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March 5th 08, 08:12 PM
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Ethernet Switch ICS
Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista
with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! 
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March 5th 08, 08:17 PM
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"Brandon" wrote in message
... Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! Yes that's what I and many are doing. How are you wired, so to speak. -- BobF.
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March 5th 08, 08:40 PM
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I have a broadband modem connected to my switch and connected to that I have
my desktop running vista and my laptop running xp. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! Yes that's what I and many are doing. How are you wired, so to speak. -- BobF.
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March 5th 08, 08:43 PM
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Ethernet Switch ICS
I have a broadband modem connected to one port in my switch, my laptop
running xp to another port, and my desktop running vista in a 3rd. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! Yes that's what I and many are doing. How are you wired, so to speak. -- BobF.
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March 5th 08, 09:31 PM
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Ethernet Switch ICS
Also, I cant get my XP laptop to ping my vista desktop. I'm at a loss as to
how to go about this. I've tried pretty much all the general troubleshooting for this. "Brandon" wrote: I have a broadband modem connected to one port in my switch, my laptop running xp to another port, and my desktop running vista in a 3rd. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! Yes that's what I and many are doing. How are you wired, so to speak. -- BobF.
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March 5th 08, 09:42 PM
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"Brandon" wrote in message
... I have a broadband modem connected to one port in my switch, my laptop running xp to another port, and my desktop running vista in a 3rd. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! Yes that's what I and many are doing. How are you wired, so to speak. -- BobF. ok...hmmm...we're missing a piece. You actually can get this configuration to work but you can end with with people searching through your local network from outside. So what you need is a Router with NAT and DHCP services built into it. NAT is something like a firewall to keep unwanted traffic out and the DHCP will assign local addresses to each computer. Makes things a lot easy to set up. I use a Linksys WRT54GS. It is connected between the modem and Ethernet switch. You need to get something like this model. Mine has wireless also. These are cheap and can be gotten at Best Buy. If I was going to get a new one, I'd get a Linksys WRT300N or equivalent. You should consider that setup. Then we can go from there. -- BobF.
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March 5th 08, 09:48 PM
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Thanks for the tip. I was starting to come to the conclusion that a router
might be necisarry. I'll look into it. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... I have a broadband modem connected to one port in my switch, my laptop running xp to another port, and my desktop running vista in a 3rd. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! Yes that's what I and many are doing. How are you wired, so to speak. -- BobF. ok...hmmm...we're missing a piece. You actually can get this configuration to work but you can end with with people searching through your local network from outside. So what you need is a Router with NAT and DHCP services built into it. NAT is something like a firewall to keep unwanted traffic out and the DHCP will assign local addresses to each computer. Makes things a lot easy to set up. I use a Linksys WRT54GS. It is connected between the modem and Ethernet switch. You need to get something like this model. Mine has wireless also. These are cheap and can be gotten at Best Buy. If I was going to get a new one, I'd get a Linksys WRT300N or equivalent. You should consider that setup. Then we can go from there. -- BobF.
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March 6th 08, 10:32 AM
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Brandon wrote:
Thanks for the tip. I was starting to come to the conclusion that a router might be necisarry. I'll look into it. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... I have a broadband modem connected to one port in my switch, my laptop running xp to another port, and my desktop running vista in a 3rd. "Bob F." wrote: "Brandon" wrote in message ... Is it possible to use an ethernet switch to connect a computer running vista with a computer running xp and have them be able to share the internet? I've been pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. If anyone has done this or has suggestions, please help! Yes that's what I and many are doing. How are you wired, so to speak. -- BobF. ok...hmmm...we're missing a piece. You actually can get this configuration to work but you can end with with people searching through your local network from outside. So what you need is a Router with NAT and DHCP services built into it. NAT is something like a firewall to keep unwanted traffic out and the DHCP will assign local addresses to each computer. Makes things a lot easy to set up. I use a Linksys WRT54GS. It is connected between the modem and Ethernet switch. You need to get something like this model. Mine has wireless also. These are cheap and can be gotten at Best Buy. If I was going to get a new one, I'd get a Linksys WRT300N or equivalent. You should consider that setup. Then we can go from there. -- BobF. There is a second reason why you need a router: it does IPA "multiplexing" (part of the NAT function), in that the router presents a single IPA to your cable ISP, while giving unique IPAs to your PCs. Without a router, your ISP must assign a different to each PC, and many ISPs charge extra for that. {Oh, IPA = Internet Protocol Address.} -- Cheers, Bob
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