[AccessD] Hub problem

I think I'll try the switch option first.  Seems like the consensus.

R
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Murphy
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:36 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Hub problem

Hi Rocky,

This is vaguely familiar. We gave an old lap top to our kids and it wouldn't
recognize their router ip. If you look this up on Google the fix is to
manually assign the IP in Windows control panel. There are instructions on
how to do it. May not be your problem but sounds similar.

Doug 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:27 AM
To: List; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Hub problem

Dear List:

I have a nice netgerar router with wireless and four ports.  Problem is that
I need five ports.  I had an old hub in the cabinet so I connected one of
the router's ports to the hub.  One of the ports on the hub goes to a
Netgear XE102 wall plugged bridge which gives another computer and the HDTV
access to the network and the net through two other XE102s.  Everything
works a treat.

But when I try to connect another machine (via regular Cat-5/RJ45 cable) to
an empty port on the hub, the computer can see the network but not the
internet - windows diagnosis shows the computer is connected to
'unidentified network', 'local access only', and says that the IP address is
invalid - which it is - looks like some kind of fixed IP instead of the
192.168.1.n number assigned by the router (?).

Oddly, the Netgear bridge doesn't have a problem - don't know why. And years
ago I was using this hub to connect machines. So I think the hub is good
(the Netgear Bridge works in all the hub's ports) and the cables are good -
I tested them by using the router's ports - and it worked.

Anybody know why these ports won't work? Is there a way to use the empty
ports on the hub?  Should I get a switch?

 

MTIA

 

Rocky

 

 


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