How do you set up to home network?

Question

I am trying to set up a home network so that I can share the internet . The "host" cpu is set up with the modem from Road Runner. On the "guest" cpu I have a router hooked up. I got it used . All the lights are on in the right places but I can't get online. Does Road Runner have something blocked or am I just doing something wrong? Thanks. (I have the same kind of router that the cable people use for Road Runner.)Maybe something is wrong as far as the host cpu is concerned?

I figured it out thanks. I had to use a long ethernet cord from my Vonage router to a WIRELESS (wireless,ha) router on my guest cpu and then a short ehertnet cord from there to the guest cpu. Sounds strange but it worked. Nothing else did. I also had to set up network wizard on both cpus. It was very frustrating. I tried everything! I did it by accident! Thanks for all your great answers though.

Answer 1

Besides a modem on 'host', you need also a wireless router on host. Your other pc(s) need only a network card. The wireless router is not setup on guest pc but host pc.

Answer 2

You probably are doing something wrong. You don't NEED wireless, but you do need a network card of some sort in each computer.

The standard setup .. wired or wireless .. is that you have the router connected to road runner. the router asks Road Runner for a dhcp (non static) address. You then have the router do "NAT" network address translation and run a dhcp server on ther router to give out private address from the router to the computers (address you and the router control, not road runner) . and you plug in the computer to the router. the computer asks for an address - a local private address and gateway .. and things just go.

My Dlink, Linksys were both set up right out of the box correctly for this sort of thing.

A plan would be this...
make sure both computers each work with road runner. then plug there router in. and the computers to the router. wait a few minutes.

When you talk about host cpu and guest cpu you are probably talking about windows internet sharing .. which is not necessary in this case.

Green lights lit on the computer and the router .. are your friend. that shows that they are cabled correctly.

if you do ipconfig from a command line it will show if you got an ip from the router.

most routers have an easy web interface and some written instructions to get to what I have described above.

Its not that hard. perhaps someone could help you in person .. you could take your router to their house or they could come by yours if you still have troubles.

good luck

Answer 3

Hook up the modem to a router and then hook up both computers to the router. I had Road Runner and did not have a problem when using a wireless router .. I had one computer connected with cable and one that was connected using wireless. When using a wireless router be sure to configure for a secure connection.

Answer 4

You need a wireless router synchronously attached between your cable modem and your cpu on the "host" computer. Then you need a wireless receiver attached to your other "guest" computer. That should work. Windows should automatically detect the wireless receiver and install the necessary software to make it work.

Oh -- you may have to re-boot them both to have things work, but I doubt it.

(If you don't have everything you need, you can get it from Wal-Mart for about $80. If you aren't clear on anything, tell the Wal-Mart employee in their electronics department what you are doing and he or she will point you to the right equipment.)

Answer 5

1) First, direct connect your computer to modem, test Internet connection and make sure it works.

2) Then setup your network. The basic connection of your network should be :

2 computers ---> router ---> modem ---> Internet

Connect both computers to router, then connect router to modem. Configure the router and computers. Here is step-by-step instructions for doing this.
http://www.home-network-help.com/home-network.html

Have fun.. :o)

hooiye
http://www.home-network-help.com/