Broadband connection in office network

[Guest]

I have 3 machines in m office all with WinXP Pro. I recently go a broadband
connection that requires username and password thrugh a router. I could
succesfully connect on one PC but cannot understand how to connect other pc's
to the router when one is in use ??

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have 3 machines in m office all with WinXP Pro. I recently go a broadband
connection that requires username and password thrugh a router. I could
succesfully connect on one PC but cannot understand how to connect other pc's
to the router when one is in use ??

If the router has multiple LAN ports, connect each computer to one of
the ports.

If the router only has one LAN port, buy a network switch, connect it
to the router's LAN port, and connect the computers to the switch.
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[Guest]

thanx for the response steve
My router has just one lan port and I already have a switch to which I have
connected the router and all the other computers. My problem is that one pc
gets connected to the net but how do I confugure other pc's since all are
confugured to get ip addresses automatically.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

thanx for the response steve
My router has just one lan port and I already have a switch to which I have
connected the router and all the other computers. My problem is that one pc
gets connected to the net but how do I confugure other pc's since all are
confugured to get ip addresses automatically.

You're welcome, Pavan. Every home broadband router that I've seen has
a built-in DHCP server that can assign IP addresses to multiple
computers. In that case, "get ip address automatically" is the right
setting on all of the computers.

What's the make and model of your router? Are you sure that it's a
router? If it's just a DSL modem, you'll have to replace the switch
with a router to give IP addresses to multiple computers.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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