At my office, we have anywhere from 3 to 6 computers on the network during a normal day. All of them are hardwired through a switch which connects to a Linux box that acts as a router. We are trying...

What steps have you done other than just plugging the two together using a crossover cable? Have you tried running the Network Setup Wizard...

What do you mean by "limited connectivity"?
Why are you setting it up this way?
Why not just use a router?

That's not a fix, that's avoiding an issue. By disabling WEP, you are removing a very necessary component for securing your network. If you don't use WEP, WPA, or similar protocol to secure your...

Are you trying to duplicate all settings from the old laptop, including the ones in TCP/IP Properties? If so, that shouldn't be necessary. Just set your connection to obtain the IP address and DNS...

You're asking many basic questions that can be fixed by just searching around. When I searched for "alternic" in Google (http://google.com), the second result (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlterNIC)...

lagspike,

Why do you have two routers? Furthermore, why are your broadcasting a wireless signal in addition to the wireless signal being broadcast by one of your routers? It sounds like you have...

kaye,

Please start your own thread. Even though your problems sound similar, I believe them to be very different. If you start your own thread, we can better focus on the different problems faced...

Are you doing the following?
Set the router to use the static IP
Connect the computer to the router via a CAT5 cable
Set the computer to automatically get an IP address rather than assigning...

I have a similar router (WRT54GS v4) and have been very happy with it. All networking devices have their quirks, you just have to learn what ones your device has and how to fix it or work around it....

When you are facing problems like this, it is very helpful if you start with the simplest setup and build up from there. That way, you can more readily find out where your problem is.

I recommend...

Do you have the DSL modem and router properly connected? Run a CAT5 cable from the modem to the WAN connection on the router.

Do you have your username and password for your DSL connection? You...

You can try running DSL Reports Tweak Test (http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks). This can recommend some tweaks to optimize the connection.

Depends on who is providing the DSL, what speed package they got, how long the cable that is servicing them is from the main switch, whether they configured everything correctly, and the quality of...

Please don't add comments to someone else's thread unless it is on the same topic. Since your concerns are completely different from scott.sumner1's, please make your own thread to request...

Can you load up your router configuration screen from your browser?

Reset your router back to factory defaults...

If you are going wireless, have you gotten your wireless router yet?

As for the issue with your computer, have you tried turning off the router, turning off your computer, disconnecting the USB...

I'm by no means an expert, but I have had my fair share of experiences with setting up and maintaining networks. Anything I say should by no means be considered comprehensive and may not even be...

Bus networks are very inefficient. In order to ensure successful data transmission, each machine must monitor the network and wait for just the right moment to send the data. Then it must monitor...

I'm not fully understanding your concern.

Are you afraid that if another machine connects to your router, that the port forwarding needed for your private server will point to it rather than the...

What do you mean by "connect to network"? Are you talking about access to Network Neighborhood?

You need to get a broadband router in order to avoid this problem. I could go into gory details if you'd like, but the basics is as follows. Your ISP is only handing out one IP with your internet...

Did you ever try your connection by bypassing the router? If so, what was the result?

Ahh... Tricky question. When I first read the question, I thought, "nope, that's the way you make a bus topology network", but I was wrong. Technically, a series of computers all connected to a hub...

Your question is very poorly worded. Even inferring what you are wanting doesn't give enough information to give a satisfactory answer. I could write a book just to try to answer your original...

w1r3sp33d,
Turning off the SSID broadcast is a bad idea. If I turn off the SSID broadcast, none of the clients will connect to the router anymore because Microsoft in its infinite wisdom handicapped...

Hey guys. I need some serious help with a problem that is seriously driving me nuts. If you don't care about my setup, skip down to the problem to see what I want help with.

The Setup
Here are...

Yes, a CAT5 cable can also be referred to as an ethernet cable or a wider phone plug. Saying CAT5 is just one of those technically-accurate ways of saying the specific type of cable.

Just plug in...

So now you have a wireless router that is connected to your new modem and you have two wireless systems trying to connect to it?

If you read the details in the manual on setting up your router,...

What's the specific error that you get and what is giving the error?

Do you have Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283673) enabled on either machine?

See if you can browse the other machines shared files by refering to its IP...

There are a number of different solutions for your problem.

The easiest solution is to replace the RT31P2 with a switch and connect the cable modem to the WRT54G. This would create one LAN rather...

I recently found a good how-to document on fixing File and Printer Sharing. Check it out here (http://tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article64.php). Let us know if this helped you out or not.

Sounds like your router is the issue. Constant self-rebooting is a typical problem for routers these days for some reason. When the router reboots, it will disconnect both your machines until it...

Have you set up ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)?

If not, Microsoft's guide (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306126) on the subject gives a very quick way to set it up on...

I will need more information about what types of routers these are, how they are setup, and how the computers are connected to them. You mention routers twice and hub once. Are these devices routers...

Even if you could turn off the firewall (you can't), ports can't be forwarded to more than machine. In all my research, I did not find any means that allows for MSN port assignments to be modified....

I have found two solutions to your problem. They follow in order of most recommended to least.

UPnP
Microsoft recommends that you use a router that supports UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). This...

Can you show me screenshots of what your configuration page looks like after you select "BASIC" and after you select "ADVANCE"? This will help me to know what your router is capable of letting you...