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Thread ID: 117164 2011-04-05 09:17:00 Home network with different windows ecurb (3669) Press F1
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1192180 2011-04-05 22:05:00 Its easier than typing in the ip all the time

In which case you're better mapping the drives you're going to use, or creating shortcuts on the users Desktop to their other machine. Adding workgroups quite often just confuses the matter for smaller home networks.
Chilling_Silence (9)
1192181 2011-04-05 22:18:00 Only problem with typing in an IP address, or mapping a network drive - all the computers have to have a static IP address. If the router issues a different IP to the target computer than before then the computer wont have the same IP.

All you need to do is have one PC off, and plug something else in on the network, and the IP address can ( and does sometimes) change.

My workshop PC's do it all the time.
wainuitech (129)
1192182 2011-04-05 22:22:00 I usuallly give these static ips anyway. Since I use Mirc. And its better if you use one. Since it needs to be added to a router. So, sending will work

And the Xbox needs one, so it can connect
Speedy Gonzales (78)
1192183 2011-04-05 23:21:00 You can use IP reservations in the router based on hostname or mac address so you still use dhcp but the devices get the same address...its better this way as new devices get IP addresses SolMiester (139)
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