blackhawk

Hi,
I've got a problem with my local network connection.I have two PCs connected via a wired router which is fed from a cable modem but I can only accsess the internet from one PC at a time,if ones on the internet cannot accsess on the other PC,have run the wizard to no avail.I'm running Windows XP Home Ed so any help or advice would be great,all the wires are connected correctly so any advice regarding setup would be great.
Cheers

heatwave

First off, configure your 2 PCs as DHCP client (obtain IP address automatically from LAN properties). Then configure the router as a DHCP server. Lastly, configure your router to authenticate with your ISP (or verify with your ISP what type of configuration is needed) so you can have Internet connection. Note that your router should support NAT (Network Address Translation) for your 2 PCs to access the web simultaneously. I hope this helps.

Regards,

vega55

What are you doing when you try to connect to the internet? With a router all you should be doing is opening a browser window. Make sure that neither of the PCs is attempting to make a connection on its own, that could potnetially disrupt the routers connection.

blackhawk

Thanks for your response,sorry I'm not sure what I need to do to configure the PC'S as you've explained I've got limited knowledge when it comes to computers,if you could talk me through what I need to do that would be a great help.
Thanks Again

heatwave

You will need to contact your cable company to see how they support routers. It appears you are using some kind of software to establish a connection. The router instructions should be able to help you. For now I would:

Configure each NIC to obtain an IP address automatically.
Rt click on My Network Places and Choose Properties
Rt Click On Local Area Connection and Choose Properties
Rt click TCP/IP and click on Properties
Make sure the radio button "Obtain IP address automatically is selected
Turn of both PC's
Turn off the router
Un plug the cable modem and count to 10
Plug in the cable modem
When the lights on the modem indicate a connection, please turn on the router.
When all of the lights are lit on the router, turn on BOTH PC's
From Each PC Click Start-->Run and type CMD and press enter.
At the command prompt type IPconfig and press enter
Report the results.

blackhawk

I'm just trying to connect to the internet but what I find is that server can't be found.Also if my Daughter used the internet last the only way I can get on the internet is if I unplug the Cable Modem and the router for a couple of minutes plug back in and I then get internet accsess but my daughters PC cannot,I think it's not configured correctly but I'm not sure what to do ,any help would be great.
Regards

heatwave

What kind of router are you using and what kind of cables to connect them. It appears the IP address is from the cable modem and NOT a private IP address from the router. It appears your router is mis-configured. Please tell me exactly why type of router you have and how you configured it.

blackhawk

Did what you suggested and the results where as follows:

First PC's IP Config results were:
Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection

Connection-specific DNS Suffix: Blank
IP Address: 82.10.159.214
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 82.10.159.254

Second PC's Config Results were:
Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection 3

Connection-specific DNS suffix: Blank
Autoconfiguration IP Address: 169.254.77.252
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway: Blank

Hope you understand this,if there's a problem with these settings would appreciate your help in correcting them.
Thanks again

vega55

Your address of 82.10.159.214 is the address assigned by the ISP, not the LAN address the router should be assigning automatically.
Was there a special Cat5 cable that came with the router? If so you want to use that one from the cable modem to the Port1 on the router.

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heatwave

It sure sounds like a bad router to me. Cannot get into web control page and does not assign LAN addresses.