How to use multiple computers with streamyx broadband connection.?

Question

I have added the spitter and stuff, but when i try to install the cd it on 2nd pc it simply gives an eror that i have reached the max activation. DO i need ppoe software and how does that works?

Answer 1

Do you mean a router, or a hub? Anyway, you only run the software on one (1) computer, not all of them. Running it on more than one will return the error you mention, as you HAVE activated it already, and it will now work with any system you hook up to it, wired it that is what type of device is is, or wired and wireless if it is wireless router.

I think you may mean a switch, but with a switch I don't think there is any need for any software, perhaps a driver? This all sounds so odd to me.

PPPoE is a protocol, not something you install yourself, it comes in the firmware of the device you bought, if indeed it is a router.

If you use a DSL connection, then yes, you use PPPoE, as the Connection Type, IF you have to setup your router manually. However, if you have DSL, and were NOT given a User Name and Password, or do NOT need to click on an icon on your desktop to connect to the Internet instead of clicking on your browser icon, you use Dynamic as the Connection Type, not PPPoE.

Now, you shouldn't need to setup a router manually if you start with a wired connection to your modem.

You set the router by the modem. Unplug your modem, unhook the cable connecting your computer to the modem, and plug it into one of the RJ45 ports in the back of your router.

Next, take the cable that came with the router, plug one end into the Modem port on the router, and the other end into the port you just unhooked the other cable from.

Next, plug in the Modem, and wait for it too fully boot. When it has fully booted, now plug in the router and wait for it to fully boot.

Now, run the software disk which came with your device. It will walk you through the setup of your router. You may need to enter a User Name and Password at some point, and you may not need to, depending upon your ISP. You may need to select your ISP from a list, and you may not need to, also depending upon your ISP.

Your router will tell you when you have a successfull and viable connection. To check this out, click on whichever icon you need to access the Internet, and browse a few websites to just make sure it is viable.

Now, some software utilities will also walk you through hooking up additional computers. It is very simple, just plug them in. That is it.

If you wish to use the wireless access point, if your device has one, make sure you setup the security. Directions should be included in your paperwork.

You need to use a Restore Point in System Resore to undo what you did to your system when you tried running the install disk on the second computer.

On the second computer, click Start--Programs--Accessories--System Tools and click on System Restore.

Click on the radial dial in front of Undo changes, or whatever yours says to run System Restore, do not click on the button in front of Create a Manual Restore Point. Click Next.

Now, select a date which is right before you ran the disk. Click next, and next and then finish. Your system will now reboot, and when you log on you will be greeted with a message stating you successfully returned your system back to the condition it was in on that date.

Now, simply take an RJ45 cable, hook it into the ehternet port on the back of the second computer, and plug the other end into a free ethernet (RJ45) port on the router. You now have two computers hooked up on your Internet connection.

If you wish to enable file and printer sharing, simply run the New Connection Wizard on each system and that will enable these features. Make sure both systems have different Computer Names, but both are in the same Workgroup. Name your Workgroup the same on both or all computers on your network. You are now finished.

Answer 2

Spitter?

What is the spitter?

Why are you trying to run software on the other PC? Your provider only gives you one IP.

Hopefully the "spitter" is a router. If your service runs on PPPoE you need to set up your router to "dial up" for you. Then you don't need *any* software on your PCs except the operating system. If you run PPPoE the software is probably only there to aid that login process.

Answer 3

Streamyx Connection Type