n00bie to lan's...need serious help

PAyNoNeR · Post by **PAyNoNeR** » Fri Oct 26, 2001 8:36 pm

hi ppl.ok i have a 5 port switch and a cable modem.i connected my cable modem's cable to the uplink section.then a rj45 cable in port 1 to my network card and another rj45 in port 2 of my brothers computer.then i turn the power on.now i went to my network places.created a network and it shows on the bottom right hand corner a network connected.and it says 1 user connected.then i dont know what to do on my bro's comp b/c i did the same and he just not receiving the internet...but i am.please help me i am in some serious help...thANKS

aileron172 · Post by **aileron172** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 1:37 am

Well first off the uplink port is only used to connect another hub. Plug the cable in another port. In order to share your internet connection you are going to either have to buy a router use ICS (windows Internet Connection Sharing) or get another ip address from your ISP.

Bryan

ncswimmer · Post by **ncswimmer** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 2:27 am

The uplink port isn't only for connecting to hubs, etc. but that's usually the way you do it. You just don't HAVE to. You can connect a computer, just use a crossover cable instead of a straight cable. But you probably want to connect the uplink port to the modem, and then the computers to the regular ports.

Now, you're either going to have to set up some sort of internet connection sharing (ICS) software on one of your comps, or buy a router. Either way, you need a router, either the software (ICS) one, or a hardware one.

If you're going to have two NICs in one comp, you don't even need the switch. Just connect it modem -> NIC 1 on the one comp, and then NIC 2 -> comp 2, and install some ICS software on the comp with two NICs.

Your other options are to buy another IP address from your ISP, and then hook it up modem -> uplink port on switch -> comps.

O you can buy a router. You can buy a one port one, since you already have a switch, or you can just buy a router with a built in switch/hub. I recommend the latter, at least if you can sell/return/exchange your switch.

PAyNoNeR · Post by **PAyNoNeR** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 10:07 am

i cant return my switch thats the problem.on my comp it shows me getting it but the other comp isnt getting it...wher can i find the software that will let me do that?

SRF01 · Post by **SRF01** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 11:44 am

What OS's are you using?
Maybe the permissions are n't set up right.
Are you using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)?

Sorry just need a bit more info on what you have and are trying to do.

SRF

ncswimmer · Post by **ncswimmer** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 3:04 pm

Ok, on the computer that doesn't get internet, assign it the same IP address you're using on the other one, and then turn the one that works off. See if you can get internet on the other one now. You ought to be able to. Assuming you can, the problem is just that you have one IP to use on two computers.

The way I see things, you have a couple options from there. You could sell your switch and get a router with a built in switch, which would probably be your best bet. If not, you can buy a one port router, and put it between the switch and the modem. If none of that works for you, you could use ICS. MS has it built in with win98 and later, I think. You can also get it free online. I know Sygate has some software. I've never used it, and don't know how well it works, I just know it's there. You'd need an additional NIC in one computer (the server). Then you could either connect the modem to the router, and then connect both NICs in the server to the router, and connect the other computer (the client) as well. You'd have to set the client to use the server as a gateway. Or, slightly simpler would be to bypass the switch, and just connect the two computers with a crossover cable, and connect the modem to the extra NIC in the server. It would also work if you put the switch between the two computers, rather than between the server computer and the modem.