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| Thread ID: 32367 | 2003-04-16 12:55:00 | Internet Connection Sharing | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 136282 | 2003-04-17 08:18:00 | I use an Ni500 and hub for shared internet access on a 5 computer network. It was a doddle to set up, and I started by installing the router on the first computer on the network i.e the one physically closest to the Router and getting that on line. Next I connected all the computers to the hub and got them talking to each other with their own individual IP addresses, then hooked the router to the hub via a crossover cable (no uplink port available) and connected all the computers to the hub. Then I setup the gateway on the additional computers to the IP address of the router which will be 192.168.7.1 unless you have altered it via an external connection. Run the internet connection wizard on each computer and set the comnnection to Lan andf that's about it. I added the fifth computer just a week ago and it was on line in a couple of minutes. Being a router the Ni500 requires no software on the computers so adding extra users is simplicity itself. I didn't usDHCP, in fact I don't even know what it is. I have one W98 and four W2K computers so I used netbui to give me better connectivity and everything runs sweet. Enabling sharing lets me access or drag and drop to any drive on the network and drive mapping was not needed. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 136283 | 2003-04-17 08:46:00 | DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. For automatically configuring TCP/IP addressing Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 136284 | 2003-04-17 11:03:00 | Thanks Billy T When you first connect the router to your PC, do you need to use the IP Address given by Xtra, i.e. 192.168.7.2 for you NIC? I tried to select the detect IP address automatically but it didn't work. Was it connected to the HUB or directly to the NIC? However, I've no problem in accessing the Internet when using the above IP address. If I use a different IP address for my 1st PC's NIC, I won't be able to connect to the Internet. By the way, I just checked the manual of the HUB (actually, it is a Switch), it's a D-Link DES-1005D and it has 'Auto-MDI' jacks that supports MDI/MDIX crossover detection function. Does this support 'uplink' function? Or do I still need a crossover cable? What is MDI/MDIX? Any idea? Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
| 136285 | 2003-04-17 12:22:00 | Hi bk Have a stroll thru this site. Its got just about everything you need including trouble shooting www.wown.com and this NZ site has some specific Nokia info (somewhere). HTH Murray P PS. NetBeui is no longer supported on XP so will have to be installed if you want to use it. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 136286 | 2003-04-17 23:15:00 | bkT The address "assigned" to your NIC by Xtra was the next in the sequence after your Router which was 192.168.7.1. My first computer was set up as 192.168.7.2 and the others follow as .3, .4, .5 etc. Xtra's DNS addresses are 202.27.184.3 & 202.27.184.5 As far as I am aware you can set any IP address you want for your PC as Xtra is only concerned with your logon & password. Your IP address for Xtra is dynamically assigned every time you log on. Your individual computer IP addrsses are of concern to you only and as long as they are all in the same group you will be fine. Very (very) occasionally my Jetstream connection goes screwy and selectively blocks access to various sites. That is a corruption of some sort that I clear by leaving my router off for 25-30 minutes, after which Xtra assigns a new IP address. Xtra confirmed that it was their problem, not mine and told me what to do. If you use Gibson research to check your security (always good when hiding behind a router) you will see a different IP address reported each time. Don't know your switch (I am about to install a D-Link DSS 8+) and I can't advise on the issues you raise but a word of caution: I read in a relatively recent post that if you connect the router to the switch improperly it ends up giving hub-like performance and will be very slow. It was something to do with not using the uplink port or not using crossover cables but I can't remember what. Perhaps somebody else will recall the problem and post the details. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 136287 | 2003-04-17 23:53:00 | Billy T Are you using only 1 NIC or 2 NICs for your first PC? I've no luck in using 1 NIC but managed to get everything working including Internet access, file and print sharing with 2 NICs on the first PC. The only setback was that the 1st PC has to be on before other PCs can access the Internet! My settings are similar to yours, i.e. 1st PC: 192.168.7.2, and others as .3 , .4. etc. And the Default gateway was set at 192.168.7.1 (is this for the router as you mentioned?) Did you put in the Xtra's DNS addresses in all other computers' NICs? Thanks again for sharing your experiences, Billy. Cheers bk T |
bk T (215) | ||
| 136288 | 2003-04-21 01:30:00 | Aha!!! Therein lies a possible clue to your problem. Only one NIC is needed per computer, and as long as the router and hub are powered, any computer should then be able to access the internet regardless of whether or not any others are switched on. That is how my system works, and that is why I advised you to get one computer working first. Once your Router is initially configured with a logon and password (done in a couple of minutes using the supplied CD) there is only minor setup to do on each computer as no drivers or software needs to be installed. If you already have Jetstream access via your router, then I suggest that you leave the first computer off and concentrate on getting another one to work as there is very little to set up. The main things are listed in my previous email, being IP address, Gateway, Xtra DNS (x2) and Subnet mask, all of which are set in your NIC properties. These go in every computer, the only variation being that each computer has aits own IP address. One thing though, do you have Client for Microsoft Networks showing in the NIC properties, and is that set as your Primary Network Logon? It may not matter but I am not qualified to comment on that, all I know is that my system doesn't work if I use Windows Logon. I don't recall what OS you are using (and I haven't time right now to go back through this post) but I have a mix of W2K & W98 so the setup can't be that different. It only took me 5 minutes to add my W2K laptop a couple of weeks ago so there isn't much needed to get a computer up once the basic router/hub/switch setup is working. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 136289 | 2003-04-21 12:34:00 | Thanks. Billy T No luck in setting it up as you mentioned. Will try again when I have a clearer mind, one fine day. Cheers bk |
bk T (215) | ||
| 136290 | 2003-04-22 03:12:00 | Hi Bk Time to take a break, followed by a deep breath or two, then take one computer on its own (with only one NIC installed) and delete all settings you have applied including removing TCP/IP from the NIC properties . Set up the computer to connect via the router but without the switch then do a cold boot and start again . Reinstall TCP/IP, then use the XP Internet Connection wizard (which I assume is more or less the same as the W2K version) to set up your connection . When you have that computer going and on-line, insert the switch in between the computer and router and get communication working through the intermediate switch as well . When this is all working, repeat the process one at a time for the other computers (without switch etc) but using a different IP address for each . What you have described earlier in this post looks OK to me . Once they can all connect as individual computers they should also work OK when all are connected to the switch . At any time you only need the switch and router operational to use the net from any computer and the rest can be switched off . If all else fails, you may need to get somebody in to see what's going on but as far as I can see, if your network is going after all of this and each computer can access the net on its own then internet should be available to them all . Take it slow and one at a time . It is the simple things that trip you up . Cheers Billy 8-{) P . S . This Xtra Help file ( . co . nz/help/0,,5739-907829,00 . htm#1" target="_blank">xtra . co . nz) might possibly be of assistance . |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 136291 | 2003-04-22 08:59:00 | Thanks, Billy for your patience. Will follow your instructions to setup the network when I 'cool' down. Cheers |
bk T (215) | ||
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