Routers, iBurst, networking

[Claymore]

I'm not terribly familiar with iBurst at all, and I'm busy helping a customer at the moment.

She has iBurst, connected to her PC via USB. I see the iBurst sets up a network connection as well as the "dial up" connection. I was trying to set up a connection to another PC, with the main PC using Internet Connection Sharing, but whenever I configured the main PC as being a PC with an Internet connection, the link to the other PC would not work. If I configured it as a PC on a LAN, the link to te other PC worked fine, except that it couldn't access the net.

My feeling is that for best results, my customer will need a broadband PPPoE router, something like a DLink DI-604. Any catches there? I've set up routers with Sentech before with no problem - is it much the same thing, set it for PPPoE, and put in username and password?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Gatecrasher]

Are the machines running XP? Assuming they are, have you run the Network setup wizard on both?

After you have, it is best to give the main PC a fixed IP address, say, 192.168.0.1

Then on the second PC configure that address as the DNS gateway.

 

[guest2013-1]

The IBust modem can run through an ethernet port. Best to connect through that (direct to the PC) and have the 2nd nic (assuming she doesnt have a crap pc) to the other PC. set the one up as a gateway, and bob is your uncle's auntie.

Alternatively, it should work just as well as the sentech version

 

[louisp]

and have the 2nd nic (assuming she doesnt have a crap pc)

hmmm... I have not seen many PC's with 2 nic's in standard??

Am I just outdated?

(PS. I do have a linux PC at home with 2 nic's)

 

[louisp]

Ps. I have a WRT54G Linksys router connected to my Iburst Modem.

Quite handy as one PC is connected wireless to the router and two others via ethernet.

 

[Gimli_]

WRTG54G works fine, we have 4 via ethernet 4 via wireless. Works like a dream. I have not had to restart the router in a year now. For what you get they really are cheap and reliable.

 

[Claymore]

Are the machines running XP? Assuming they are, have you run the Network setup wizard on both?

After you have, it is best to give the main PC a fixed IP address, say, 192.168.0.1

Then on the second PC configure that address as the DNS gateway.

Yep, ran the wizard. If set up as the PC with the Internet connection, the network connection to the other PC (crossover cable) shows as disconnected, even though it shows as connected on the other PC. This happens with both network cards in the PC (one built-in and one PCI card). Very odd.

 

[S1ght]

maybe its just your network cable