On Monday 30 May 2005 07:30 am, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > The switch is fine for networking, but it doesn't do the same job as a > > router for network connections. To set it up for a network, simply > > connect the switch to your external connection, modem, I presume, and > > each computer to a port on the switch. Then run the wizard in MCC to > > sort out addressing. It's much the same as setting up a network in > > windows. > > > > There is also an Internet Connection Sharing wizard, which should sort > > out that problem for you. I haven't used that, though, so I can't help > > much. > > > > Anne > > Right - thanks - that's where I am connected wrongly. Need a cable from > modem to switch. that is accurate only if you are speaking of a broadband modem that connects with an ethernet cable, if you are speaking of a dial-up modem, you should have that connected to the linux box serial port(or if internal. then you will need a network card from the computer to the switch, and just make sure your linux box's '/etc/hosts' and your windows boxes 'c:\hosts' (not hosts.txt just hosts), file names and IDs all the IPs on the network... what type of modem is it were are talking about... -- registered linux user #167806 (http://counter.li.org/) Webhome "http://ed-tharp.kicks-ass.org";
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