Re: Can't Configure 2nd PC's Network Connection w/o Netgear Switch

From: James (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:40:13 -0700

Thanks Bob.

I want to bypass PC-1 because it is old and slow. Want
the new PC-2 to be the main PC connected to the DSL. (PC-
1 will become the kids PC for their games etc.)

1st PC is VERY slow (and old). Having virtual memory
problems which is causing the slow down. Am planning to
re-format this machine and load an OEM version of XP
(rather than current multiple upgrades from Win98).

Why can I not use the Network Configuration wizard to
connect directly to my DSL drop?? Why does it only work
through the switch??

Thanks,

James
>-----Original Message-----
>James wrote:
>
>> I have two PCs running XP Home, both connected to a
Netgear Fast Ethernet Switch 105. I would like to
configure the 2nd (new) PC directly to my DSL service
without the switch or the 1st PC, but all attempts with a
direct connection and the connection wizard yield no
results. Keep getting an error 678. If I connect the
2nd PC to the switch, and connect the DSL line to the
switch the connection then works. But I want to get rid
of the switch and just go straight 2nd PC to DSL.
>>
>> Have spent several hours on phone with BellSouth.net
tech support but have had no success in fixing this.
Also have combed multiple MS XP NewsGroups on
microsoft.com but can not seem to find a fix for this???
>>
>> I can not tell if somehow I have ICS installed or not
on these PCs (one as host and one as client maybe??).
>>
>> The Netgear switch does not appear to have any s/w
associated with it as far as I can tell, so I can not
figure out whether / how this switch seems to
be "controlling" how 2nd PC accesses DSL.
>>
>> (If I direct connect the first PC to the DSL I can log
in no problem everytime w/o the switch.)
>>
>> Do not see any firewall turned on anywhere.
>>
>> Would appreciate any help here how to fix this.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>The switch only steers packets from one receiving port
to another
>transmitting port. It only looks at the address info in
packets
>to decide where to steer the packets. So, the switch
does not
>really control the 2nd PC.
>
>When you say you want the 2nd PC to connect directly to
DSL instead
>of going through the switch, do you mean that the switch
and the 1st
>PC are to be removed? If not, how do you intend to
connect PC-2 to
>PC-1?
>
>Also, if the switch does allow both PC-1 and PC-2 to get
to the web
>and to each other, why do you want to bypass it?
>--
>Cheers, Bob
>
>.
>

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