[pchelpers] Re: disfuntional router?

It is set to obtain IP automatically John.       Nothing has changed in the 
4 years it's been working and then suddenly it started doing what it is now.

Billy
> If the router had died, most likely none of the machines would be
> connecting to the internet. Is the router set to NAT (Network Address
> Translation)? If it is, then to get the others working with it they
> would need to be set to "Obtain an IP address automatically". That way
> the router avoids conflicts and addresses the network efficiently. If it
> is not set that way, then each station requires a specific IP address in
> a similar range (such as 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2 etc). These sometimes
> develop problems, but with a bit of experimentation it is usually
> possible to arrive at one acceptable for your network.
>
> -- 
> Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig>



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