Having a router problem since I changed ISPs, Only one comptuer connects now.

[Dragoness]

My family computer and personal computer had been able to both access the internet for about two years while I was connected to SBC global, but when I changed my ISP to Earthlink about a month back, only the family computer continues to connect. I did not change any of the hardware settings from the time i discontinued SBC and started Earthlink.

Now, I tried to tinker around with the IP config, and my router setup (trying to follow sites such as this) and I'm getting nowhere. I tried to reconnect and disconnect the plugs, I restarted computers, I tried to make bridges, connections, one thing i might mention is when I am running command on my personal comptuer and type ipconfig/renew It gives me an error.

I realize I may have left out information, I am not completely clear as to what I need to put, but if you direct me on the information to give, i will be able to retrive it. Help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

 

[tdeg]

What router do you have?

It sounds like you don't have a DHCP server running and you might be just using the router as a switch.

If you do an ipconfig on the working computer, is the address something like 10.0.x.x or 192.168.x.x? Or is it something else?

 

[Dragoness]

My router is a linksys model nr041


You may be right, since the DNS suffix area is blank when i run ipconfig,
only 3 ips show in all,


Connection-specific DNS Suffix :
ip Address: 192.168.x.x
Subnet Mask 255.255.x.x
Default Gateway: 192.168.x.x


just like that (well minus the "x" i wasnt sure if i'm supposed to show those numbers)
Is there a way i can fix it from being a "switch" to being well.. a way for me to access the internet from both computers?

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Have a look at the attachment here:
Basics-networking