Help! How to connect two computers to the internet

[Mobo]

Sounds like you need to reset the internet connection. You must have tried internet connection sharing at one time or another. Start the wizard as follows:


start
run
inetwix
lan connection
automatic proxy discovery
no to the main question

[shelly]

"inetwix" my comp will not accept that comd ?

[Mobo]

Sorry, first day with the new fingers:

Its inetwiz

[shelly]

ok did that

[Mobo]

any luck ?

[shelly]

no still the same, do I have to setup a network ?

[Mobo]

Open the networking icon in the control panel.
Click "create a new connection"
Connect to the internet
next
setup my connection manually
next
connect using a broadband connection that is always on
next
finish

Try that now..

[shelly]

ok did that and both comps are "connected" but I can only still use one, the other one says connected but has no real connection cannot do anything with it. and has no ip address

[Mobo]

On that one in particular right click on the connection in the networking icon.
Select properties
Highlight internet protocol tcp/ip
select properties.


Here we want to have both use the automatic settings.

Apply then reboot.

[shelly]

ok it was already set on automatic, I will call it a night as its late will try again tomorrow, thanks for your help.