I have a cable modem hooked to a 4 port router, 4 computers work fine but I cant get #5 to hook up through another computer. Numbers 4 and 5 are in my office. I have installed another card in #4 my tower #5 is my laptop. Could use any ideas.
2006-11-28 11:44:20 · 2 answers · asked by randy f 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Get a switch and hook it to one of the LAN ports on the router. Connect computers 4 & 5 to the switch.
2006-11-28 11:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I understand you correctly, you're trying to connect your laptop through your desktop by having two nic cards in the desktop? This can be done on a server with routing and remote access installed (the server acts as a router for the second computer), but I've never heard of it being done on a workstation. Even if you could get this done, you'd still have DNS/DHCP issues.
Buy a simple switch. Connect the switch to the router, then both your computers to the switch.
2006-11-28 19:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋