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Why would I be able to connect to internet via cable modem through a switch
on an XP Pro system, but no access to internet via interconected win 98 and
WinME systems cabled into same switch? If I direct connect cable modem to
NIC on any of the other PC's internet is accessable.
 
"LJ" <[email protected]> said:
Why would I be able to connect to internet via cable modem through a switch
on an XP Pro system, but no access to internet via interconected win 98 and
WinME systems cabled into same switch? If I direct connect cable modem to
NIC on any of the other PC's internet is accessable.
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To connect multiple computers to the cable modem simultaneously
through a switch, you would need to get multiple IP addresses from
your cable ISP. If you only get one IP address, only one computer can
connect.
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Is that true if I were to use ICS??


Steve Winograd said:
To connect multiple computers to the cable modem simultaneously
through a switch, you would need to get multiple IP addresses from
your cable ISP. If you only get one IP address, only one computer can
connect.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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[QUOTE=""LJ said:
To connect multiple computers to the cable modem simultaneously
through a switch, you would need to get multiple IP addresses from
your cable ISP. If you only get one IP address, only one computer can
connect.
Click to expand...

Is that true if I were to use ICS??[/QUOTE]

If you used ICS, all three could be on the Internet simultaneously.

An even better possibility (easier to set up, more reliable) would be
to get a broadband router, which could share the cable modem with all
three computers.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
 
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