Hello all. I am just trying to fix a problem that I have. See I have a network through a hub, which actually isnt a real network. What I mean is that my comp got the internet connection and it goes through the hub where the second comp gets its connection as well.
When i first hooked up the second comp on the hub, it was wrokin fine. It had no problems with the net. We could visit websites, d/l stuff, play internet games, everything. But after the second comp been unpluged and unused for a week, now the net for it doesnt work.
We tried some stuff, like looking up subnet masks ip addresses , even reinstalling the Windows XP maybe it would fix the problem. But nothing is working anyone got any suggestions. Any help is very welcome.
Runnng a Network through hub and second comp. internet off
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is this through DSL or Cable or some other broadband service? If so, you generally require a router to make the actual internet connection and parse the connection out to those on the network its connected to.
If this is through dial-up, Windows XP has ip sharing built-in, that I remember. I've never used it, but it shouldn't be too difficult to set up.
If this is through dial-up, Windows XP has ip sharing built-in, that I remember. I've never used it, but it shouldn't be too difficult to set up.
It is cable internet. But like I said, when I connected the second comp on the hub where I had the cable modem connected and my first comp connected, the second comp was gettin in the internet without any problems. I havent changed any wires since then. The only thing changed is the second comp being plunged in again after a week of being unplunged