Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

I have a SB5100 cable modem which at the moment is connected to my PC with USB and Ethernet and the internet works fine.

However, I need the the slot that the Ethernet wire is in to plug in my network wire to network my 2 computers and I can't get the internet to work using only the USB connection.

I know its possible to do, I just dont know how!

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Sound like you need an extra Ethernet card in that PC and then you can bridge the connection between the 2 PCs and the Internet.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

That would probably work, but I've got this working before perfectly fine, but since I've re-installed windows on the first PC the internet won't work without the ethernet being plugged in.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

If you are going to use USB, have you made sure to install the USB drivers.

Alternaitvely, you can get yourself a £20 wired router, use your ethernet connection which is more reliable than USB, and then connect up to 4 computers to the router and have your network that way.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Are you rebooting your cable modem after unplugging the ethernet cable and plugging in the USB cable? If not, you'll need to do so.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

:welcome: to CF Gem :)

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:welcome: Gem

If you have two computers that need to share your BBand, the best way to do it is with a router. (The PC's connect to the router via LAN cables and the router shares out the BBand connection) If both are near the Cable Modem, you can get a cheap wired only router, such as this. Otherwise you can go wireless.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Thanks!

I know that a router will work, but it worked perfectly fine before I reinstalled windows. I don't really want to spend money when I know that it's possible to get it working without spending money! I'm a little tight like that!

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Think how much electricity you can save by switching off the ICS PC when you are not using it though.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

My electricity is included in my rent, might as well make the most of it! ;)

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

OK - when you reinstalled the main PC, did you reinstall the Telewest USB network drivers? Robin Walker's page points to the Motorola drivers page here (expand discontinued products at bottom!)

Once you got the drivers loaded, turn off the main PC & modem. Plug the USB from CM to PC, unplug all Lan cables. Turn on the CM and wait 30 sec. Turn on the PC and see whether it will connect to the internet/modem.

HTH

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Does nobody else think it odd that this computer is currently connected to the modem by both the ethernet and USB ports, at the same time?

It might be an idea to try to work out which one of the ports is actually serving the computer before we go any further. :)

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Well I assume that its the Ethernet seeing as the internet doesnt work without it in the PC

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

You would assume correctly. Not that it matters much, but why did you have the USB plugged in as well?

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Well the set up told me that I didnt need ethernet at all, and only USB. It was my brothers computer and he set up the internet originally so Im not entirely sure why he even had Ethernet as it should be a USB modem.

When I first started networking the 2 computers, I never had this problem at all.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

That is because before you reinstalled windows, you had the USB drivers for the modem loaded onto your PC. Now you have reinstalled, you have lost the USB drivers. Do as Aragorn suggests, and visit the site he linked to to download the drivers you need. You can then switch your rig off, connect with USB, re-power, and then you will have the ethernet port free for connecting to the second PC.

Re: Need help with connecting to the internet using only USB without Ethernet
 

Thanks very much, I'll try that