Problems connecting a 2nd pc to the internet

[Guest]

I have Comcast cable modem and i want to get a 2nd PC in my house onto the
internet.I have a Lynksys Etherfast Cable Router. I am running Windows XP
Home on my pc and when i plug myself into the router i can get on the
internet with no problems. But when i plug my roomates PC into the router,she
cant access the internet.We dont want to network the pc's,we just want her to
be able to share the internet connection. I see activity on the router in the
port i have her plugged in to,and her Network adapter has a green light
showing activity.She is running Windows XP Pro.I have done this in the
past,about a year ago,with a former roomate and he was able to see the
internet with no probs,it worked just fine.Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Chris

 

[Chuck]

I have Comcast cable modem and i want to get a 2nd PC in my house onto the
internet.I have a Lynksys Etherfast Cable Router. I am running Windows XP
Home on my pc and when i plug myself into the router i can get on the
internet with no problems. But when i plug my roomates PC into the router,she
cant access the internet.We dont want to network the pc's,we just want her to
be able to share the internet connection. I see activity on the router in the
port i have her plugged in to,and her Network adapter has a green light
showing activity.She is running Windows XP Pro.I have done this in the
past,about a year ago,with a former roomate and he was able to see the
internet with no probs,it worked just fine.Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Chris

Chris,

Do you know that the cable / port that your roomate's computer plugs into is
good? Swap cable / port between your computer and your roomate's.

Let's take a look at the IPConfigs for the two computers.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

Chris,

Do you know that the cable / port that your roomate's computer plugs into is
good? Swap cable / port between your computer and your roomate's.

Let's take a look at the IPConfigs for the two computers.
Start - Run - "cmd". Type "ipconfig /all >c:\ipconfig.txt" into the command
window - Open c:\ipconfig.txt in Notepad, copy and paste into your next post.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Chuck

Yes,i have tried the other ports...they all work with my PC. And i have
swapped cables. Here is the IPCONFIG for my PC:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : your-l4vt9q703u
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : comcast.net



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : comcast.net
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI (SMC1211TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-10-B5-F9-5D-5A
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.13.41.227
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.248.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 24.13.40.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 12.242.20.34
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 63.240.76.198

204.127.199.8

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, October 02, 2004
4:52:45 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, October 06, 2004
4:52:35 PM

Here is my roomates IPCONFIG:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name................: chris-nvokjpyzh
Primary Dns Suffix......:
Node Type.................: Unknown
IP Routing Enabled......: No
WINS Proxy Enabled....: No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix..:
Description..............................: Lynksys LNE100TX Fast
Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address......................: 00-0c-41-ee-a5-d0
Dhcp Enabled...........................: Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled.........: Yes
IP Address...............................: 192.168.1.101
Subnet Mask............................: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway.......................: 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server............................: 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers............................: 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained........................: Sunday, October 03, 2004
1:18:55 PM
Lease Expires..........................: Sunday, October 03, 2004
1:23.55 PM

 

[Chuck]

Chuck

Yes,i have tried the other ports...they all work with my PC. And i have
swapped cables. Here is the IPCONFIG for my PC:

<SNIP>

Chris,

How is everything connected? From the ipconfig for your computer, it looks like
the cable modem is connected directly to your computer.

For best results, you should connect the router to the modem, and both computers
to the router. Both your computer, and your roomate's computer, should have
addresses issued by the router, and internet service thru the router.

Here are a few websites with useful tutorials:
http://www.cablesense.com/
http://www.homenethelp.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/
http://www.wown.com/

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.