Re: Need help networking 2 home computers pls.

From: Sooner Al [MVP] (SoonerAl_at_somewhere.net.invalid)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:02:17 -0600

You might check this site for help. The device in question is a "Network Everywhere NR041". They are
made by Linksys...

http://www.networkeverywhere.com/support/routersupport.asp 

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"SP" <nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message 
news:7zkSd.2644$Ba3.880@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Yes I think it is the router is the BEFSR41 model.  I went on the Linksys site and the router that 
> he has is there but it just looks a little different in the picture.    The DSL modem that he has 
> from Verison is a Westell brand.  So when he plugged the DSL modem and the computer cables into 
> the router he lost his internet connection so he couldn't even configure the router.  It came with 
> a setup disk but he couldn't use it cause he had no internet connection after that.  Is he 
> plugging the cables into the wrong ports?
>
>
> "DLink Guru" <rjacobs0spamfree@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:OScSd.17098$uc.16628@trnddc01...
>>I cant find anything on a linksys router called NR041. Is this a modem/router combo? What is the 
>>actual model number? It will be like BEFSR41
>> "SP" <nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message 
>> news:6jcSd.7313$x53.1473@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>>I tried what you all told me and it still doesn't work.   I plugged the DSL modem cable into the 
>>>internet port and each computer cable into the LAN ports.  But nothing happens and then we lost 
>>>the internet connection. My friend has a Westell/Verizon DSL Modem, Model #327W.  He bought a 
>>>Linksys Network Cable/DSL 4 port router, model #NR041.
>>>
>>> What are we doing wrong?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> "DLink Guru" <rjacobs0spamfree@pacbell.net> wrote in message 
>>> news:6b%Rd.29294$uc.24413@trnddc08...
>>>> Both systems....
>>>>
>>>> "SP" <nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message 
>>>> news:D6%Rd.6422$x53.1563@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>>>> Thanks for your reply,
>>>>>
>>>>> Would he use the Network Setup Wizard on both machines or only the host?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@pobox.com> wrote in message 
>>>>> news:mj4g11hh7ijqa0m21rku3u960dgnfb4k2d@4ax.com...
>>>>>> In article <%uTRd.1751$Ba3.1659@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
>>>>>> "SP" <nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>I am trying to set up a home network using 2 computers for a friend of mine.
>>>>>>>Both computers are using Windows XP.  He connects through DSL.  How would he
>>>>>>>set up the two computers, one being the host and the other being the client?
>>>>>>>Does he need to get a router/hub?  Also, can he use the Network Setup Wizard
>>>>>>>to do this?  Would he use the Wizard on both computers or only one?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Any help is appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The best setup for a network with an external DSL modem is to get a
>>>>>> broadband router, connect the DSL modem to its WAN (Internet) port,
>>>>>> and connect the computers to its LAN ports.  After configuring the
>>>>>> router with the DSL logon information, both computers can share the
>>>>>> connection.  The Network Setup Wizard connection option for this setup
>>>>>> is "through a residential gateway".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If it's an internal DSL modem, or if the (usually low) cost of a
>>>>>> broadband router is too much, you can use one computer as a host and
>>>>>> the other as a client.  I've written a web site with complete details:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing
>>>>>> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_ics
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ICS is harder to set up and less reliable than using a broadband
>>>>>> router.
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Best Wishes,
>>>>>> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>>>>>> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>>>>>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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>

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