- Cable Router problem
- Posted by JTJersey on November 4th, 2005
Picked up a Netgear FS605 5-port router to hook two Windows PC's to a
cable modem. Both PC's will access the internet, but only one at a time.
If one works the other doesn't. Tried plugging in the CAT5 cables with
every conceivable configuration, but can't get both PC's online at the
same time. One is a Windows XP Professional and the other is Windows ME.
Netgears website forum is all questions with no answers. Any idea's? I'm
pretty well frustrated at this point.
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Registered Linux User #267152
- Posted by Duane Arnold on November 5th, 2005
JTJersey <JT3@anotherlinuxmachine.com> wrote in
news:Q%Raf.9448$xg1.3916@fe64.usenetserver.com:
Flash the router with the latest version of the firmware and see if that
works.
Duane 
- Posted by Fakename on November 5th, 2005
Interesting. Netgear's website says that is supposed to be a
zero-configuration device. If it is working properly then maybe the
problem is cabling?
When you are connecting your comps to the router one at a time are you
using the same ethernet cable? If one of the cables in your pile is of
the wrong type (crossover vs. patch) that could be the problem, and that
could be an easy fix.
JTJersey wrote:
- Posted by derek / nul on November 5th, 2005
On Fri, 04 Nov 2005 18:20:57 -0500, JTJersey <JT3@anotherlinuxmachine.com>
wrote:
It sounds like you have the cable logon client running on both machines.
The router need to run it.
- Posted by derek / nul on November 5th, 2005
fs605 is not a router, its a switch.
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:33:57 GMT, Fakename <fakename12345@shaw.ca> wrote:
- Posted by Brian on November 5th, 2005
What is the subnet mask on your cable modem? It may only allow one at a time
online (one available IP address). A router can fix this a switch cannot
- Posted by JTJersey on November 5th, 2005
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:33:04 +1100, derek / nul wrote:
Just what is the difference between the router and a switch? What purpose
does the switch serve? Now that I have one laying around maybe I can use
it for something? Thanks.
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Registered Linux User #267152
- Posted by Duane Arnold on November 6th, 2005
JTJersey <JT3@anotherlinuxmachine.com> wrote in
news:Vzbbf.14252$z96.10662@fe84.usenetserver.com:
It's used to expand the network when it's plugged into the LAN port of
the router. And another switch is plug in to that switch and so on since
a router can be the gateway device for 200 or so computers. You can do
the same thing with a dumb hub too.
The router has a built in switch that gives it the features that a switch
provides in sending and receiving traffic to from machines connected to
the router. A switch is better than a dumb hub for reason explained in
the link and a router with its built in switch technology can be
converted from a router to just be a switch by disabling the DHCP Server
on the router.
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...d-switches.asp
Duane
