Full Version: Network Connection Help
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#1]
5 Jun 2006
To: ALL
UGH! So frustrated - got an email from Norton telling me my subscription was due to expire. So I dutifully re-upped and upgraded for another year. I should have known - I've spent all weekend fixing the things it changed on me! :'-(
One of them I can't figure out is the TCP/IP connection. I use one port to connect to either the internet or the laser. I swap out the Ethernet cables for whatever I'm working on (dedicated cables are attached to both the modem and the laser so I just unplug/plug in whichever I need to use and voila - all connected).
Now that I've installed the new Norton 6, I can't do this any more. My network connection is either set for the IP address of the laser (therefore can't connect to the net) or I can remove the IP address of the laser and tell the network connection to obtain it's own IP (so can't print to the laser but I can surf the net).
Can anyone tell me what to do to get both of these active again without me having to modify the network connections 16 times a day? Thank you!! And sorry for the long story...
From: Ken D. (KDEVORY) [#2]
5 Jun 2006
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#1] 5 Jun 2006
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#3]
5 Jun 2006
To: Ken D. (KDEVORY) [#2] 6 Jun 2006
From: Carl (CSEWELL) [#4]
5 Jun 2006
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#3] 6 Jun 2006
http://www8.pair.com/dmurdoch/netsh.html
a) You use the program NETSH.EXE, which is normally installed in the directory c:\windows\system32. You must be logged on with administrator rights to use it, or use "Run as..." on the right mouse button to run it as an administrator.
b) NETSH.EXE requires a library called framedyn.dll that's in the c:\windows\system32\wbem directory. That's probably not on your path; the easiest thing to do is to copy the framedyn.dll file up into the c:\windows\system32 directory.
c) The easiest way to use NETSH is to create a script of commands for it. Set up your networking using the usual method with Settings|Network Connections|some adapter|TCP/IP|Properties, then open a command window (as an administrator), and run
cd c:\windows\system32
netsh interface ip dump >config.txt
Now edit the config.txt file. NETSH has a bug, and creates a file which it can't read. The problem is that it will put "register=PRIMARY"; on the lines defining your DNS servers, e.g.
set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=129.100.2.12 register=PRIMARY
add dns name="Local Area Connection" addr=129.100.2.51 register=PRIMARY
Delete this, so the lines look like this:
set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=static addr=129.100.2.12
add dns name="Local Area Connection" addr=129.100.2.51
d) Now create a shortcut to execute the script. The command on the shortcut should be
c:\windows\system32\netsh -f drive:\path\to\config.txt
e) Set up your machine for a different location, and repeat steps c) and d), saving the configuration in a different file.
f) Now, to switch to the new location, just run the shortcut (as administrator).
Oh, you could also add a second network card ($10?) in your PC and have a multi-homed PC (ie two local networks: one for the laser and one for the internet).
EDITED: 5 Jun 2006 by CSEWELL
From: Ken D. (KDEVORY) [#5]
6 Jun 2006
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#3] 6 Jun 2006
From: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#6]
6 Jun 2006
To: ALL
From: Pedaler (ROYBREWER) [#7]
6 Jun 2006
To: Holly (GRIZGIRLS) [#6] 12 Aug 2006
You are right to run your Epilog via Ethernet; tech support is always suspicious that any problem could be caused by USB which is no where near as reliable as Ethernet.
You really don't want to be doing this manually; you should have them set up to be able to communicate at the same time w/o any effort on your part.
If you are uncomfortable with a hub/switch or a 2nd network card, have a kid or grandkid over for just a few minutes (hope that doesn't sound too condescending). Alternatively, whoever is responsible for your broadband connection should be able to tell you how to accomplish this with their specific system