Thread: using modem as lan gaming purpose

I have a bsnl Zte wireless modem..I use my wifi lappi to access internet with it.
Now i want to play LAN FIFA game with another laptop.
My modem has 4 LAN port.
I had connected my laptop with one Ethernet cable to modem.and assigned my laptop's IP address as 192.168.1.155
I connected laptop no. 2 with one ETHERNET cable to modem and assigned laptop 2 Ip address as 192.168.1.156

i pinged it in Command prompt..but laptop1 is getting laptop2 but laptop2 is not getting laptop1..

How can i use it effectively by using ZTE BSNL modem..
I dont want to use direct LAN between two computer because i want to use 4 player connected.

I have a bsnl Zte wireless modem..I use my wifi lappi to access internet with it.
Now i want to play LAN FIFA game with another laptop.
My modem has 4 LAN port.
I had connected my laptop with one Ethernet cable to modem.

1.Are you able to connect to internet using ethernet cables in both systems ?

and assigned my laptop's IP address as 192.168.1.155
I connected laptop no. 2 with one ETHERNET cable to modem and assigned laptop 2 Ip address as 192.168.1.156

2. Mention OS used in both laptops.

3. Try " Obtain IP address automatically " for both laptops and try.

i pinged it in Command prompt..but laptop1 is getting laptop2 but laptop2 is not getting laptop1..

How can i use it effectively by using ZTE BSNL modem..
I dont want to use direct LAN between two computer because i want to use 4 player connected.

4. Tried " LAN mode " in game settings ?

Yes, Bunty, this should work. It should also give you Windows file and print sharing too.

Did you, on both laptops, also specify Netmask 255.255.255.0? Default Gateway (your modem address, usually 192.168.1.1) and DNS settings also necessary for accessing net from both machines.

sometimes some non-working network stuff will start working if you have a hosts file with the concerned machines listed in it.

MS have hidden it away, IIRC (using Linux) in c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc.

You can edit it in notepad (do not use anything like Word, as it must be a simple text file) and add

192.168.1.155 laptop1
192.168.1.156 laptop2

When you save it, be careful not to save it as hosts, not hosts.txt.

You can also use those names now. If you did right, you should be able to do

C:\ > ping laptop2
PING laptop2 (192.168.1.156) ... ... ...

You will see that each PC now uses the hosts file to resolve the IP addresses.

No promises on this one ... just sometimes it makes things work

This is only for when you use fixed ip addresses. You can't use the hosts file with DHCP (meetdilip's No. 3 suggestion)

Originally Posted by meetdilip

I have a bsnl Zte wireless modem..I use my wifi lappi to access internet with it.
Now i want to play LAN FIFA game with another laptop.
My modem has 4 LAN port.
I had connected my laptop with one Ethernet cable to modem.

1.Are you able to connect to internet using ethernet cables in both systems ?

and assigned my laptop's IP address as 192.168.1.155
I connected laptop no. 2 with one ETHERNET cable to modem and assigned laptop 2 Ip address as 192.168.1.156

2. Mention OS used in both laptops.

3. Try " Obtain IP address automatically " for both laptops and try.

i pinged it in Command prompt..but laptop1 is getting laptop2 but laptop2 is not getting laptop1..

How can i use it effectively by using ZTE BSNL modem..
I dont want to use direct LAN between two computer because i want to use 4 player connected.

4. Tried " LAN mode " in game settings ?

1. Yes both tha laptops can use Internet separately.

2.Windows XP MEdia CEnter in both laptops.

3.If i use "Obtain IP Address automatically" i cannot able to ping because untill i get the ip address i cannot ping..

Pls tell me the process ..

Originally Posted by nick_h

yes, bunty, this should work. It should also give you windows file and print sharing too.

Did you, on both laptops, also specify netmask 255.255.255.0? Default gateway (your modem address, usually 192.168.1.1) and dns settings also necessary for accessing net from both machines.

sometimes some non-working network stuff will start working if you have a hosts file with the concerned machines listed in it.

Ms have hidden it away, iirc (using linux) in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc.

You can edit it in notepad (do not use anything like word, as it must be a simple text file) and add

192.168.1.155 laptop1
192.168.1.156 laptop2

when you save it, be careful not to save it as hosts, not hosts.txt.

You can also use those names now. If you did right, you should be able to do

c:\ > ping laptop2
ping laptop2 (192.168.1.156) ... ... ...

You will see that each pc now uses the hosts file to resolve the ip addresses.

No promises on this one ... Just sometimes it makes things work

this is only for when you use fixed ip addresses. You can't use the hosts file with dhcp (meetdilip's no. 3 suggestion)

i am not got u..kindly can u tell me the process step by step.

check that in laptop 1 if windows firewall is on.if it is then turn it off & ping laptop 1 from 2.

@nick _H,though hosts file modification is a good idea for security but not required in this situation

hosts file is not for security, it is simply a way to resolve local or known names to IP addresses ...but there have been times when I have found stuff comes to iife if the hosts file is used. Sorry: this is not scientific, just one of those things to try, and forget if there is no result

bunty, there will be a hosts file on your machine, with comments at the start that explain its format. My MS experience stopped at XP.