----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 2:19
PM
Subject: From The Screwdriver List:
Home Networking problems!
Hi chaps,
I recently installed a Netgear FS105 hub
to network my two PCs and subsequently added a cable modem.
PC 1 is a Pentium 1 120 MHz running windows 95
and PC 2 is a Pentium 3 450 Mhz running windows 98. Each PC is fitted with a
Netgear FA311 NI card.
Initially PC 2 was acting as a dial-up gateway
as it had a 56K modem (PC 1 has a 28.8K modem), both PCs able to access the
internet simultaneously over the single telephone line, and each PC was
able to share all the files of the other. This was achieved using the
Netgear software which came with the FS105 hub.
Prior to the installation of the cable modem PC
2 suffered a fatal crash and subsequently failed to act as a dial-up
gateway. I am currently unable to access the internet from PC 1 as I believe
it requires PC 2 to act as a gateway for the cable modem as well as the
dial-up modem. I have spent many hours re-installing dial-up and network
adapters and attempting to set-up internet sharing but to no avail. The
Netgear software also fails. I am certain that the problem lies with the
adapters and the protocols and I really am not sure what is the correct
combination.
I have been able to set up networking and file
sharing between the PCs but currently have removed the facility as it
appears to cause PC 2 to lock up when accessing the internet.
Can anybody please point me in the right direction? According to the
information I have, I should only need to set up TCP/IP protocols for the
adapters but there appears to be a distinct lack of communication despite
the synchronised flashing of 100M LEDs at the hub!
Brian
