Until recently, I have been using a switch to network two computers via ethernet which did not allow the two to be online at the same time.
I just replaced the switch with a D-Link DI-604 4 port router and have one major and three minor problems.
The major prob is that occasionally, one or the other of the computers seems to lose the internet connection although the second (i.e., in addition to the lan icon) little network icon (lower right) shows the connection to still be active.
So far a computer reboot is the only sure fix. Is it timing out or what and how do I fix it?
Next, Shields Up shows port 113 closed instead of stealthed and I cannot figure out how to block it throught the admin panel of the router. (Bit over my head ) How can I accomplish this?
Thirdly, in the status box, when the aforementioned little icon is clicked on, instead of saying disconnect as it did with the switch, it says disable. What is the difference between disconnect and disable? Is this a clue to the next question?
Finally, the disable button does not seem to accomplish anything, because if I click on it the internet connection remains intact. How do I disconnect from the internet if and when I should want to?
For what it is worth, when I click on "Status" in the second little icon labeled "Internet Connection", the information box that comes up shows a diagram of:
On left: "Activity Internet"
In middle: "Internet Gateway" (I assume this is the D-Link)
On right: "My Computer"
Below the diagram, where packets sent and received are shown, My Computer shows considerable traffic both ways, but the Internet Gateway only shows Packets Received (none sent). This makes sense since the computer could only know what is happening on the other side of the router if the router gave up this info. But what is interesting is that the number of packets shown to be received by the Gateway is a small percentage of the number shown to be sent from My Computer. Does this mean anything?
Thanks
ADSL through Speedstream gateway (PPPOE)
for both computers:
XP home
plenty ram
dhcp
I just replaced the switch with a D-Link DI-604 4 port router and have one major and three minor problems.
The major prob is that occasionally, one or the other of the computers seems to lose the internet connection although the second (i.e., in addition to the lan icon) little network icon (lower right) shows the connection to still be active.
So far a computer reboot is the only sure fix. Is it timing out or what and how do I fix it?
Next, Shields Up shows port 113 closed instead of stealthed and I cannot figure out how to block it throught the admin panel of the router. (Bit over my head ) How can I accomplish this?
Thirdly, in the status box, when the aforementioned little icon is clicked on, instead of saying disconnect as it did with the switch, it says disable. What is the difference between disconnect and disable? Is this a clue to the next question?
Finally, the disable button does not seem to accomplish anything, because if I click on it the internet connection remains intact. How do I disconnect from the internet if and when I should want to?
For what it is worth, when I click on "Status" in the second little icon labeled "Internet Connection", the information box that comes up shows a diagram of:
On left: "Activity Internet"
In middle: "Internet Gateway" (I assume this is the D-Link)
On right: "My Computer"
Below the diagram, where packets sent and received are shown, My Computer shows considerable traffic both ways, but the Internet Gateway only shows Packets Received (none sent). This makes sense since the computer could only know what is happening on the other side of the router if the router gave up this info. But what is interesting is that the number of packets shown to be received by the Gateway is a small percentage of the number shown to be sent from My Computer. Does this mean anything?
Thanks
ADSL through Speedstream gateway (PPPOE)
for both computers:
XP home
plenty ram
dhcp
