Re: Setting Up a Broadband Network 2
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 10/20/04
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Date: 20 Oct 2004 12:04:12 -0500
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:29:04 -0700, "Al" <Al@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Hey all, first off sorry for starting a new thread, I'm having some
>difficulty navigating pages since Service Pack 2 and the wondrous
>restrictions it's puts on even Microsoft's own sites.
>
>I am still trying to set up a network through one broadband Motorola SB4200
>Modem, I have 3 network cables, one TRENDnet rooter, and 2 new PCs running
>XP. The modem is connected by a USB line to my main pc, and the problem I
>have is that when I disconnect the USB line and try to run both computers
>through the rooter from the modem, neither computer recognizes any internet
>connection.
>
>I believe it was Chuck who said I could (more easily) run my first computer
>from the modem through the USB line, and then connect the 2nd pc to the
>internet with a single network wire running straight from PC 1 to PC 2. If
>that would be easier what software alignments do I need to make to the
>computers before or after I connect them to each other (everything I tried
>has failed so far).
>
>If it is not possible to do this I understand that I have to remove the USB
>line from the Modem and my 1st computer completely. Then attach one network
>cable from the Modem to the rooters main socket, then have 2 more network
>cables running from the rooter's outputs to both PCs. If I do this (which I
>tried and failed) what software alignments must I make to either pc before
>and after the steps. As I said above when I pull out the USB line and try to
>get some kind of connection through the network cable from the rooter, I
>can’t access the net at all.
>
>Sorry for being such an amateur. And thanks a lot for the replies to my
>first post. (Chuck and Doug Sherman) much appreciated.
>Alex
Alex,
I suggested the USB to computer 1, ICS on computer 1, and computer 2 connecting
thru computer 1 solution before I realised (and Doug pointed out) that your
modem has dual connection capability - USB or Ethernet.
If you have a modem with Ethernet, the best choice is always going to be to use
the Ethernet connection. This allows you to connect the modem to the router,
and use the router for security, and for sharing the internet service.
If you can use the Ethernet modem connection, and connect the router as the
internet sharing device, then the router (thru DHCP) will issue network settings
to the computers, so the computers will automatically get internet service.
1) Connect all devices as described (Modem to router, router to both
computers).
2) Enable DHCP on the router, and setup the router per your ISP's service.
3) Enable DHCP client ("Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS
server address automatically") on both computers.
Details, including good tutorials, are provided on the previously mentioned
websites.
If you've perused the tutorials, and still have problems, do some diagnostic
work. Provide ipconfig information for each computer.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.
Identify operating system (by name and version) with each ipconfig listing.
Don't apologise for being an amateur. Everybody starts as one.
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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