@home and LinksysBEFSR41

[dmsmed]

I feel foolish asking this question, but here goes. I'm helping a family member with @home service connect a desktop and a laptop to a 4 port Linky in Windows 98. The tech got the desktop up and running fine by itself but now it's time to connect the router. I thought no sweat, this is childs play. The first thing I did was to run winipcfg. The problem is the working machine has the following configuration which is confusing to me (I have DSL and a fixed IP address at my house).

Host Name: XXXXXXXX-X.XXXXX.XX.XX.XXXX.XXX
DNS Server: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Node Type: Broadcast
PPP Adapter
Adapter Address: XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet mask: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Server: 255.255.255.255

Does @home use PPP protocol?
How can I configure my router?
I called the tech at @home and I was told the only protocol I needed was TCP/IP, is this true?
Should I change the host name of the router to match the host name of the currently working desktop?


Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

[steve]

Yes! You need the same workgroup name on both of the computers. You can use TCP/IP or Netbeui for your routing protocols. The way I have mine setup here, is by using a static address that @Home has given you, then using the router to assign DHCP values (192.168.1.100, 192.168.1.101). Just go to www.linksys.com (http://www.linksys.com) for any setup questions on the router, and if you have any more questions let me know. This site has all kinds of info on the actual networking. Good luck.

[steve]

Meant to add that this site has lots of info on networking questions too:
http://www.helmig.com/