re: Cable to hub - hub to computers does not work.
Friday, October 18, 2002 at 10:00 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam the Wiseguy
(339 messages posted)
You can't use a hub to distribute an IP to multiple computers, you need to use a
DSL/Cable router that implements network address translation. What that means is
your ISP gives you one IP address, say 157.209.72.202, and only one computer at a
time can use it.... while the cable router will instead assign each computer a private
IP, directing traffic through ports....
Anyway, get a cable switch.... they're only like $50 now.
On Friday, October 18, 2002 at 9:37 am, Glapsides wrote:
>I have a question about Share
>an Internet Connection:
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>i have to 2 computers and i use the the connection type :
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>cable modem to hub , and then all other computers are connected to a hub , so that
>i dont need a host computer , and my computers are always directly connected to
internet
>, but the problem is : when 2 computers are powered on at the same time , only one
>connects to internet ,, why is that problem caused ?? And , as long as one computer
>is shut down , the other - whichever that might be - connects to the internet ...
>can someone help me with this problem .
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