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Home networking problem??

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I have currently AT&T Broadband with 5 IPs assigned so I don't have to split one IP using one of those Linksys hubs. So Currently, my Cable modem goes to a hub, which is also connected to an Entry point, all which allows me to have 5 computers simultaneously on either wireless or hardwired. Now my problem is that none of them are in the same workgroup or domain. I cannot see any of the other PCs, share files, share a printer, etc; I also want to set up my XBOX using this but I don't know how that will work if there is a domain problem. Can anyone advise me on how to form an intranet while keeping this 5 IP configuration? Thanks.

 
AB, you my wanna POST this in the Networking Forum as well, you may get more help that way....alot of the Networking Guru's may not read this in General Hardware...just tryin to help.
 
don't u set up ur domain or workgroup via the OS? i mean... if all ur computer are connected to a hub... if ur network settings are correct, u should be able to see each other.
 
The easiest thing to do is to install NetBUEI on all your machines. This is safer as well, cuz you can then unbind file and printer sharing from TCP/IP, and let NetBUEI handle that (which gives those mean ol' crackers a bit more of a challenge). After all, you don't need TCP/IP for file and print sharing, you only need it to access the 'net.
 
Since you have five machines, I really would recomment just using a router instead of a hub. It will make all your computers on a 'true' local network, and be able to communicate with each other much smoother. You also won't have to pay for seperate ip addresses. The only downside to this is if any of the machines run a server, but with most routers, you can specify particular ports to go to particular machines on the local network. so say you have an ftp server on one, config the router, and any requests from the outside internet will get passed from your router to the specified machine. Not only will it help computers in a workgroup communicate much better, but its more secure (routers are hardware firewalls).
 
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