Network problems in opening many workstation

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I am using workstation 2.0 with XP sp2,2.33GHz due core cpu,2GB Ram
Workstation: XP sp1

There is no problem when I use 2 workstation,but when I open the third workstation,
I found that one of the workstation can not use the network,what problem is it?
thank you

 

Hello Chyan888,

Please check if MAC addresses of two of your workstations coincide.
Have a look both at workstation configuration (Configuration Editor -> Network adapter) and Windows Local Area Connection (Control Panel -> Network Connections -> double click LAC -> Support -> Details). Change two last symbols in the MAC address on one of your workstations.

Best regards,
Xenos

 

"change two last symbols in the MAC address of one of the workstations"

What does it mean? I don't understand about this,thank you.

 

oh I found it,thanks

 

but the problem is not solved,the third workstation can't connect to internet either.
I am using bridged ethernet and the first and third machine is the same(copied)

any suggestions of my problems? thanks

 

Chyan888, are you sure that MAC addresses of all your workstations are different?

Best regards,
Xenos

 

how can I change the MAC address if the 1st and 3rd machine is the same
if I change the MAC address,it is useless,should I install the new one to replace the 3rd one?

 

Chyan888, you should change the MAC addresses on Windows side.

What do you mean by "the 1st and 3rd machine are the same"?

You can not use one workstation in two applications.

If you make a clone of a workstation, you should change the MAC address of the clone to be able to use the both workstations at the same time in one network.

Please describe your issue in more details, if possible.

Best regards,
Xenos

 

Host OS:XP SP2 Cpu:2.33 core duo , 4Gb ram
Guest OS(3 of them are the same,but the hdd file and configuration file from 3 rd machine is copied from the first one) :400 Mb Ram,4Gb hdd,Bridged Ethernet network

the MAC address of 1st and 3rd is the same and 2nd is not because it is not copied
it is 003D152592XX (MAC of the 1st machine) , how to change this? I found it is not work after I change the XX symbol , thank you

 

Hello Chyan888,

Thank you for the details.

Please try to change the last four symbols of the address (92XX). Do it from workstation Configuration Editor now.

You should check if the address gets changed on Windows side after you have changed it in your workstation configuration.

You can check it this way:
Click "Start" button and choose "Run". Type CMD, press Enter.
In the opened command prompt type the "ipconfig /all" command. You will
see the "physical address" in the results.

Best regards,
Xenos