Supreme1 Posted May 20, 2005 CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 ok we have a cable modem and my brother bought a new computer so he will have his hooked to it and i can bring the old computer into my room. Now can i have my computer hooked to his and we can both share the internet or do we need to pay extra for a second IP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted May 20, 2005 CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 You can use internet connection sharing (ICS), depending on operating system (Windows98, 2000, or xp I believe) or you could drop between 30 -100 bucks and buy a broadband router. Downfall with ICS is the other machine has to be up and running and if it goes down, your connection goes with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted May 20, 2005 CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 Supreme1, your other option is to get a router, it will take your IP address and split it between the computers connected to it....this also gives you the ability to go wireless if you wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme1 Posted May 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 Ok all probably end up getting a router do they all do the same thing basically like can i just buy a cheap one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted May 20, 2005 CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 you can get them pretty cheap, yeah, and they all do the same thing you're right....Netgear, Linksys, D-link are all good names....obviously the quality of the product is going to be represented by the pricetag, something just to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme1 Posted May 20, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 Alright thank you for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted May 20, 2005 CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 Any time, glad to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted May 20, 2005 CID Share Posted May 20, 2005 Supreme1; You can probably find the lowest price for a router by shopping online even Ebay if your willing to take a chance on a uesd one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme1 Posted May 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 21, 2005 ok i bit the bullet and bought a router problem is i can't get the computer in our front room to share the internet can anyone help me.sorry i have such a lack of details ask me the info you need and all tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted May 21, 2005 CID Share Posted May 21, 2005 Sure, Supreme1, what kind of router: brand name, wireless/hardwired.... be sure to connect everything properly and then powercycle properly: -shut down PC's, disconnect power to router, disconnect power to modem, wait 1 min -return power to modem first, wait for initialization of connection -bring up router -bring up PC's the order to bring up devices is important. If you're running XP, it should recognize the connection automatically, given the proper devices and drivers are installed. Any more info you can provide will help if this doesn't get you going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted May 21, 2005 CID Share Posted May 21, 2005 ok i bit the bullet and bought a router problem is i can't get the computer in our front room to share the internet can anyone help me.sorry i have such a lack of details ask me the info you need and all tell you. What operating system are you running on the machine which won't connect? I'm assuming you have a wired router.............. Wire your cablemodem to the wan port on the router, then drop a wire to one of the ports on the router for each of the other computers. Power cycle as FallowEarth suggests after connecting everything up. You don't need to "share" the connection to the internet because the router is performing that function for you. If your other machines have access to the internet, check to make sure the netowork adapter settings on the computer that doesn't have access by comparing the settings with one of the other machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme1 Posted May 21, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 21, 2005 ok i bought a Linksys 4 port switch its a wired one, me and my brother are both running Windows Xp his professional mine normal if that makes a dif.Also my brothers is in another room be connected through 100 feet of ethernet.And FallowEarth im going to try your thing right now. EDIT:Ok i got it working now another question how do i make a FTP over to him so we can tranfer files and such thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattymcbluff Posted May 22, 2005 CID Share Posted May 22, 2005 get a gnu i think that is the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sst45jeff Posted May 22, 2005 CID Share Posted May 22, 2005 make sure you turn of firewall to get the file sharing going once you have it working go in to your firewall settings and look for networking wizard to set up yor firewall to allow the network traffic between your computers. i had this problem and i was using Norton internet security firewall. if you dont configure your firewall, every time you shut down or the computor hibernates the network will quit responding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 22, 2005 CID Share Posted May 22, 2005 You don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted May 22, 2005 CID Share Posted May 22, 2005 Supreme1: If you are both on the same LAN (connected to the ports on the same router) you will not need to do anything with the router. Instead of ftp, you could use the file and print sharing that comes with XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme1 Posted May 22, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 22, 2005 can you tell me how to get the cak i havent ever used the feature so im unaware where it is thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted May 22, 2005 CID Share Posted May 22, 2005 Here is a guide from microsoft that makes it easier than I could to set it up. If you have trouble with it, please let us know. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/getstarted/shareresources.mspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme1 Posted May 23, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 23, 2005 Thank you cak46 and everyone else who helped i finally have everything up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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