Networking :: Internet -- no, this is NOT a repeat post

Can anyone help? Can I set this manually. . .and what should I put in the settings?

I'm assuming your router assigns the IP addresses?
I've always relied on the fact that DHCP allows me to be lazy, so i don't know exactly what to do, but i suppose you should consult the settings on the XP box and see what's there first. Maybe you can use that as a guide. You might also need to change the router configuration too, but that's just limited speculation on my part.

Well its know that most routers configure themselves to the following IP: 192.168.0.1

For Windows XP that is the default gateway.

Now as for configuring the PC to use DHCP and allowing other people to connect to you here is what you need to do: Set your PC to obtain the IP automatticlly and then on the other PCs simply have them ping your host name (NOT THE DYNAMICLLY ASSIGNED IP). It should look something like this:

Code Sample

ping Computername
example: Ping cphp

If my memory is not fooling with me that code up there will automatticlly resolve the IP for your PC from other computers.

Now if you are using DSL or similar linux then you can download the Samba client. Using that it will let you mount a Windows share.

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