I'm helping a friend out with his internet but I can't figure it out. It's prob. stupid that I'm overlooking but I can't figure it out. There is 2 computers, both are connected to the linksys router BEFSR41. The cable modem is connected to the router via the uplink port.
The weird thing is that the first computer that boots up, gets an ip of 64.xxx.xxx.xxx and the second computer that boots up gets the 192.1698.1.102
The first computer can access the web with no problem but the second one cannot. I know the onboard nic on the second computer is working since it can talk to the router, just can't access the web. And when we switch up which boot first, the first computer always gets to the internet.
I would expect that since both computers are connected to the router they should get the router ip, 192.168.1.xxx but it seems like the first computer that boots up is connected directly to the cable modem(based on the ip address), but both are wired connected to the router.
What's wrong, do I need a cross over cable or something between the cable modem and the router or is the router doing something weird?
Thanks in adv!
The weird thing is that the first computer that boots up, gets an ip of 64.xxx.xxx.xxx and the second computer that boots up gets the 192.1698.1.102
The first computer can access the web with no problem but the second one cannot. I know the onboard nic on the second computer is working since it can talk to the router, just can't access the web. And when we switch up which boot first, the first computer always gets to the internet.
I would expect that since both computers are connected to the router they should get the router ip, 192.168.1.xxx but it seems like the first computer that boots up is connected directly to the cable modem(based on the ip address), but both are wired connected to the router.
What's wrong, do I need a cross over cable or something between the cable modem and the router or is the router doing something weird?
Thanks in adv!
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