How to SET UP lan connection between two pc (xp to xp).....

PC1:

Just right-click “My Computer” and click Properties.

*Select the “Computer Name” tab and click the “Change” button.
*Change the computer name to whatever you want, here we name it PC1. Change the workgroup to WORK GROUP (The workgroup name should be the same in both computers)
* Click OK.
Now you can configure the TCP/IP connection settings,
*Goto “Control Panel” >“Network connections”
*Right-click on your LAN connection and click “Properties”. In the “General” tab, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”. Click the “Properties” button.
* Set the Values
IP Address – 192.168.0.1
Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway – 192.168.0.2 Click OK and you have done for PC1.

PC2:

*Just right-click “My Computer” and click Properties.
*Select the “Computer Name” tab and click the “Change” button.
*Change the computer name to PC2. Change the workgroup to WORK GROUP. (The workgroup name should be the same in both computers)
* Click OK.
Now, to configure the TCP/IP connection settings,
*Goto “Control Panel” >“Network connections”
* Right-click on your LAN connection and click “Properties”. In the “General” tab, select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”. Click the “Properties” button.
* Set the Values
IP Address – 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway – 192.168.0.1
*Click OK and you are done for PC2 as well.



If you have done the above part correctly, the computers will have detected each other. If they don’t, just restart both the computers.