satburn
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Versailles, MO
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Re: [SRS] Can't share connection any more
countryjoe:
Did you add that network bridge or did the Linksys setup add it?
Every device you have on your network has an IP Address, a unique address for every device. Without an address information has know way of finding it's to or from the requesting device, much like a letter with no address or return address. Your satelite modem has an address of 10.80.45.62 that address get's the information to your modem which then passes that information (through your USB port) to your PC.
Now then, you want to share that information with other pcs. In order to do that you will need to setup your home network. Typically, home networks are setup using 192.168.0.X where X can be anything between 1 and 254. As a rule you setup your host pc (the pc that has the modems connected to it) as 192.168.0.1, the WAP should be set to another ip address that isn't used (ie 192.168.0.10), and finally your laptop should be set to another ip that isn't being used (ie 192.168.0.2). Remember, it doesn't matter which address you use, but it needs to be unique otherwise the postman won't know which house to deliver the letter to.
To set these addresses on the WAP, you will need to find out the default ip address that it is given at the factory. It should be in your documentation. Type this address into your browsers address line and hit enter. Also, remember to go to Tools->Options->Connections->LAN settings and uncheck the proxy box. Otherwise, it's going to look for that address out on the internet and not on your local network. There should be an option on the screen to specify ip address or obtain ip automatically. You want to specify one and enter 192.168.0.10
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