2 unique DHCP ips from @home using a Linksys Router

[LordSnailz]

Here's my current setup - with only 1 DHCP ip
-cable modem line goes into the WAN port on my Linksys Switch/Router
-2 computers hooked up to the Linksys Switch/Router
*With this setup everything is works fine

but we decided to get an additional IP address so that we could both play on BNET in the same game -

How do I setup the Linksys Switch Router to understand we have 2 unique DHCP IPs? I've tried plugging in the cable modem line into one of the regular ports on the Switch, but when I do an ipconfig on each system, I still get the 198.163. ip address ...

Any suugestions?
tia,
ls

 

[lorlabnew]

You can't do it.

The only way is to get an extra hub/switch which you'll plug between modem and router. Then you can put the second PC direct to the hub and will get the other IP address assigned (or buy as second router instead of hub if you need router's capabilities).

 

[LordSnailz]

so it won't work with a switch? I know that the Linksys I have is both a switch and a router ... can't I somehow make it a router rather than a switch? Also, I can just go buy a hub and remove the switch all together and it'll work right?

tia,
ls

 

[lorlabnew]

<< so it won't work with a switch? I know that the Linksys I have is both a switch and a router ... can't I somehow make it a router rather than a switch? >>



Well, you'd need to configure one of your 4 switch ports as an uplink port (unless you have a model which has both WAN and uplink ports) for connection to modem . I think, but not 100% sure, that you could use the crossover cable to connect to modem to get the same effect; that would be the cheapest solution. Also consider the fact that modem connection is 10Mbps.



<< Also, I can just go buy a hub and remove the switch all together and it'll work right? >>



If you just buy a hub, it will work as well. Again, consider speeds of your devices for compatibility (10 vs. 10/100)

 

[Daniel]

I just don't think you can get more than 1 ip from comcast no matter what you do, I mean you can't here anyway, who are you actually with no since there isn't really a @home anymore?

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

well since you have 2 ip's from your isp, your router doesnt really serve much of a purpose. if there's a way to 'shut off' the router functionality and make it basically a switch, do that. otherwise, you're gonna have to get a switch or a hub to get what you're looking for.

 

[dexter333]

You could configure your computers for dynamic ip with the host names provided (cx0000000) and plug your cable modem into the uplink on your router and not the internet/wan/whatever it's called. Then disable the dhcp server in your router. This may or may not work though.