Hi,
I am trying to connect xbox live to the dsl without disconnecting my modem everytime. Also, when I connect my two computers through the linksys switch, only one can be connected to the internet at a time. I thought that it might be my modem, but my friend has the same one (sbcglobal, speedstream 5100) and he has a successfully networked home and can use the internet on all of his computers similtanously. What could be my problem? Do i have to buy a router? I would think that the switch should do.
thanks.
volta06 0 Newbie Poster
Zachery 43 The Geek Father Team Colleague
You specificly need a Cable / DSL "router"/
Ther eis a large difference between a switch and one of these cable dsl routers.
A switch will just share a connection and most ISP's only provide a single IP address, which is why You cannot have more than one system online at a time.
volta06 0 Newbie Poster
Ahh, that is what i suspected, but I didn't know for sure. Thanks for clarifying that for me.
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