On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:55:37 +1000, "Reima" <re***@hushmail.com> wrote:

>Is there a way to keep the guest computer on my 2-computer network connected
>to internet after main computer hibernates?
>
>I have a Billion ADSL Router with 4-port switch
>2 Nic's in Main computer and one in Guest computer.
>Both computers running Windows xp home SP2.
>Zonealarm on "Main".
>Network in Trusted zone.
>
>What seems to happen after Main computer wakes up from hibernation, is that
>the "Main" can connect to internet but not"Guest".
>Main is the one that connects direct and Guest is connecting through LAN.
>
>If we reboot both computers then they both have Internet connection and file
>plus printer sharing. This works as long as both are running, but
>hibernation will kick the Guest one off the net.

> Is there a way to keep the guest computer on my 2-computer network connected
> to internet after main computer hibernates?
>
> I have a Billion ADSL Router with 4-port switch
> 2 Nic's in Main computer and one in Guest computer.
> Both computers running Windows xp home SP2.
> Zonealarm on "Main".
> Network in Trusted zone.
>
> What seems to happen after Main computer wakes up from hibernation, is that
> the "Main" can connect to internet but not"Guest".
> Main is the one that connects direct and Guest is connecting through LAN.
>
> If we reboot both computers then they both have Internet connection and file
> plus printer sharing. This works as long as both are running, but
> hibernation will kick the Guest one off the net.
>
>

"Reima" <re***@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:ewUeEfZ8GHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to keep the guest computer on my 2-computer network
> connected to internet after main computer hibernates?
>
> I have a Billion ADSL Router with 4-port switch
> 2 Nic's in Main computer and one in Guest computer.
> Both computers running Windows xp home SP2.
> Zonealarm on "Main".
> Network in Trusted zone.
>
> What seems to happen after Main computer wakes up from hibernation, is
> that the "Main" can connect to internet but not"Guest".
> Main is the one that connects direct and Guest is connecting through LAN.
>
> If we reboot both computers then they both have Internet connection and
> file plus printer sharing. This works as long as both are running, but
> hibernation will kick the Guest one off the net.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Reima
>

"Richard G. Harper" <rghar***@email.com> wrote in message
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> If you truly have a router, why are you connecting one computer to the
> router and then the second computer to the first?  Why not connect both
> computers to the router, forget ICS, then either computer can be on or off
> and will not interfere with the other.
>
> If you don't have a router, get one.
>
> --
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>
> "Reima" <re***@hushmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ewUeEfZ8GHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Is there a way to keep the guest computer on my 2-computer network
>> connected to internet after main computer hibernates?
>>
>> I have a Billion ADSL Router with 4-port switch
>> 2 Nic's in Main computer and one in Guest computer.
>> Both computers running Windows xp home SP2.
>> Zonealarm on "Main".
>> Network in Trusted zone.
>>
>> What seems to happen after Main computer wakes up from hibernation, is
>> that the "Main" can connect to internet but not"Guest".
>> Main is the one that connects direct and Guest is connecting through LAN.
>>
>> If we reboot both computers then they both have Internet connection and
>> file plus printer sharing. This works as long as both are running, but
>> hibernation will kick the Guest one off the net.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Reima
>>
>
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