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My switch is not distributing internet and a cann't access internet on more then one computer i have 24 port switch and if i will try to give ip address it is giving invalid i.p address means 0.0.0
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Switches don't have an address, think of them more like a traffic intersection with 24 roads.
When you plug a device into the switch, that device gets assigned an ip address.
For example:
Phone line comes in to your house and stops at your modem, your modem is plugged into the switch. The modem picks up the private network address 192.168.0.0
Your computer is plugged into the switch. It picks up ip 192.168.0.1
Your friends computer is plugged into the switch. It picks up ip 192.168.0.2
This carries on until you have filled all the sockets on the switch.
The ip's here are only on your personal network, to find what your external ip (your modem -> internet) is just type 'whats my ip' in the google search and it will show you your public ip address.
1.) The setup needs changing
2.) first off the dss-24 is a network switch not a router
3.) all of your pc equipment should be pluged into that device.
4.) chose one port as an uplink to your att modem
I think your problem is that the new modem is only giving out one ip address. So what ever first pc is turned on that is the one that grabs the address.
5.) you will most likly need a router to take the one ip address assigned via att then dole out additional ones. Remember the dss-24 is not a router. It simply connects everyone together. Each device still needs an ip address given from somewhere. Your old cable modem probibly did that but your new att dsl most likly does not.hence the new router will do that.....
to set it up do the following
2.) Find out the ip setup needed for your dsl service
A.) gateway ip
B.) primary & secondary dns server ip`s
C.) subnet mask
3.) get into the setup of your new router and then plugg in
all of these values using a fixed if address in the router
4.) connect routers wan port to one of the modems port. u may have to use a cross cable or straight look at the link lites to find out if they are talking to each other
5.) make sure that the routers lan side is setup for DHCP
6.) connect one lan port off the router to an uplink
of the dss-24. Then reboot everything
7.) viola it should all work internet on evey machine and file sharring.
If you are connecting the switch to a single port broadband modem/router then you will only get one ip address, therefore only one connection to the internet. If you buy a broadband router with multiple ports, with a builtin dhcp server that gives all other pcs on the network a private ip address, then all connected pcs will get access to the internet as it is routed over the single public ip address given by the isp (even if you use a switch as well!!).
You need two network adopters in your system. Connect Internet connection in first Network card and from the other network card give it to your Switch or hub If you are using XP system you can use Internet connection sharing to share the internet in your LAN systems. Follow the steps to enable using ICS
1.Enable Internet Connection sharing in the LAN properties in the first network card. 2.Now your second network card automatically get an IP address in the range of 192.168.*.* series 3.Connect other systems in the LAN and make sure the system has selected Optain IP atomatically from DHCP.
You are all set.
There is also an advanced way to setup this . Install IPCOP firewall in a system with two network cards and u can share the internet with the firewall settings
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