help with ip address???

[monkeysuit]

Any ideas how i can get a new ip address?

Currently have one windows me computer connected via ethernet downstairs, connecting to internet fine.
But also want to to have internet capability upstairs with windows Xp computer and long cable (which i can substitute for first downstairs cable when needed - they don't need to run together) running into ntl box
Problem exists when i connect Xp computer via cable - LAN detected and running, but no IP connection is detected and cannot be repaired. Any ideas how to sort this or am i doing it an incredibly stupid way?

Any help appreciated! Pete

[50420]

hi monkeysuit...

have u tried rebooting the modem while the lead is connected to the upstairs pc ?

[SMHarman]

50420s suggestion will fix this.

The other option is to buy the xbox option from NTL this will give you a second IP address for £5 a month, but for that price you could buy a cheap wired (not wireless) router which would perform NAT and mean you only need the one NTL IP address. It would also act as a hardware firewall, a further security benefit.

[monkeysuit]

thank you both - that has indeed worked. you are obviously a great deal more smart and sensible than me!! Pete:)

[Chris W]

SMHarman... xbox/ps2 service is not £5 but £2 per month :)

[SMHarman]

:Yikes: You mean NTL put the price of a service down.

Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router BEFSR41
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005KAC7/qid=1094199599/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_3_5/026-7334886-6720417

Would be a suitable router for two wired products at £32, at that price payback is 16 months, so still a worthwhile investment as you get a firewall also.

Or this http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1576843965&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=44088 or this http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1576843965&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52897 both do the job for about £22.