Re: Help configuring AT with XP and Crossover Cable

Error 53 is "The network path was not found" so you still have some
address problems.

You have two DNS problems to solve with this setup:

1. DNS servers are routable. That is, you can set a DNS server that is
on a different subnet. So you can simply configure the AT with the same
DNS server address as your PC is using. To find this address, open a
command prompt and enter the command "ipconfig /all". You'll see a LOT
of stuff (and, in fact, if you could post the whole lot here it would
help). Look for the "DNS Servers" line on the ethernet card that
connects to your ISP (you have two cards now, so make sure to choose the
right one).

2. Now the next problem is getting your AT to see the internet. This
requires that you setup a router between the two NICs so that your PC
will forward AT requests appropriately. You can do this in Control
Panel::Network.

--Tim


Tim Carlson wrote:

>The name of my PC is TC-XP. It's IP is 10.0.0.10, while the AT is
>10.0.0.20. Both can ping each other.
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>I think the problem is that I don't have anything configured as the DNS
>server, because I don't know what that would be. On the Share Search
>options page, I've tried entering both \\TC-XP\Audiotron and \\10.0.0.10
>\Audiotron.
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>When I use \\10.0.0.10\Audiotron, I get :
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>Host TC-XP found at IP 10.0.0.10
>\\TC-XP - Error accessing host, Error = 53
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>When I use \\TC-XP\Audiotron I get :
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>Can't get IP address for host TC-XP-HM
>Completed Operation
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>When the AT pings TC-XP it reports : Ping Failed: No DNS Server configured.
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>I think I'm close, but I'm getting wrapped around the axle on the DNS
>server and/or gateway entries when running in this direct connect mode.
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>Yes, I am running XP SP2 with Firewall. Are there any settings to make
>with that?
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>Thanks,
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>-Tim
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>On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 04:49:16 -0500, john <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>How have you configured the shares that the Atron is using?  Do you
>>refer to the "server" by name or the IP address?  If it can ping, but
>>not see the shares, it could be a name resolution, in which case
>>referring to the "server" (the one with the music shares) by IP should
>>help.  If you look for shares from the Atron interface, are there any
>>errors listed ("Host not found" or otherwise)?
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>>Any chance you're running WindowsXP with the firewall enabled?
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Turtle Beach Audiotron User Forum
>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Carlson
>>Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:59 PM
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Help configuring AT with XP and Crossover Cable
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>>I seem to be getting closer. After changing the binding order, I can now
>>see the Internet just fine using my #1 NIC.
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>>The #2NIC is connected to the AT and I can get to the web config pages
>>of
>>the AT, but I can't seem to get the AT to find my shares. The AT can
>>ping
>>NIC#2.
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>>On the AT, what does it want for Gateway and DNS Server values? I've
>>tried
>>using the IP of NIC#2 for the Gateway (10.0.0.2) but that doesn't seem
>>to
>>work.
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>>Again, the values I have entered for the AT are:
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>>IP 10.0.0.4
>>SN 255.255.255.0
>>Gateway 10.0.0.2 - The IP of the NIC at the end of the crossover
>>DNS - I have no idea what to enter here.
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>>The NIC#2 in my PC:
>>IP 10.0.0.2
>>SN 255.255.255.0
>>Gateway - nothing, If I enter the IP of the router here, I lose the
>>Internet on my primary (NIC#1) connection.
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>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>-Tim
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>>We have a similar situation in our lab:  Frontend (network-facing) NIC
>>with gateway and Backend (private-subgroup-facing) NIC with no gateway.
>>Works fine.  The PC is going to need a gateway to get to the Internet,
>>so
>>the NIC connecting to the router needs the gateway, which should be the
>>IP
>>of the router.
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>>When we've had problems in the past, it's because the binding order had
>>the Backend NIC listed first, so it never saw the internet.  If you go
>>to
>>Network Settings in Control Panel, the Advanced Menu (up top), there's a
>>tab with the binding order listed.  Make sure your PC-to-Gateway NIC is
>>listed first.
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>>I hope I didn't confuse the hell out of you!  Sorry if I did...
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