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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Networking and Web / January 2008connection sharing
I have one PC connected to the internet using a modem router. This connects over ppoe with a dynamic IP address. If i want to connect another PC to the internet is it simply a case of plugging it into the router?. Do I have to add any ip addresses to the second PC or will settings be detected automatically? Thanks if you can help > I have one PC connected to the internet using a modem router. This connects > over ppoe with a dynamic IP address. If i want to connect another PC to the > internet is it simply a case of plugging it into the router?. Do I have to > add any ip addresses to the second PC or will settings be detected > automatically? If you have a combination modem/router, it will have extra ports in the back to connect other devices by ethernet. Normally all you need to do is connect another computer (or device such as a network printer) to one of those ports. If your computer is set to receive an IP address (DHCP) and DNS automatically (the default setting), then you need do nothing more. Malke  SignatureElephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User If the first PC is using a static IP, what settings would I have to input on the second PC? Thanks >> I have one PC connected to the internet using a modem router. This >> connects [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Malke > If the first PC is using a static IP, what settings would I have to > input on the second PC? Nothing unless you want the second PC to have a static IP also. In that case you would simply assign a (different) static IP in the same subnet. You can have computers and other devices on the same network where some are using static IPs (as you always want to do in the case of servers, network printers, computers that are going to be accessed remotely with port-forwarding set up) and other computers are using dynamic IPs (assigned from a DHCP server - usually a router in a home/small office situation without a real server). Malke SignatureElephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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