second computer lagging

[ritbit]

my main computer xpsp2 with bradband and second computer connected through router the second computer very slow sometimes we have to reset could this be the router if we connected ethernet cable directly from modem on main computer straight to the second computer which has vista would this help

[johnhook]

ritbit,

Please reply with more details about your PCs (BOTH) make/model as well as the make/model of your router and broadband modem.

The way you should normally have a multi-computer network setup is as follows:

BROADBAND MODEM -> ROUTER -> PCs (connected via ports on the router)

Not sure how your network is configured or what hardware you're using - but if you reply with more details - either myself or someone else here should be able to help you.

- John

[johnwill]

Please supply the following info, exact make and models of the equipment please.

What country are you located in.
Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
What is the expected Upstream/Downstream speed for your ISP Connection?
Make and exact model of the broadband modem.
Make and exact model of the router (if a separate unit).
Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device.
Connection type, wired or wireless.
If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)
Make and model of your computer.
Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP-Home (or XP-Pro), SP1-SP2, Vista, etc.
The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc.




Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages.

If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?

If there are other computers on the same network, are they experiencing the same issue, or do they function normally?




On any affected computer, I'd also like to see this:

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following commands:

PING 216.109.112.135

PING yahoo.com

NBTSTAT -n

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.