I recently signed up for Comcast cable. It works great on the laptop the tech set it up on, which my wife takes to work every day. However I would also like to use the same connection for a second laptop that stays at home. The tech said all I had to do was plug the ethernet cable into the 2nd laptop and it would work. However it does not. Any suggestions as to what to do? We have a Motorola SB5101 modem. Wife's laptop uses XP professional; the other Windows 2000 prof. Both are IBM Thinkpads.
2007-06-13 07:43:28 · 5 answers · asked by gaken2000 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You can but you must reboot the modem when switching pcs.
The LAN ports in both must be set to obtain IP address automatically.
The proper way to do this is to use a router. A router connects its WAN port to the modem. The pcs connect to the router LAN ports (if it has more than 1 LAN port). If the router has 1 LAN port, you will also need a network switch and the pcs and router LAN port plug into the network switch.
You will have to reboot the modem when you connect the router.
Configure the router WAN port for a dynamic IP; configure the router LAN ports to provide IP addresses via DHCP and you should be in business.
2007-06-13 07:50:03 · answer #1 · answered by GTB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 03:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you load the cable modem software on both computers?
You may find it easier to just buy a router, that way you can have them both running at the same time or independantly when ever you choose without having to move cables around.
A router only needs one cable connection and is capable of running several connections, it works kind of like a splitter only it has firewalls built into them and a few other goodies to protect you.
2007-06-13 07:51:14 · answer #3 · answered by unknown friend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try and plug the ethernet cable to the second laptop and reboot the second one once connected. it may still be hung up on the MAC address so thats why I say to reboot it....but normally it should automatically be connected. Check your device manager and see if the network adapter your connecting it to is enabled.
2007-06-13 08:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by xtremelycomplex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a router instead
2007-06-13 07:49:55 · answer #5 · answered by wheelchair95023 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋