[dba-Tech] Hub problem

Did you try different ports on the hub?  Maybe one is bad?  But you
said you could get to the other systems from that system even with
that BAD IP address.

Go buy your switch.

GK

On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
> /Release and /all didn't change anything.  IPv4 address is still
> 169.254.225.78.  Should be something like 192.168.1.x.
>
> I did ipconfig /renew and got the message "An error occurred while renewing
> interface Local Area Connection : unable to contact your DHCP server.
> Request has timed out."
>
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 10:57 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Hub problem
>
> Have a look here
>
> http://www.networkclue.com/os/Windows/commands/ipconfig.aspx
>
> You could try to do an ipconfig /all
>
> and then an ipconfig /release
>
> followed by another
>
> ipconfig /all
>
> on the workstation connected to the hub.
>
> You have to do Run and then cmd.exe to get a dos box to do ipconfig
>
> GK
> On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
> wrote:
>> Yeah, all the same workgroup.  When I pull the wire from the hub and
>> plug it into the router it works regardless of machine.  ICS can't be
>> enabled because I've only one network (so says the help dialog).
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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