Need help with Linksys router.
 

I have a standard 4 port linksys router with a motorola SB4200 cable modem. I am running windows 2000 and it all works fine. Now the problem comes with my dads computer. It will not work through the router. He is running windows XP. You can go into ipconfig and you will see 192.168.1.1 as well as the cox ip address. Just like on my computer. But anytime he goes to get on the internet he can not. He just reloaded windows to try to fix this (and other) problems, to no avail. Is there any settings on the router or his computer that we may have missed?

Make sure you have the latest firmware for the Linksys. Can you share files between the machines?

No we cant not but don't need to. And I have to say thank you in advance to anyone else who would have responded. I after like 2 weeks just got it to work properally.

Not a networking expert, but shouldn't his IP be 192.168.1.2? Isn't there a setting in the router setup under DHCP options or something where you can set the number of users? Make sure that's set to 2.

1. plug the feed from the cable modem into the WAN port on the router
2. plug the machines into the router's ports
3. assign a different IP to each machine (192.168.1.1 is taken by the router, so anything from 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.255), and fill in the other network details (subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, router address, DNS, etc)
4. clone the MAC address of the machine you registered with your cable company
5. turn DHCP off, in the router's browser config

that's pretty much it, i think? you can play with Port Forwarding, etc, via the same browser config as the DHCP setting was in

If you stick with running DHCP, make sure that the router is configured to hand out enough IP addresses (i.e. at least equal to the number of PCs).

One tip.. Throw itout the window and buy a Netgear. Everyone I know has had shit for luck with Linksys ans espically D-link stuff.

Or try this.
On your computer, the one that works. Open your browser, type http://192.168.1.1, enter. Use no name and type admin as your password. Make sure dhcp is enabled, tell it how many users for dhcp, click apply.

In XP on the non-working machine, goto "my network places", (if you do not see "my network places, right click the task bar, click properties, start menu, customise, advanced, scroll down you will see it, check it). then "view network connections". Look at "local area connections", click on the connection you are using, at the "general" tab click "properties". You should see Client for microsoft networks, file and print sharing, tcp/ip, and QoS packet scheduler all installed with their little boxes checked. Your dads computer won't go without these things and XP should have installed them upon re-install, if the router or modem was connected at that time.

If they are not installed, install them using the tabs on that page. Or, goto "my network places", then click on "setup a home or home office network" and it will set up the before mentioned items.

If after asking XP to do it for you it still doesnt respond, do this. Turn off all the computers, unplug the modem power, unplug the router power.

IN THIS ORDER! Plug in the modem, wait untill all the display lights are lit on the front of your Surfboard (except activity), then plug in your router, then turn on the computers. That will make sure your nics, and the new network are recognised.

I hope this works for you, if not, well we can try something else.

edit: Had to shut off the parse url button.

NOOOO You can't use 192.168.1.255, that's the subnet broadcast address.