I just purchased a 3Com HomeConnect phoneline networking kit. Since I'm too lazy to run ethernet under the carpets in my new apartment, I thought I would give this one a try. The included network adapters are USB. Since I'm running Win2k, I can't use the included Microsoft HomeClick (this part is more of a blessing, actually).
Here's where I keep running into problems though:
I trying to set up ICS so that I can share my dialup connection with the computer in my brother's bedroom. I was able to do this with no problems using my ethernet card back when I had the two machines connected hardwire. The only thing is that ICS will only use the IP 192.138.0.1. That IP was originally bound to my 3Com Etherlink XL 10/100. To change this, I set the ethernet NIC to automatically obtain an IP address (lengthy reboot!). After that was finished, I configured the USB phoneline adapter on my machine to share the internet conneciton. But Windows won't LET me do that, because it still insists that the ethernet adapter was already using IP 192.138.0.1! I just went through a reboot to prevent this from happening and apparently the problem is still there. I even tried disabling the ethernet NIC in the device manager with no luck. I've tried just about everything and Windows refuses to let go of that IP binding on the ethernet card. Very aggravating to say the least. I really don't want to yank out my ethernet card because I do make quite a bit of use out of it, with or without the phoneline networking kit.
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
Here's where I keep running into problems though:
I trying to set up ICS so that I can share my dialup connection with the computer in my brother's bedroom. I was able to do this with no problems using my ethernet card back when I had the two machines connected hardwire. The only thing is that ICS will only use the IP 192.138.0.1. That IP was originally bound to my 3Com Etherlink XL 10/100. To change this, I set the ethernet NIC to automatically obtain an IP address (lengthy reboot!). After that was finished, I configured the USB phoneline adapter on my machine to share the internet conneciton. But Windows won't LET me do that, because it still insists that the ethernet adapter was already using IP 192.138.0.1! I just went through a reboot to prevent this from happening and apparently the problem is still there. I even tried disabling the ethernet NIC in the device manager with no luck. I've tried just about everything and Windows refuses to let go of that IP binding on the ethernet card. Very aggravating to say the least. I really don't want to yank out my ethernet card because I do make quite a bit of use out of it, with or without the phoneline networking kit.
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
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