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Syxx_Killer · 02-15-10, 09:56 AM

Thanks guys. I haven't forgot about this thread. His two computers are at a different location than me, so I have to try to help when the occasion arises. I just want to say I am not good at networking at all. I have never networked my own computer to anything. Last night he called and I tried to troubleshoot some stuff.

His Windows XP computer can get online when plugged directly to the modem with the 50' cord so that works. If the cable modem is plugged into the switch (through uplink or port 1) and one other computer is plugged into the switch (usually port 2) it can get online. If we plug a second computer (the other is Windows Vista) into the switch it cannot get online (through port 3,4, or 5). If we plug just the Vista machine into the switch (it can then get online) then the XP machine cannot get on.

He does not have a router.

Edit:

I've been doing some searching and come across a forum where someone posted pretty much the exact problem we are having.

http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/31302/262750.aspx

Sounds like he is going to need a router? Will going into through the network wizard actually help?

02-15-10, 09:56 AM	#5
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. I haven't forgot about this thread. His two computers are at a different location than me, so I have to try to help when the occasion arises. I just want to say I am not good at networking at all. I have never networked my own computer to anything. Last night he called and I tried to troubleshoot some stuff. His Windows XP computer can get online when plugged directly to the modem with the 50' cord so that works. If the cable modem is plugged into the switch (through uplink or port 1) and one other computer is plugged into the switch (usually port 2) it can get online. If we plug a second computer (the other is Windows Vista) into the switch it cannot get online (through port 3,4, or 5). If we plug just the Vista machine into the switch (it can then get online) then the XP machine cannot get on. He does not have a router. Edit: I've been doing some searching and come across a forum where someone posted pretty much the exact problem we are having. http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/p/31302/262750.aspx Sounds like he is going to need a router? Will going into through the network wizard actually help? Last edited by Syxx_Killer; 02-15-10 at 10:39 AM.