How do I reconnect my pc to the network? 1

[Rmcta]

I started a thread under pc hardware but I realized that there is a section just for TCP/IP.
So..here is my problem.

A LAN was set up a while ago to connect 2 computers to the internet. The rounter is: EtherFast10/100 5-Port Workgroup Switch.

Computer #2 (name: xyz)had several problems so we disconnected it and gave it to a friend who cleaned it up. (viruses, etc)

Now that the computer is back we need to reconnect it to the Network but don't know how to.

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abc(win2000)------ROUTER------xyz(win98)
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abc is working ok: can access the internet
xyz needs to be re-connected to the network

Here is what I see on the Win2000 system:
Computer name: abc
Member of
Workgroup: WORKGROUP

Here is what I see on the Win98 system:
Compuper name: xyz
Member of
workgroup: WORKGROUP

In the IP address tab, Specify a IP Address: is checked
Below I read:
IP Address: 192.168.#.### (prefer not to publish all the numbers, so I am replacing them with the # sign).
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0


In computer abc I click: Network and Dial-up connection and see:
- Make New Connection
- Local Area Connection 3 - Status: connected
- Local Area Connection 4 - Status: connected


What do I need to do to make my xyz computer see the network and connect to the internet?

 

[bcastner]

. Do you have a switch and a router, or just a switch? You describe originally a switch, then your diagram refers to a router.

. Why are two LAN connections shown on computer abc? Do
you have two ethernet adapters, both connected to the router?

Is it because you connect broadband modem to the switch, then two connections from computer abc to the switch, and then one connection of computer xyz to the switch?

If so, change things:

. Connect one ethernet port directly to the modem
. Leave the other connected to the switch
. Connect xyz to the switch

Enable ICS on computer abc:

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics_win2k_install_bband.htm

 

[Rmcta]

I wish I had some knwledge about all this stuff but I don't.
I know that I have a little blue box with 3 yellow cables.
1 goes to the box that the cable (internet gave us), one goes to 1 pc and the other goes to the other pc.

I know I don't need to have abc on for xyz to connect to the Internet.

How do I see what I truly have?
I am afraid to toch anything on abc as abc is working just fine.

The only thing that happened here is computer xyz was disconnect and it now needs to be re-connected.

Should't I just be dealing with the set up of computer xyz?

 

[bcastner]

Either the cable modem has a small DHCP server, or you are not going to get two machines to connect without a router.

You have a switch, you need a router.

A broadband cable/router with four ports is under use $30, look for products by Linksys, D-Link, Netgreat, SMC and others.

The only way to make it work is as I suggested above:

Add two network adapters to abc, connect the cable modem to one. Connect the second adapter to the switch. Computer xyz is connected to the switch.

Computer abc enables ICS; all network adapters are set to obtain their IP addresses automaticly.

And yes, without a true router you would have to have computer abc on for computer xyz to have access.

If the modem has a DHCP server, then you would allow it to assign IPs and not set them staticly.

 

[Rmcta]

Ok Thank you.
I am not good at explaining myself. Sorry about that.
What seems not to be clear here is that this was a working system.

Two computers and an EtherFast1-/100 5-Port Workgroup switch was all I had and the 2 computers were able to connect to the internet.
Just because I disconnected 1 computer does not make any difference in my equipment.
I only need to know how to properly reconnect.

 

[bcastner]

As a guess, set the TCP/IP properties sheet to "obtain an IP address automaticly" and see if the broadband modem responds to a DHCP request.

Do this for both machines.

 

[Rmcta]

bcastener, I did what you have indicated but only for the computer that is not working and it made no difference.

I tried calling Linksys support (the maker of the switch).

They told me I don't need to touch anything on my first computer which is working fine, and there is no need to do anything with the settings of the linksys switch.

The second computer was re-built and lost it's settings therefore I must work on the operating system settings of computer two.

 

[Rmcta]

If this info can help, the 3 yellow cables connected to the EtherFast1-/100 5-Port Workgroup switch are as follows:

pc 2 (xyz) - connected to N.1

pc 1 (abc) - connected to N. 4

Cable Modem - connected to N. 5

 

[bcastner]

. You cannot use ports 4 & 5 simultaneously on the switch model.

Move pc1 (abc) to port #3 on the switch.

 

[Rmcta]

ok. I will try that.