configuring lan, wan and boradband connection??

[coolday]

I have three systems. All are using winxp pro.

1 pc with broadband connection; broadband rj45 based cat5 cable connected to a wireless router and a rj45 based cat5 cable connected from ethernet port to the wireless router. (let it be denoted by x)

1 pc with usb type wireless client. (let it be denoted by y)

1 laptop with inbuilt wan connectivity. (let it be denoted by z)

Now Iwant to share the internet and share all systems. i.e. x, y and z

Do I have to do the networking with ip or without it?

Please help me??? A walkthrough will be helpful

Thanks in advance

[adamb_135]

I don't exactly understand what your asking, ill try to help though. if your computer that's hooked up to the wireless router has internet, all you should need to do is go on the other wireless enabled computers and search for a wireless network and connect. if you installed the drivers the usb wireless device came with you should be able to do this by going to start>connect to>wireless network(wording may vary slightly) the labtop should be all wireless internet ready out of the box,just search for a network and connect to it.

[ParityError]

Ok...I will take a stab at this one...Please forgive me if I am missing your question.

Basically, you want to arrange all of the letters in your alphabet so that they spell --> INTERNET CONNECTIVITY!


Let's begin at the MODEM (DSL or CABLE):

1. Connect a CAT5 cable from MODEM to the WAN or INTERNET port on WIRELESS ROUTER.
   
2. Take another CAT5 cable and connect it from one of the computers (I am assuming the one you have labeled PC with broadband connection. You will need this hard connection in order to be able to confugure the wireless part of your router.
   
3. Make sure all of the wireless hardware in the other PCs is configured and installed properly.
   
4. Now power-up the MODEM first and wait for 60 secs.
   
5. Now power-up the router and wait for 60 secs.
   
6. Now power-up the computer that is connected with the CAT5 cable and try to load a webpage.
   
7. If that works, power on the wireless computers...Right-click on the network icon (Two-computers) next to the clock. Select the network and click connect.

That should get you started

These are very basic instructions...Once you get rolling you may want to do other things...Like secure the wireless signal. We would have to know the specific router info for that.

ANyway...Good Luck

--PE

[ParityError]

Originally Posted by coolday

Do I have to do the networking with ip or without it?

If I understand this correctly...Here is my answer

If you originally had only one PC hooked to the MODEM then the PC took on the IP from your Service Provider.

Now that you are throwing a ROUTER into the stew--> The ROUTER takes on the IP from the Service Provider.

NEXT...The router issues it's own IP's to another other devices using it. The router is a PostOffice for the Town otherwise known as YOUR HOUSE. Anything information coming or going between your house and the big-bad-internet must pass through the router.

The router directs the info to the appropriate PC on the network.

BTW---Your PCs will take on IP addresses that look like this 192.168.xxx.xxx

Hope this helps...

--PE

[johnwill]

Here's a pretty good tutorial: http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/net.asp

[coolday]

I'm posting the physical layout of my systems. Please find an attachment in my post.

Thanks

[coolday]

Here's the layout

[johnwill]

Why is there two wires coming from the broadband modem? The only connection from the modem should be to the router.

[coolday]

Originally Posted by johnwill

Why is there two wires coming from the broadband modem? The only connection from the modem should be to the router.

The other wire that is not labelled is the usb cable from the PC to the broadband modem

[johnwill]

Remove the USB cable, that's one of the problems!

[coolday]

If I remove the usb cable then how will I get Internet on PC (X). Its a huwaei usb based modem and has been configured using the usb cable.

[johnwill]

Most broadband modems with USB and Ethernet only allow ONE of them to be active at the same time.

Of course, if you told us the make/model of all the equipment, we could probably be a lot more help.

[coolday]

Originally Posted by johnwill

Most broadband modems with USB and Ethernet only allow ONE of them to be active at the same time.

Of course, if you told us the make/model of all the equipment, we could probably be a lot more help.

There was a mistake in the layout which I had sorted out???

Please view the attachment

[johnwill]

Where's the make/model of all the equipment I asked for?

It appears that you're trying to use ICS on the computer with the USB connection, and then connecting a router too. Is there any reason you don't just get a modem with Ethernet and connect it properly to the router?

[coolday]

It is HUAWEI SmartAX MT841 ADSL Modem

[coolday]

I have sucessfully connected and shared internet and other resources in all the three systems. Now I would like prevent any other wifi based systems to gain access to the internet and shared resources of all the three systems.

Plz help??

Please give the necessary info!!!

[coolday]

Plzz help .... Its urgent

[johnwill]

You need to setup encryption on the wireless router, that sh