I'm about to friggin kill my self!

[hitman]

This is getting old.

 

Reference back to Designs post above. Substitute execute for run as in start menu / run /...

[Aeroscout]

Oh, i see. thanks I'll see what i can do.

[Aeroscout]

Try Start/Execute, type cmd and press enter on windows XP.

Now you are on the "console" .

then type "ipconfig /all" (with the space and without the ").

Here you can see: The ip of the network cards, the ip of the gateway, and other things you don't need.

DHCP is a protocol that allows routers to negotiate the ip's automatically and assign them without need of you do anything.

 

Ok, here's what I get. What do I have to change?

[Design]

Let's see...

 

A Hub is a device, externally similar to a router or a switch, but that only regenerates the signal. One port receive the signal and it just copy it to the rest. Usually they have 4-8 ports or a maximum of 16 (not recommeded 16).

Remember, now we are talking of physical ports, where you plug the connector of the wire (RJ-45 type). Due to this, the bandwith is less.

 

Switches read the packet that arrives at one port. This data packet has inside multiple things, but for now you have to know that it contains the MAC address of the destiny and the data that the application wanted to broadcast. Externally are no differences with the hub (apart of the model and vendor, of course). For home are models from 4-16 ports and for professional are from 24, 48 and ahead.

 

The router are guided by ip's, superior level than MAC addresses, as I told before.

 

How to create a basic LAN manually, so you can control the ip's assigned:

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Now you have two computers wich at least one NIC each. (NIC = Network interface card, where you plug the connector.)

Ok, each NIC has an ip, as you see on the ipconfig /all (IP address).

Type on a paper or notepad the ip of your computer. Remember, this ip is called private ip.

Repeat the step for the other computer.

If they begin with 192.168.x.x everything it's ok.

It they begin with another, maybe are automatically asigned by DHCP. Don't worry for this now.

 

Ok, now you can see that when you do a ipconfig /all on each computer, they have a default gateway. That's the ip of the NIC of your router. (Two NIC's, cause are routers, not switches).

 

Warning! It's possible that you have only one ip. Don't worry, use this in this case for both computers. (Depends of the vendor / model of your router).

 

We assume you have the internet connection right and can navigate and this stuff.

 

 

First of all it's enter on the configuration of the router and

disable DHCP. (DHCP I explained on the previous post).

How to enter? If your router it's relatively new, you'll use a webrowser (IE, Firefox...) and type http://192.168.1.1 or the ip that appeared as default gateway when you did the ipconfig /all.

For more info read the manual or check the forums of your contry, sure there are more users that have your same router.

Usually the user is 1234 and the pass the same. (You can change the pass easily)

Now you have a welcome screen. In my case it shows this:

 

 

Next step is disable DHCP and assign and own IP to the router (private, not public!).

The ip can be 192.168.1.1 (standard ip) and the mask has to be of the type 255.255.255.0

In my case is on this screen:

 

http://d3s1gn.net/lockon/2.png

 

Remember to apply and save.

Close your internet browser.

 

Okay, now we have the router with an own and persistent ip, nor an automatic assigned by DHCP :)

 

Time to configure our pc's.

 

The first will have the ip 192.168.1.2 and the second will be 192.168.1.3

Our gateway (the router) is 192.168.1.1 as we have previously assigned.

Remember to write your DNS, it's not necessary but always help.

 

Go to your Control Panel of the Windows, and go to the properties of the local area network connection. Dont's know how it'll be in your language, but in spanish it's as the next screen:

 

http://d3s1gn.net/lockon/3.png

 

Ok. Check the tcp/ip and click on "Properties".

Next screen will appear.

 

 

Remember to click on OK.

Now you have to repeat this step on the other computer, but with the ip 192.168.1.3

 

Well.... you have now a manually created LAN! :)

 

Next step is to open the 10308 port on the router.

Close your browser (if not done before) and reopen it to ensure the changes are reflected. (Now to enter it's http://192.168.1.1)

You'll have somewhere a NAT section, where it has an option of "Virtual Servers". Here you add an application and open the 10308 port (the one that uses Lock On).

See screen, and check your router's doc, forums or webpages of how to open ports if it's not similar to the one I have described)

 

http://d3s1gn.net/lockon/6.png

 

Remember to check your firewall software (ZoneAlarm, the one that comes with windows, etc) and allow Lock On to reach the net... Or just disable it if you want.

 

And done!

When you understand this stuff of the ip's you'll see it's easier to do a LAN than it seemed before.

 

Easy, easy :)

 

I hope this can help you or someone else.

 

PS: Sorry, I read very well english, but write it's very different. Sorry for all the mistakes.

[Aeroscout]

Wow, I think i get this stuff, but before i go ahead and to it, i would like to know if there is anything really bad that could happen should I go wrong?

I have never done any of this stuff before, so you unserstand my being hesitant.

 

Thanks for the instructions, But this are things I found confusing:

and the mask has to be of the type 255.255.255.0

 

What's the Mask?

 

Ok, now you can see that when you do a ipconfig /all on each computer, they have a default gateway. That's the ip of the NIC of your router. (Two NIC's, cause are routers, not switches).

 

Warning! It's possible that you have only one ip. Don't worry, use this in this case for both computers. (Depends of the vendor / model of your router).

 

Could you clarify these things?

 

Thank you so much.

[Aeroscout]

Ok, I checked all the Ip configs for all the computers in the house.

 

Mine: 192.168.2.85

Bros: 192.168.2.4

My Dads: 192.168.2.86

 

The router is 192.168.2.1

 

the Mask is 255.255.255.0 (which i assume is normal.)

 

There really is not pattern, isnt it strange? Mine and my dad's have the 85 and 86 at the end, but my bro has 4 at the end... why is this and could it be giving us problems?

[thereminqblank]

There really is not pattern, isnt it strange? Mine and my dad's have the 85 and 86 at the end, but my bro has 4 at the end... why is this and could it be giving us problems?

 

That's not a problem. Your router is probably set up to give each computer a random internal IP, and just chose those numbers.

[golfsierra2]

Try Start/Execute, type cmd and press enter on windows XP.

Now you are on the "console" .

then type "ipconfig /all" (with the space and without the ").

Here you can see: The ip of the network cards, the ip of the gateway, and other things you don't need.

DHCP is a protocol that allows routers to negotiate the ip's automatically and assign them without need of you do anything.

 

Is this an echo of my posting from page 2 of this thread ?

Feels like a Deja Vu... :megalol:

 

Hope Scout will make it run ....

[Aeroscout]

Ok, thanks. I'll try to do it tonight. I do first have to get permision form my dad though. :D it could get really bad if i don't. lol

 

And sorry golfsierra2, i got confused with the "exicute" thing. I didn't know you ment "run"

[hitman]

Are you just trying to up your post count?? O.o

[Design]

He wants 1K (./joke)

Sorry for the execute /run... it's just a feature of the spanish language.

Sorry if repeat, but was only to ensure he got it :P

 

And well..... the gateway of your pc's is the router. The gateway of the router is the ip of the equipment of your ISP that connects you to the internet. The possibility of have two ip's on the router it's due to Cisco's routers for example, works with cards. One card, one Nic. You can direct the traffic to one card or other assigning one ip to each. Usually for home there is only one ip for the whole router but well... I can't confirm that due to my xdsl router has only one physical port.

 

The mask it's a number of 32 bits. It's an orientation that tells how has to be "played?" the ip and identifies the number of bits that especifies the computer net.

192.168.x.x it's a third level ip, so its mask has to be of the 255.255.255.x type; if you are not doing subnetting; but well... you assume it's 255.255.255.0 and you don't need nothing else for home.

[VMFA-Blaze]

Ok, thanks. I'll try to do it tonight. I do first have to get permision form my dad though. :D it could get really bad if i don't. lol

 

And sorry golfsierra2, i got confused with the "exicute" thing. I didn't know you ment "run"

 

Are you just trying to up your post count?? O.o

 

:hmm:

 

 

LOL

 

 

Blaze

[Aeroscout]

I'm sorry guys. i don't mean to make my self a pain.

 

I was busy last night, i'll do it today. (or altleast try.) Thanks for all your hepl.

 

Design, Rep inbound for you.