Probably an easy network question but...

ExRayTed · 9 Jul 2006 at 10:45

I have a 2 pc network at home connected via network crossover cable.Pc A connects directly to the internet via cable modem and Pc B connects to the internet through Pc A.Now if I have to reboot Pc A for any reason Pc B won't be abke to connect after the reboot and will have to be rebooted itself.

I'm guessing a router would fix this problem but I'm wondering if I can fix this without spending anything.Cheers all

ExRayTed · 9 Jul 2006 at 17:32

Thanks for the replies so far guys..

noxidjkram@hotm said:
Does PC B lose all connectivity to PC A (can you ping PC A once it has rebooted?)?? Or is just the internet connection lost?

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Pc B does lose all connectivity,can't access shared folders from either Pc.I'll try repairing and see if that helps.

ExRayTed · 9 Jul 2006 at 17:39

Fantastic,repairing it from within network properties does the trick

Knew it had to be something simple.It fixes internet and shared folders.

Thanks for the help guys

ExRayTed · 10 Jul 2006 at 17:59

KingAdora said:
Amazing the lengths people will go to just to save a few pounds!

It isn't the money really

In your opinion is a router worth the cost and setup? My two PCs are 2 feet from each other.What would be the benefits other than not having to have the host PC on to access internet on the other one?

ExRayTed · 10 Jul 2006 at 18:00

Phnom_Penh said:
An even easier way is to goto run and type "ipconfig -renew" .

Far too technical for the likes of me..

Can't believe I didn't know this either..