I Need Computer Help

[photogguy]

I have set up a wireless network in my house, and have gotten the second computer to connect, but I can't get it to connect to the internet.

What am I doing wrong?

[Baltimore Shooter]

I assume you're using a cable or DSL modem. Is the router that connects to the 80211 transceivers also connected to the cable/DSL modem?

Warren

[photogguy]

Yes. The DSL modem goes right into the wireless router.

[focusthis]

** Disclaimer: I don't know this stuff, but I've been lost here before. **



Might be in the IP address settings. I think when you go through a router, you have to manually set these.

[Canonman]

You have to make sure you're set up to use NAT (network address translation). Your internet provider will only allow one IP address to appear on their network at a time.

Your router has to be set up also for DHCP and it will automatically hand out IP addresses to the devices in your home, but will only present itself as a single IP address to the DSL modem.

The base station/router documentation should have some diagrams and settings for you to follow.

cm

[rocky1138]

just covering the bases... but do you have a Cable / DSL router?

something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833156001

I was able to split my cable internet up to 3 computers in under 20min once I plugged my cable modem into a similar router & follwed the directions that came w/ the router.

-another way to do it-
a couple years ago I had WIFI at my apartment, I bought a USB wireless network card & plugged that into my computer, then set up my computer to "share the internet" from my network card to the local router

as long as that computer was on & the crappy WIFI was working (/bout 75% of the time), I had up to 4 more computers online through a normal router
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good luck setting things up. Two biggest things to remember are: 1-Restarting solves 90% of all problems. & 2-When problem searching / solving, use a process of elmination to find where the issue is.

(Check cables. Check modem is connecting to network. Check to see if 1 computer can get online. baby step etc. etc. etc.)