Rather than use a fixed IP, just turn on DCHP in the router and on your individual computers. It will assign IPs as needed. shubert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billyus Eximius" <billy.e@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 9:17 AM Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Networking - Calling on all computer gurus for help > I'm interested in this too Inge, and to be honest I don't know too much > about it though I have 2 PCs and my laptop, running through the router, this > connects all three to internet. But I should imagine that you will need to > program your router with the IP address of your laptop and tell it to allow > access....................if I'm correct, anyone want to tell us how to do > it...........(at the moment, I simply transfer stuff using floppies of flash > memory, it's hassle free this way) > > Billy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Inge" <inge@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "PC-HELPERS (Pchelpers)" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 1:55 PM > Subject: [pchelpers] Networking - Calling on all computer gurus for help > > > > I am trying my hands at networking for the first time, connecting my > laptop > > computer to my main computer. Everything is well. I connected the router > and > > both computers are connected to the internet. I am able to access the > laptop > > from the main computer without problem. However, when I want to access the > > main computer from the laptop the main computer will not let me get there. > > > > I have been running Zone Alarm Pro on both computers. Since the router > does > > have a firewall in it could there be a conflict with Zone Alarm? If that > is > > the case, would it be safe to shut off Zone Alarm? I do not want to > > uninstall Zone Alarm. I definitely will be running the laptop away from > home > > without the router and feel that I need Zone Alarm for protection. > > > > What should I do, please????? > > > > Inge Pshebnicki > > Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada > > > > God saw a tear and wiped it away with the smile of a friend. - A. LeBlanc > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.556 / Virus Database: 348 - Release Date: 12/26/2003 > > > > > > Regards, John Durham (list moderator) > <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> > > Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi > > List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers > > PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig > > Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.556 / Virus Database: 348 - Release Date: 26/12/03 > > Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> > Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi > List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers > PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig > Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. > Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.