Need Help networking asap

[grovestjedi]

well when i run ipconfig i get this

Ethernet adapter local area connection 3:

ip
subnet
gateway

and
PPP adapter sprint dsl
ip
subnet
gateway


now doesnt my router have to match the above ip addy? which one would i use

the ethernet adapter local area connection
or the PPP adapteR?

the router will allocate IP addresses to what is connected to it.The IP of the modem will terminate at the router.Most routers ive used with cable have just worked once both modem and router have been rebooted.What settings are in the router

All your boxes are blank I take it there not in reality

I also take it your adsl,do the router settings match your isp?

[grovestjedi]

i just uninstalled the router software and im reinstalling it now to retry all of this.

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

the router will allocate IP addresses to what is connected to it.The IP of the modem will terminate at the router.Most routers ive used with cable have just worked once both modem and router have been rebooted.What settings are in the router

All your boxes are blank I take it there not in reality

This is very true.

However my router refused to work with ntl until I'd done a full/hardware reset.

Maybe the op can try that (if he hasn't already).

Just an idea.

You may tell me off if it was a silly one.

Originally Posted by grovestjedi

i dont believe my desktop has a nic card.
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sorry if all my questions are redundant and newbish. ive been fighting with this for 3 days now, and dont understand why it wont work.

If you do not have a nic card in your desktop how does that connect to router?
you said your laptop has a wires card? can you describe how everything is connected please

[grovestjedi]

if this helps, im using the apple router. and under system requirements it says wifi card. but my desk top doesnt have one. i was under the impression i could still have it wired. but i cant get to the router setting from my desk top only the laptop
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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

If you do not have a nic card in your desktop how does that connect to router?
you said your laptop has a wires card? can you describe how everything is connected please

ok i will call desktop computer A and laptop computer B

i have my desk top with no wireless capabilities what soever. so i took my pretty red ethernet cable i got with my modem and i run that to my apple airport extreme base station. then i run another cable from the base station to computer A.
computer B is completly wireless.

i can get an internet connection when both computers are directly connected to the modem.

do you have a mac then?? cuz

Can I use a PC with the AirPort Extreme Base Station?


Yes. A Windows-based PC with an 802.11b or 802.11g Wi-Fi Certified wireless card can join an AirPort Extreme wireless network. The base station will need to be set in †œ802.11b/g Compatibleââ ¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚ÂÂ� mode for a system with an 802.11b card to join the network. Note that a Macintosh computer running Mac OS X v10.1.5 (with Networking Update) or later is required to set up the base station initially.

[grovestjedi]

no mac yet, 2 weeks, thats why i decided to get the apple router.
but it has a windows airport utility to configure everything. but like i said my desk top has no wifi card.

i thought it could be wired


edit: my laptop has a 802.11g network adapter.

[Paul K]

It can but you need to be able to connect to the LAN port on it, You will need a USB to Ethernet dongle for that I would think.
Edit
Also has USB by the look of it
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Sorry I have not been able to be better help.Can you log into router with laptop then?I am totally unfamiliar with the router but does it appear to have a ethernet switch?you said modem plugs in and pc so it has to have more than just a wan port

[grovestjedi]

the router has a lan and wan port so i run an ethernet cable from the lan to my desktop ethernet port

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by grovestjedi

the router has a lan and wan port so i run an ethernet cable from the lan to my desktop ethernet port

Yep Lan feeds the comuters, WAN is the input from the modem.
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Can I ask how your PC is currently connected to the modem?

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Paul

It can but you need to be able to connect to the LAN port on it, You will need a USB to Ethernet dongle for that I would think.
Edit
Also has USB by the look of it
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I could be wrong, but I *think* the USB port on the Airport Extreme is for attaching to Printers.

[Paul K]

Originally Posted by scastle

I could be wrong, but I *think* the USB port on the Airport Extreme is for attaching to Printers.

Looks that way from the site, nothing mentions USB connection to the PC for BB sharing. Looks like ethernet or wireless but ethernet is the easiest way to configure the settings. Nothing on the Apple site states that the USB is for anything other than connecting scanners, printers etc.

Not bad having a print server though really