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Dai · 14-05-2008, 13:30

I would start by going back to basics. Try each of the machines in turn connected by ethernet cable direct to the cable modem. You'll need to power-cycle the CM each time. Make sure that the network adaptor is set to get an IP automatically before you connect it, then check that it is getting a valid IP from the cable modem. Check for internet connectivity each time.
Once you are certain that each machine can obtain an IP and can connect to the 'net then you can try adding them to the router setup.

Once you have successfully added the machines to the router and all have valid IPs and internet connectivity, that is the time to start troubleshooting any networking issues between the local machines.

14-05-2008, 13:30	#8
Dai Inactive Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lincoln UK Age: 76 Services: 50Mb, TV & Phone Posts: 3,673	Re: connection problem I would start by going back to basics. Try each of the machines in turn connected by ethernet cable direct to the cable modem. You'll need to power-cycle the CM each time. Make sure that the network adaptor is set to get an IP automatically before you connect it, then check that it is getting a valid IP from the cable modem. Check for internet connectivity each time. Once you are certain that each machine can obtain an IP and can connect to the 'net then you can try adding them to the router setup. Once you have successfully added the machines to the router and all have valid IPs and internet connectivity, that is the time to start troubleshooting any networking issues between the local machines.