network windows PC and D class server with DLINK 4-port DSL/cable router

[Vaish Raj]

Hi,

I am trying to network my home windows XP PC , D class server with a DLINK router.

I have internet connection on my windows XP PC.After connection,i could FTP stuff from XP PC to HP server. But during server boot network
configuration fails and comes up with message to check cable on console. I don't see light at the back for network connection.

1) How we can setup network connection between
Windows client and HP server using Router.

2) I want to connect to internet from HP
server through router. How and what else i
need ?

3) If i have exceed on my windows XP PC, how
can i connect to HP server from exceed (on
XP client) through router.

Thanks

[Mel Burslan · Accepted solution]

Most probably your HPUX host can not configure its ip address properly. This sounds like what your problem is.

First of all, since you said you did not have a light on the network card of your hp server. Make sure you are using the right cable. By right cable I mean, you are using a regular network cable NOT A CROSSOVER cable. Make sure you are connecting it to one of the lan ports not to the WAN port, which should only be connected to the DSL/CABLE MODEM.

Secondly, forget about DHCP if these two are the only systems on this router and give them static ip addresses. I think D-Link has a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.1, so give the IP Address of 192.168.0.10 to your HP server and 192.168.0.20 to your windowsXP machine. I am assuming you are familiar enough with HP UX to change IP addresses permanently. Make sure on HP Server, the default route is set to 192.168.0.1, and on XP machine, the default gateway is set to the same value.

Reboot your HP server and observe that you have a link light on both the network card on the server and on the router port it is connected to. If not, you may either have a bad card or bad router port.

If all worked correctly, you should be able to access from both machines to the internet and to each other.

Since it has been many many years I last used the exceed software, I am not sure if the terminology is right, but on the main control panel of exceed, you need to set an XDMCP host, and specify the IP address of your HP server as the host. Since you are not running a local DNS server, referring to your local machines by IP addresses is your only solution. Do not use server names.

Hope this helps.

[SUBRAMANYAM ANUPINDI_1]

Hi Mel,

Thanks for update. I was using cross over cable. I will try with network cable and update you by mnday.

Thanks

[rick jones]

If you do not use DHCP, you will also have to configure the default gateway to be the router, and will probably have to configure the /etc/resolv.conf file to point at the right IP's for DNS resolution.

For question three, you won't really be going through the _router_ part of your box for PC to HP communication - just the _switch_ part of the box. The box is a small switch with a router built-in. You will only go through the router when you talk to the Internet.