SirJammin
02-05-04, 06:11 PM
Okay, here is the deal, for the last 2 years we have had 6 ip's, 1 free and 5 paid. As of late, we noticed that a random system would "lose" net connection and wind up with a 169.whatever ip. The only way the random computer could hit the net was if another system was shut down.
Called Comcast and was informed that we never had 6 ip's (1 free 5 paid) well after some arguing and a showing of bills.. we proved we did pay and used 6. (getting a 2 year refund for the "phantom ip as we speak) but, I need help...
when I lived in Phx, AZ we had a simialr circumstance, but we used 1 computer as a server and then had 8 others on the net and only had to pay for 1 ip..
What I am trying to do is something similar once again. I have 1 system (a clunker P-3 500mhz 512 ram) as a "server" with 2 NIC cards, 1 D-Link the other IBM.. the D-Link is connected to the Cable Modem the IBM is connected to an 8 Port hub.
the "server" can hit the net fine but the other computers on the network cannot. 4 machines running various versions of XP and 2 running Win2K Pro.
The XP machines we told to work through another computer for net access and for a home network. All setup as WORKGROUP (yes my old Win 3.1 days still haunt me).
What have I missed that is causing the 6 computers to not see each other or the net?
The only reason I am trying to do this is because we absolutely need the 6 computers to hit the net (hell would freeze over before someone would give up access lol) but Comcast will now only give us 5 total IP's.
Thanks in advance...
Dazed and Confused...
Called Comcast and was informed that we never had 6 ip's (1 free 5 paid) well after some arguing and a showing of bills.. we proved we did pay and used 6. (getting a 2 year refund for the "phantom ip as we speak) but, I need help...
when I lived in Phx, AZ we had a simialr circumstance, but we used 1 computer as a server and then had 8 others on the net and only had to pay for 1 ip..
What I am trying to do is something similar once again. I have 1 system (a clunker P-3 500mhz 512 ram) as a "server" with 2 NIC cards, 1 D-Link the other IBM.. the D-Link is connected to the Cable Modem the IBM is connected to an 8 Port hub.
the "server" can hit the net fine but the other computers on the network cannot. 4 machines running various versions of XP and 2 running Win2K Pro.
The XP machines we told to work through another computer for net access and for a home network. All setup as WORKGROUP (yes my old Win 3.1 days still haunt me).
What have I missed that is causing the 6 computers to not see each other or the net?
The only reason I am trying to do this is because we absolutely need the 6 computers to hit the net (hell would freeze over before someone would give up access lol) but Comcast will now only give us 5 total IP's.
Thanks in advance...
Dazed and Confused...