IGRP: To Configure Your LAN Using a Network Hub or Router:

To Configure Your LAN Using a Network Hub or Router:

The following materials are required:

1 10/100 multi-port Ethernet hub or Router
10/100 Ethernet card and driver disks for each computer
Category 5 RJ-45 Ethernet cables
1 category 5, crossover cable (If hub does not have an up-link port)

If one computer is already connected to the Internet, install and configure the network card in your second computer. Follow all of the directions provided by the network card manufacturer, using the driver diskettes supplied with the card.

Connect the adsl modem, computers, and network hub or Router, as illustrated in figure one
If your hub has a built in up-link port or your Router has a WAN(Wide Area Network)port, use a regular, straight through RJ-45 cable to connect the ADSL Modem from the hub
Hubs without an up-link port require a special crossover cable to connect the ADSL Modem to the hub's first port
Connect the primary and secondary computers to individual ports on the hub using standard, Category 5, RJ-45 Ethernet cable Do not plug into the number one port on the hub.
Once you obtain a solid ADSL status green light ,and a solid link light(s) on the hub and the adsl modem, the network connection is established

Configure the second computer using the same steps performed on your primary system. Windows 95/98, NT and Macintosh computers all require an installed and configured TCP/IP stack, using DHCP.

Security Note

If you enable File and Print Sharing on your network, drives and printers must be password protected, in order to maintain network security. We suggest that you install a firewall if you are going to want to use File and printer sharing on your internal network. Use the troubleshooting guide at the end of this document if you find there is no network connection.

Figure 1

To Configure Your LAN with two Network Cards in one Computer

The following materials are required;

A second network card and drivers for your primary computer
A network card and drivers for you second computer
Category 5 RJ-45 Ethernet

In this scenario, your primary computer requires a second network card configured according to the manufacturer's specifications. The original DHCP settings for the primary computer remain the same. Install a separate TCP/IP stack for the second network card.

Figure 2 demonstrates what you see when all components for two (2) network cards are properly installed. The Computer Name remains unchanged. NT Service Packs must be reinstalled after you configure the new network card, as per Microsoft recommendations.

Install the network card into subsequent computers using the manufacturer's driver diskettes. Again, use standard DHCP settings for the network card.

Figure 2

Security Note

If you enable File and Print Sharing on your network, drives and printers must be password protected, in order to maintain network security. Use the troubleshooting guide at the end of this document if you find there is no network connection.

Connect the primary computer, secondary computer and ADSL Modem, as shown in Figure 3. You are now ready to install the software on the second computer. Follow the troubleshooting guide at the end of this document if there is no network connection.