Hello,
I am setup a home network in preparation for the Cable Internet access installation.
The following hardware is in use:
D-Link DI-604 Residential Gateway
D-Link DGS-1005D Gigabit Switch
1 WinMe PC
1 W2K PCs
The configuration of the hardware is the Cable modem will be in one room with the Router (DI-604) and the WinMe PC while the Gb Switch and the W2K PC are in another room.
So the Coax will run into the cable modem, a patch cable will run into the router and from the router a network cable will be run to the WinMe PC and the Gb Switch. From the Gb Switch a network cable will be run to the W2K PC.
I currently have everything but the Cable modem installed and running, however I was wanting to verify that the network is functioning properly before the Cable Internet is installed.
The rounter can see the two computers connected, however the computers cannot see each other in network neighborhood. I have tried putting them all in the same workgroup as well as pinging each other from the command prompt with no success.
What confuses me is that the router can see the PCs but I cannot ping one PC from another.
Both PCs acquire the IP from the router which assigns private IP addresses.
Is this current situation going to work when the Cable Internet service is installed or do I need to troubleshoot the PC to PC communication further?
Thank You for your time.
I am setup a home network in preparation for the Cable Internet access installation.
The following hardware is in use:
D-Link DI-604 Residential Gateway
D-Link DGS-1005D Gigabit Switch
1 WinMe PC
1 W2K PCs
The configuration of the hardware is the Cable modem will be in one room with the Router (DI-604) and the WinMe PC while the Gb Switch and the W2K PC are in another room.
So the Coax will run into the cable modem, a patch cable will run into the router and from the router a network cable will be run to the WinMe PC and the Gb Switch. From the Gb Switch a network cable will be run to the W2K PC.
I currently have everything but the Cable modem installed and running, however I was wanting to verify that the network is functioning properly before the Cable Internet is installed.
The rounter can see the two computers connected, however the computers cannot see each other in network neighborhood. I have tried putting them all in the same workgroup as well as pinging each other from the command prompt with no success.
What confuses me is that the router can see the PCs but I cannot ping one PC from another.
Both PCs acquire the IP from the router which assigns private IP addresses.
Is this current situation going to work when the Cable Internet service is installed or do I need to troubleshoot the PC to PC communication further?
Thank You for your time.
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