Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Tue Dec 29 12:40:23 CST 2009
I have only one network so the sharing tab is not available. R -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:57 AM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Hub problem Are the WorkGroups the same, ie WORKGROUP or MSHOME etc? Also the pc with the internet access needs to have ICS enabled (search help for ICS Internet Connection Sharing) Max -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: 29 December 2009 16:27 To: List; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: [dba-Tech] 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 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com