GraingerGuy

Alright...here it is.

I have two computers, I would like both of them to be able to be on the internet at the same time.

Both are connected through a hub I have. (Linksys)

The problem is, whenever I get one on, the other can't. I've ipconfiged /alled it and I have one computer's ip, gateway and dns servers. I put in everything the same (except the ip address) on the other computer and still it's not letting me on.

I've restarted the cable modem multiple times, I've restarted the computers multiple times, I've turned everything off, and started the computers at the same time, I've turned everything off and started the computers one at a time.

Help.

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-Welfareloser
4/13/05

Time to switch to AMD now I guess... (just kidding... )
-Darkfury
5/23/05

I don't think this'll stop anything though - the better you idiot-proof a system, the more impressive the idiot becomes.
-ShawnLee
5/30/08

DarkFury

You can't use a hub... you need a switch, preferrably a router that has an integrated switch if your modem does not assign DHCP info for multiple connections.

Using a hub, you are getting collisions and having IP conflicts.

Now you said it is a hub by Linksys... is it not a router? (just wanna clarify what we are dealing with here.) What model Linksys is it?

To resolve this problem, if in fact you only have a hub, I'd recommend getting a router instead and configuring it to assign the DHCP so that both computers get their own internal IP address and don't collide with one another.

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