as well.
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Thanks, your suggestion worked. Lets see if it keeps working while I transfare crap.

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Bump: Another issue, two computers that can see each other files, but can't see each other in the UT2K4 server browser, any ideas?
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Does either computer have a firewall on?
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Unless they all decided to go watch ANOTHER 4 hours of House I suspect bridging his two NICs worked, since he hasn't been online to bug me in the past hour or two.

How can you live without a router, or at least a little switch, is beyond me!
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InnocentBystander wrote:Unless they all decided to go watch ANOTHER 4 hours of House I suspect bridging his two NICs worked, since he hasn't been online to bug me in the past hour or two.

How can you live without a router, or at least a little switch, is beyond me!
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