Im trying to network Vista to XP but XP dosent have a valid ip (127.0.0.1) how do i change it?

Question

Im trying to network Vista to XP but XP dosent have a valid ip (127.0.0.1) how do i change it?

Answer 1

In the xp computer go to start>conrol panel>Network connection> right click on (pick your connection, but usually its local area connection)>properties>(under this connection uses the following scroll down to internet protocol (ip) then 2x click on it)> then push obtain ip adress auto (recommend) OR manually type your deired ip adress.

Answer 2

Networks are a little more than just hooking up computers together.  The easiest way to do it is with a router, which will more or less host the network.  On the other hand, if you want to just er...connect up computers for some reason, set up a network using Vista and then use XP to connect to it.

Not too sure what the question is though.

Answer 3

127.0.0.1 is the loopback address. You ping this address to determine if your network card is working and your TCP/IP stack is configured correctly.

Not enough info here.

Cheers

Answer 4

127.0.0.1 is NOT a valid network IP address. It is the internal loopback address and EVERY machine has this address for internal use only. Explain the problem and maybe we can help.