Looking real hard at: 2) Hook the Cable modem to the XP computer with ICS turned on, hook the > output to the hub, and hook the hub to the ethernet (Local port, not > WAN) of the router. The WAN would be unconnected, and it will not > function as a router. Turn off DHCP on the router. I am not sure this router will do what is requiered. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Adam Davis" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [OT]:Network question... > With your current configuration, as long as your XP Pro computer is in > Bridge mode (NOT Internet Connection Sharing, ICS) then all the > computers should be able to see each other and the router. If you've > set up the XP computer with ICS then anything attached to the hub will > have a hard time seeing the laptop and vice versa. > > If I were in your shoes, I'd do one of two things: > 1) Hook the hub directly to the router. This will allow all computers > to see each other as long as you've configured them to do so. > 2) Hook the Cable modem to the XP computer with ICS turned on, hook the > output to the hub, and hook the hub to the ethernet (Local port, not > WAN) of the router. The WAN would be unconnected, and it will not > function as a router. Turn off DHCP on the router. > > Either of those two setups will put all the computers on the same > network segment, and they'll have as good a chance at seeing each other > as they would if they were all hooked up to the hub directly. > > Unless there's a special need for the XP Pro to be doing the internet > sharing, I'd suggest option one - let the dedicated router do its job, > let the hub do its job, and free the xp computer from the chain - it's > just another point of failure, and link that needs to be debugged in > situations like this. > > -Adam > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads