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Elmer J Fudd
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Comments (5)this is why I suggest always taping the passkey to the router and the wifi to the bottom of the router. You might try resetting the router to default and go through the configuration again, have you tried first unplugging the router from the power and let it set a few minutes then plugging it back in? that is always the first thing to try. I would shut down the pc, unplug the modem and router, wait a while, plug in modem let it get fully established, plug in router let it get fully established, then boot pc an see if it seems to hold better....See MoreNetworking question??
Comments (1)Yes. I think that technically, you'll really have one network, with two subnets. You'll probably want to (or need to) set one up with one numbering scheme and the other with another scheme. For example, I've got one router set to 10.0.0.[1-255] and one set to 192.168.1.[1-255]. The external IP for the one network is set using DHCP by my ISP and for the other, it's set by the first router. I can connect from a PC on the 192.168.1.x tot he 10.0.0.x with no problem, although I may have had to add a rule to my software firewall to recognize that the "foreign" network was a trusted network....See MoreNetwork and Router Questions
Comments (4)I will try to clarify the problem. My computer is the one wired to the internet through the cable modem.I refer to this computer as No.1 computer. Wireless computers are two Laptops, both belong to daughter. Laptop 1 is HP and has wireless capability, little Acer laptop2 is daughter's also but her 9 year old son has use of it. Laptop 2 has wireless capability. The computer in bedroom is a desktop2 that is the one not connecting. There was a network cable run through the attic and dropped down to the bedroom and connects to the PC in bedroom.Previously it was connecting via the router that died earlier in the week. My husband and oldest son use the Desktop2 in bedroom....See MoreDish network grounding question(s) signal strength and grounding
Comments (1)Installers say look up the Direct TV site - a ground is a ground is a ground, they say....See Moremtvhike
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