Home networking problem

[Guest]

I've connected a router to two PCs and run the network setup wizard on both.
On both wizards I chose the option of "connects to the internet through a
residential gateway" (i.e. the router).

One computer (the one I connected to the router first) can connect to the
internet. The other computer cannot connect to the internet, and despite
setting up a workgroup, neither computer can see the other in 'show all
workgroup computers' so cannot access shared files.

Please help!

 

[Guest]

Are you sure that you put in the same workgroup name for both computers when
you ran the wizard on them? And for the computer that can't connect to the
net, did you try pluging it in to a different port on the router, or try
trading cables (one may be a bad cable)?

 

[Guest]

Both computers have the same workgroup name. Different router port has no
effect. Cables are both working fine. Argh!

 

[Chuck]

I've connected a router to two PCs and run the network setup wizard on both.
On both wizards I chose the option of "connects to the internet through a
residential gateway" (i.e. the router).

One computer (the one I connected to the router first) can connect to the
internet. The other computer cannot connect to the internet, and despite
setting up a workgroup, neither computer can see the other in 'show all
workgroup computers' so cannot access shared files.

Please help!

Let's start by looking at "ipconfig /all" from both computers.
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