Re: setting up a home network

Here is Linksys,com learning area about networking
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Content_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1114037291160&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

It's will tell you all you want to know, plus. Just watch the videos.

Router will handle the WAN, an give you an firewall, plus most has 4 ports
switch build in.



"Librehombre" <Librehombre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Now you tell me! I understood that a router took more savvy to connect. I
have used a hub on older networks that I connected. I'm not sure I can
return
the hub to Netgear, so I would like to make this work if possible.
Thanks for the reply

"Robert Schweitzer" wrote:

You should have gotten an router! to spare the cable modem ip address.

Cable modem, plug in to router, then each computer, to the router, each
computer gets an ip address from the router.


"Librehombre" <Librehombre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Richard.
I purchased a Netgear 4-port hub and connected my old pc and new pc to
the
hub then connected the hub to my cable modem.

After running MS network setup wizard. I got error messages. Suspecting
a
firewall problem, I disabled Norton Internet Security on both
computers.
Then
I could ping one or the other computer and confirm that my network
adapters
were working ok.

I could go out on the net from the very beginning: I just cannot get
the
two
computers to see each other.

Did I make a mistake choosing a hub instead of a router? The MS network
information clearly makes allowance for a hub and I have it configured
according to their diagram. Why doesn't it work?

Thanks,
Rich

"Richard Miller" wrote:

If your cable modem or DSL modem has a usb plug that into the
computer,
then
use a crossover cat5 cable to the laptop.

"Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:

You can use ICS, but it requires two network adapters on the PC that
shares
the connection. It's just as cheap, and better from several
standpoints, to
just buy a firewall/router for $20 (look in your Sunday paper's ads)
and
hook it to your cable modem or DSL modem. Then plug your computers
into
it.
It requires a little setup, but they generally have great setup
instructions. Plus, it'll act as a hardware firewall, protecting all
your
PCs from the outside world.

Dana Cline - MCE MVP

"Jamie O'Neill" <JamieONeill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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Hey, can anyone tell me how to set up a home network. I have
bought a
laptop
and wanted to connect to the internet through my broadband setup
on
my pc.
Is
this possible? I have a ethernet cable that I connected to both,
but
tried
setting the connection up through both comps. Has anyone done this
and is
able to give me a few pointers, or do i need to buy more cables
etc?
Thank you
Jamie








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