How to make two PCs get online together???

mcyi9ky2 · 06-29-2005, 08:45 PM

Hi I have some problems when I setup the internet connections for my two computers. I would like to make them both get online together by using a router with LAN cables.

First of all, my router is a "wireless router" not a normal router, it has 1 WAN port and 4 LAN port (i.e. L1, L2, L3 and L4).

Method 1:
I put my DSL cable to WAN port, a LAN cable from PC1 to L1 port, another LAN cable from PC2 to L2 port. The result was both PCs COULD NOT get online.

Method 2:
I put my DSL cable to L1 port, a LAN cable from PC1 to L2 port, another LAN cable from PC2 to L3 port. The result was both PCs COULD get online but NOT AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Could someone please tell me which cable connection is correct? (i.e. method 1 or method 2)

Also, how can I make both PCs get online together?

Many Thanks

lynx6200 · 06-29-2005, 09:11 PM

You need to use method 1, with the DSL line in the wan port. You probably couldnt get a connection because your router wasnt set up. DSL usualy requires some type of login verification, a user name a nd password. You can set this up in the router properties under a PPOE connection.

**apj101** · 06-29-2005, 09:22 PM

shouldn't need any user name or password if you already have a modem inplace. But that agood point. Tell us what you router model is, what you modem model is, how are you try ing to connect and at what stage are you providing you authentication details

mcyi9ky2 · 06-30-2005, 05:23 AM

I have use the method 1 to connect my cables, but i cant setup my router???

I open internet explorer, and type 192.168.1.254, i have no response

i go to ping 192.168.1.254, result was Request Timed Out, what does that mean??

what do you mean by "I can set up in the router properties under a PPOE connection."?

Thanks

**The_Other_One** · 06-30-2005, 05:46 AM

You do have to connect using the modem if you have DSL. PPOE is how the router tells the DSL modem to connect. After that it should work no problem.

mcyi9ky2 · 07-02-2005, 09:46 AM

Everything is ok now...thanks a lot

06-29-2005, 08:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcyi9ky2 Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Age: 29 Posts: 149	How to make two PCs get online together??? Hi I have some problems when I setup the internet connections for my two computers. I would like to make them both get online together by using a router with LAN cables. First of all, my router is a "wireless router" not a normal router, it has 1 WAN port and 4 LAN port (i.e. L1, L2, L3 and L4). Method 1: I put my DSL cable to WAN port, a LAN cable from PC1 to L1 port, another LAN cable from PC2 to L2 port. The result was both PCs COULD NOT get online. Method 2: I put my DSL cable to L1 port, a LAN cable from PC1 to L2 port, another LAN cable from PC2 to L3 port. The result was both PCs COULD get online but NOT AT THE SAME TIME!!! Could someone please tell me which cable connection is correct? (i.e. method 1 or method 2) Also, how can I make both PCs get online together? Many Thanks

06-29-2005, 09:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 25 Posts: 783	You need to use method 1, with the DSL line in the wan port. You probably couldnt get a connection because your router wasnt set up. DSL usualy requires some type of login verification, a user name a nd password. You can set this up in the router properties under a PPOE connection. __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

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apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,010	shouldn't need any user name or password if you already have a modem inplace. But that agood point. Tell us what you router model is, what you modem model is, how are you try ing to connect and at what stage are you providing you authentication details __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

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07-02-2005, 09:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
mcyi9ky2 Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Age: 29 Posts: 149	Thanks Everything is ok now...thanks a lot

06-30-2005, 05:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
mcyi9ky2 Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Age: 29 Posts: 149	I have use the method 1 to connect my cables, but i cant setup my router??? I open internet explorer, and type 192.168.1.254, i have no response i go to ping 192.168.1.254, result was Request Timed Out, what does that mean?? what do you mean by "I can set up in the router properties under a PPOE connection."? Thanks

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