Subject: connecting two computers via router (problem solved)
collieman
Junior Member Posts: 3 Registered: 18/11/07 Status: Offline
posted on 18/11/07 at 20:36
Hi everyone. I'm new to networking and am
having a problem. My neighbor just got a new
computer and asked me how to get both of them
on the internet at the same time. I thought
it would be easy like getting a splitter for
televisions but I found out it's not. Bought a
switch first but it didn't work. Took it back
and was told I needed a router. So I
bought a Belkin wireless G. I did the setup
using the setup disk. His new computer recieves
the DSL internet signal just fine through the
router but the old computer doesn't. I'm using
ethernet on both, not wireless. The lights are
OK on the router according to the setup disk.
Now, If I connect the DSL modem directly to the
old computer (not through the router) the old
computer works fine on the internet. It seems
like the computer can't see the router to recieve
the internet signal. The setup disk offers no
help. I tried swapping cables, rebooting etc. but
no go. I went to control panel/network
connections/local area connection/status and it said
connected . How can I get the computer to
recieve the internet through the router? Thanks a
bunch, Collieman
Junior Member Posts: 3 Registered: 18/11/07 Status: Offline
posted on 22/11/07 at 20:43
Got it! All I had to do was to download
and install a new ethernet adapter driver. When
I installed XP I just used the default driver
that came with it because it worked. But it
didn't work with the router. Now both computers
have internet access.
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