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Thread ID: 77575 2007-03-14 08:07:00 Broadband Sharing Issues... csinclair83 (200) Press F1
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532905 2007-03-14 22:34:00 Robb, helps if you read the entire thread bud....LOL SolMiester (139)
532906 2007-03-14 23:09:00 If you haven't already got a good solid understanding of the LAN environment you are trying to create I suggest you look at this:
www.pcstats.com

1st steps 1st is to ensure you can get the DSL connection working in it's most basic setup, i.e. the ADSL router just talking to your PC. In this scenario your PC will have the XTRA details configured and the ADSL router should be setup to act like a modem (pass through everything). Once you've got Internet connectivity you can then move into setting up the LAN confident that any problem isn't one at XTRAs end.

From what I think you are describing your LAN setup to do, you will need to configure the ADSL Router with the XTRA details (IP address DNS subnet mask etc) and not put this on your 1st computer. The Router should also act as a DHCP server and gateway for all your PCs so you will need to configure the router to do this, and configure all PCs to use DHCP. The router may also offer other features such as firewalling, VPN, site blocking (and many more) so you need to be careful not to end up inadvertently blocking access by getting too fancy with these options and rules.

You should definitely run a personal firewall on each of the PCs all the time and not rely on the router to protect you.

Hope this helps ...
Andy L (12003)
532907 2007-03-15 00:19:00 Robb, helps if you read the entire thread bud....LOL
I have;

Asking her to check phone cables and ADSL connection when its been stated it works on one computer already, I know these people are only trying to help, but...

Dial up connection will have nothing to do with ADSL lan connection

If we start form the beginning with the correct information this set-up should be easy as plugging in a few cables
Rob99 (151)
532908 2007-03-15 03:01:00 On the other PC,s go to Control Panel>Internet Options>connections, remove any dial-up entry's, click LAN Settings, and place tick in Automatically detect settings.


It sounds like it is something like that, that would cause the problem, especially if they were previously using dialup..
rogerp (6864)
532909 2007-03-15 05:20:00 readed the full thread and tried alternatives and found it was the dial up conflict that caused it....i didnt do anything about dial up as it worked fine on mine and i still have my dial up connection..
so on other 2 computers, removed dial up connections, anmd now they work successfully :)


Thanks all for your help!
csinclair83 (200)
532910 2007-03-15 05:29:00 PS i should have waited till after dinner to fix it...as its me cooking now...flatmates have dashed onto their comps.....!!!!!

Thanks guys for your alternatives and help :)
csinclair83 (200)
532911 2007-03-15 05:53:00 readed the full thread and tried alternatives and found it was the dial up conflict that caused it....i didnt do anything about dial up as it worked fine on mine and i still have my dial up connection..
so on other 2 computers, removed dial up connections, anmd now they work successfully :)


Thanks all for your help!

No worries!
SolMiester (139)
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