Hi tim_gui
RPC service is auto and started
RPC locator WAS manual and not started, i changed it to auto the other day, so now its auto and started, but it didn't make any difference.
Gonzaria.
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I'm trying to share my dialup internet connection between two windows xp computers.
The computer that i want to share the internet to is a newly formatted and xp sp1 machine, with no other apps installed.
the computer i want to share the internet from has xp sp2 on it, and has not been formatted and/or had xp reinstalled for around 13 months now.
When i go to the advanced tab of my dialup connection properties (on sp2 pc) and click the "allow other network users to connect...." and click ok, this error appears:
Network Connections
Cannot enable shared access.
Error 1722: The RPC server is unavailable.
OK
Any ideas on how to fix this would be great.
Gonzaria.
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Yeah,
the second one is fine not started, I would leave the way it was.
Have a look at this:
http://support.microsoft.c
Read this one next, it may not apply to situation though;
http://support.microsoft.c
Take a look at this solution:
http://www.experts-exchang
tim_gui,
had a look at both of those.
I've just discovered something which may be contributing. but i'll mention that in a sec.
The sp 1 pc has file and print sharing enabled already.
I've already got netBIOS/ipx enabled (because i like to play networked warcraft 2!) I've just enabled it on the other computer too. But i'll have to restart sp2 pc in a minute because....
sp2 pc is "acquiring network address" and has been since i tried to share the internet (around 20 mins ago now). I've just given it an ip address of 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 and the computer wants to restart (an oddity for xp.)
gonzaria.
Take a look at this
http://www.jsifaq.com/subO
Aha. I have fixed it. Well, i think so anyway.
http://forums.speedguide.n
Basically it says you need to have the DHCP service running (which i did not.)
i just have to restart my pc one more tme to see if it will work and then i'll let you know.
Gonzaria
Hi tim -- it appears that by the time I got your note this morning this problem has been solved :)
Remember that ANYTIME multiple computers are connected, there HAS to be a DHCP server running SOMEWHERE. For most folks these days it's on their router - but it doesn't have to be.
The first thing I'd have asked for here would have been an "IPConfig /all" for both machines -- that would have immediately identified the problem (no assigned IP) on the 2nd machine.
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by: tim_quiPosted on 2005-10-13 at 21:50:25ID: 15083063
Hello gonzaria,
go to start>control panel>administrative tools>services> scroll down and look at the Remote Procedure Call. On my system its set to automatic and it is started. I have another one underneath it called Remote Procedure Locator, mine is set to manual and not started. How do your systems look in there?