Problem with router sharing - wired

[GAIL OBRIAN]

Hi, hope someone can help! I am trying to connect 2 pc's to my virgin-media
broadband. I have an ethernet hub attached to router and both pc's plugged
into hub. I can recieve broadband on both, but only one at a time. The
first pc will only show online when the other is unplugged. The second pc
shows as connected all the time whether they are both plugged in or not, but
I am getting server not found all the time. I have tried to install the
virgin media install cd on the second pc (already done this on the first pc)
but it says cant repair/replace isp. I have rebooted the router many times,
I have no idea what to do next. i only have one ethernet port and one usb
on my router - I have tried connecting first pc by usb using the install
disc from virgin with no luck. Likewise i have only one ethernet port on my
pc so am not sure how to network that way either. Forgive my lack of
knowledge in this, I don't have anyone around i can ask!
Fingers crossed and many thanks in advance

[CWatters]

"GAIL OBRIAN" <go006q5593@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:y4zxj.248272$mY5.74723@newsfet15.ams...
> Hi, hope someone can help! I am trying to connect 2 pc's to my
virgin-media
> broadband. I have an ethernet hub attached to router and both pc's
plugged
> into hub. I can recieve broadband on both, but only one at a time. The
> first pc will only show online when the other is unplugged. The second pc
> shows as connected all the time whether they are both plugged in or not,
but
> I am getting server not found all the time. I have tried to install the
> virgin media install cd on the second pc (already done this on the first
pc)
> but it says cant repair/replace isp. I have rebooted the router many
times,
> I have no idea what to do next. i only have one ethernet port and one usb
> on my router - I have tried connecting first pc by usb using the install
> disc from virgin with no luck. Likewise i have only one ethernet port on
my
> pc so am not sure how to network that way either. Forgive my lack of
> knowledge in this, I don't have anyone around i can ask!
> Fingers crossed and many thanks in advance
>


I believe you need an ethernet router not an ethernet hub to share cable.

[Bruce]

I agree, sounds like you have a modem and a hub but no router to give out IP
addresses. Also no Nat Firewall.

Bruce


"GAIL OBRIAN" <go006q5593@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:y4zxj.248272$mY5.74723@newsfet15.ams...
> Hi, hope someone can help! I am trying to connect 2 pc's to my
> virgin-media broadband. I have an ethernet hub attached to router and
> both pc's plugged into hub. I can recieve broadband on both, but only one
> at a time. The first pc will only show online when the other is
> unplugged. The second pc shows as connected all the time whether they are
> both plugged in or not, but I am getting server not found all the time. I
> have tried to install the virgin media install cd on the second pc
> (already done this on the first pc) but it says cant repair/replace isp. I
> have rebooted the router many times, I have no idea what to do next. i
> only have one ethernet port and one usb on my router - I have tried
> connecting first pc by usb using the install disc from virgin with no
> luck. Likewise i have only one ethernet port on my pc so am not sure how
> to network that way either. Forgive my lack of knowledge in this, I don't
> have anyone around i can ask!
> Fingers crossed and many thanks in advance
>