Re: Home ICS network using both a hub and a router

Some reading may help:

"Home Networking The Missing Manual" ISBN 0-596-00558-X
"Home Networking Annoyances" ISBN 0-596-00808-2

"phlashlite via WindowsKB.com" <u26418@uwe> wrote in message
news:6f7127bcfa892@xxxxxx
Hello to all,
I have a couple of problems but I will address one at a time here. First,
I
have a D-Link DGL-4300 wireless router. I had 2 desktops connected by wire
and a wireless connection to a laptop, all had access to the internet. All
are WinXP SP2. I'm in a newly built home that is CAT6 wired with 5 outlets
located in the house for home networking/Internet access. There is a hub
for
the CAT6 but it was not connected until today (professionally done). After
the hub installation, the installer instructed me to plug the WAN line
from
the cable modem into the WAN port on my router (it already was), then plug
an
Ethernet cable from a port on the router to the RJ45 wall jack that leads
to
the hub. I was then supposed to be able to plug the other desktop into the
wall jack in its room and have Internet access. Needless to say, it's not
working and I'm at a loss where to look. I'm writing from PC #1, my main
machine, plugged into port 1 on the router. The RJ45 wire going to the hub
is
plugged into port 2 on the router.

The wireless connection on my wife's laptop didn't work either,
immediately
after the hub installation. However, I went into its Device Manager and
re-
enabled the wireless device and it worked. But I still don't have 'net
access
on the second desktop, PC #2. In Network Connections on this machine there
is
a 1394 Connection whose status is "connected" and a Local Area Connection
whose status is "limited or no connectivity". I tried "Repair" with no
success. Each machine is running a different firewall software but I don't
think that is an issue because I have had it working before this hub was
added (but I do have a problem with file and printer sharing that I will
post
separately - the situation is a bit convoluted...).

Is there some kind of configuration change I need to make to my router or
maybe the firewall on PC #1 (or #2?) to allow this to work? In searching
the
net, I get the feeling that it's not too common to employ both a hub and a
router together for Internet Connection Sharing. Can anyone suggest what I
should be looking for?

Thanks for any help offered.

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