On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:08:06 -0700, "Ryanw" <Ry***@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>Well, I just bought a new router. I used to use a hub(actually a xbox hub)
>and it worked great for 2 years. But lately it had been having some problems
>with my computers connecting to my cable modem. I have two PC's, both
>connected to the hub. And a cable modem that connects to the hub. At the
>moment it works great, both PC's work on the hub. But I was wondering if
>there is a way to have both connected to the internet at the same time while
>also being on the network at the same time. At the moment, if I want a PC to
>be connected to the net I have to goto network settings(both PC's use XP btw)
>and change the IP address to auto detect. And for them to see eachother and
>share files/play games, I have to change the IP address to a set ip(I use
>192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2) but then neither PC works on the net. So is it
>possible(maybe using a different protocol thing or something) to get them
>both to work on the network and on the net at the same time without messing
>around with switching them(gets very old). Thanks for the help!