I have 2 computers running through a hub but can't get them both on the internet at the same time,only one
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Because your using a hub. \nIf you look and see the confilct light on your hub light up.\nthat means the 2 computers are trying to transmit at the same time. \nWhat happens is they both go into colision recovery mode in which they stop transmitting and then wait and re transmit.\n\nOn the Conflicting IP address, they both are getting the same IP from the cable modem, because the cable modem usually only gives you 1 additional IP. \nFix action - you can try to staticly set your IPs for each computer to 1 ip after your cable modem.  Or you can walk over to the store and get a wired or wireless router for your network\n(a router will fix all your problems)
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there's a good chance your firewall is doing this, you should open it, and look for a setting that allows you to open single ports..\n\nR3dm0
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u have to purchase one 8 port hub or switch. 5 patch cord (straight cable cat5e). i think u have nic card inbuilt on ur pc. this is material to make a LAN...\n\ninstall and verify nic card on each system with self ping. connect all pc via hub or switch using patch cable. install TCP/IP protocol and assign the IP address for each system.\n\nye.........congrats!!! ur network is now ready!!!\n\nPM or mail me if u want to know more.....good luck for ur job!!!
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Reboot both computers.\n\nTry a different network name and reboot again.
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My hub does that too. Have you tried checking all the connections or resetting the hub? It worked on mine! There's also the BT Broadband Desktop help. Maybe there might be more info there.
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If you are running Microsoft XP, make sure ur wireless cards are on on both laptops, make sure they both see the router(or connect to the router) by searching for your routers wireless signal (make sure u install the router properly).\nIf they both see the wireless signal form ur router then try to use both of them to brouse the internet (if they both work) then the next step would be to:\nsetup small office network (somewhere on the left after clicking on my Network places... make sure u have the same domain name for both laptops..........GOODLUCK
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drop your windows firewall. but make sure you have another one running.
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There's a piece of the puzzle missing... do you have dial-up? Broadband?\n\nIf you have broadband and you're getting poor results on only one of the computers, your router might have a control to set the priority from one port to another.  Check the port settings to see that they're appropriate.
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No it is not possible. You are sharing a connection, not taking a new connection. Therefore your download speed will also be shared btn 2 PCs if u download Simultaneously. But if start download after one's finished then u'll get max. rate to both the PCs. \n\n       Using Switch u will only get full bandwidth that ur NICs support to transfer files btn ur PCs which using Hub u wouldn't.
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You need to have ethernet card on both the pcs and get the same connected through cat5 or cat 6 with cross over cable. or you can have both connected through serial cable.
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Nope, you don't want to run two firewalls at the same time. They'll do nothing but slow you down. You don't even want the windows firewall activated when running another firewall such as Black Ice.
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I don't know what this "COM" you keep saying is, but if you are running a single ethernet cable straight from one PC to another, then you need to make sure its a CROSSOVER cable. Otherwise you'd have to stick a hub or switch inbetween the two.
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there are several ways....over email, or >>>ftp>>>but you got to be on the Ethernet with both computers...
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Sorry to tell you this. You can't it' impossible. one cable would out do the other meaning a battel on you computre, eve stopping the internet.
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There are three ways of doing it.\n\nYou can buy a hub and two cables, plug them all in and there you have it.\n\nYou can get a special crossover cable which will allow you to connect the two directly together.\n\nThe most expensive way is using a wireless router.
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Ok let's start with a review of the answers so far.\n\nImperial: "they're both used to provide internet connectivity."\n\nSorry that's not right. I can use a hub in a network with no Internet connectivity.\n\nMarker: "A router uses software to send the information directly to the intended port."\n\nI understand what your trying to say but it didn't come across right. A router uses internal software (firmware typically) to direct traffic to the correct network.\n\nexquisite Computers& PU's Q&A: "Router are used in wan as the hub is use in lan Thats the main difer in these"\n\nNOT! Dude please get some networking knowledge before making such wrong, blanket statements. I can have a router in my lan but it cannot perform the same task and a hub in my wan certainly doesn't.\n\nThe other answers are pretty good so I won't repeat what they said.\n\nTo answer your question you need a device that will at least do NAT and a hub cannot do this. Typically your probably looking for a home type DSL/Cable router. For businesses I would suggest something higher end and a asking for support from a local technology provider
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Ok, first check your cabling(are the cables plugged into place? Are the connector ok?).Next check your computer's IP settings in order to make sure that youre computers are in the same network class, but each one has a different IP address. After that try to ping the other computers (Start-\n>run->cmd and the command is ping ip_address  - eg.: ping 192.168.8.10). If all works well make sure your computers ar in the same workgroup