Re: A real headache with setting up my wired LAN!!!

I doubt it, since manually configured IP addresses may or may not work
within the address range your ISP is assigning.

Another good reason to get a router is that at this moment, with the
configuration you have, all your computers are being directly exposed to the
Internet for any passing hacker, cracker or just plain bad guy to see. A
router will provide isolation for your computers.

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"Sunwise" <Sunwise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ok thanks.
>
> Im confused i thought without the internet involed a switch would work if
> you configer the ips manually. I will look into a router tho.
>
> --
> Liam Glanfield
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
>> I would suspect you need a router, not a switch, to connect your
>> computers
>> and properly configure a local area network. Right now each PC is
>> getting
>> an IP address from your ISP and none of them can talk to each other,
>> though
>> they can see the Internet. A router will put all the computers into the
>> same address range and they'll be fine then.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxxxxx
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>> * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
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>>
>>
>> "Sunwise" <Sunwise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:50CCB4C7-589E-49C0-8046-77D3ACEFACFF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I am setting up a wired network i have cat5e cable, 1 switch, 3
>> > computers
>> > and 1 internet modem(with ethernet connection). My idea was to wire the
>> > internet modem into the switch and then spread internet connection
>> > across
>> > the
>> > network. So I started with the network first wired up all the patch
>> > cables
>> > fine (not crossed) and then plugged them into to switch and PC. Fired
>> > it
>> > all
>> > up and nothing!! Windows can not auto detect ip addresses on any
>> > computer
>> > yet
>> > you can setup a LAN game, this says to me that packets are been sent
>> > and
>> > recived fine, but windows will not work with it. I hope this is making
>> > sense..???
>> >
>> > In short i can play games against each computer but not share files or
>> > get
>> > computers to talk to each other in windows.
>> >
>> > I tried manual config of the ip addresses this seemed to work but only
>> > one
>> > computer can see all and can not connect to them, although i am not
>> > good
>> > at
>> > configering Ip addresses.
>> >
>> > I have given up and I am yet to start with the modem!! If this makes
>> > sense
>> > to anyone then please give a suggestion...
>> >
>> > All network adaptors are new and working fine and i disabled all
>> > secuirty/firewalls aswell to see if it was that.
>> >
>> > Why wont windows talk to windows... One PC is win xp pro sp2 and the
>> > others
>> > home edition.
>> > --
>> > Liam Glanfield
>>
>>
>>


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