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cliv · 09-13-2003, 08:17 PM

Do you have DHCP enabled for the router ?

If DHCP is diabled, the router will act as a hub only and the first computer the modem sees will get the IP address assigned by your ISP and only that computer will be able to access the internet.

If DHCP is enabled, the router will take the IP address from the modem for itself and assign internal IP addresses to all three computers, allowing all three computers to access the internet using the router's one IP address. The process is called Network Address Translation (NAT), if you wanted to know.

Bottom line, setting DHCP to "enable" should solve your problem.

09-13-2003, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
cliv Insane Location: New Jersey, USA	Do you have DHCP enabled for the router ? If DHCP is diabled, the router will act as a hub only and the first computer the modem sees will get the IP address assigned by your ISP and only that computer will be able to access the internet. If DHCP is enabled, the router will take the IP address from the modem for itself and assign internal IP addresses to all three computers, allowing all three computers to access the internet using the router's one IP address. The process is called Network Address Translation (NAT), if you wanted to know. Bottom line, setting DHCP to "enable" should solve your problem. Last edited by cliv; 09-13-2003 at 08:32 PM..