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by kenlea1

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Trying to setup small home network (2 PCs) to share Internet connection; connect through AOL, so acquired Thompson (Alcatel)SpeedTouch 510 wired router. Cabled OK. Every time I run Setup for SpeedTouch it alters the LAN settings (both machines set to 'Optain Auto IP'); sometimes I can connect to Internet through one PC(Win2000) and access local machines; other times I can access Internet through XP Pro machine, and other local machines; cannot connect through both, or even one after disconnecting from the other. Not sure if this is possible, but if one is disconnected (from Internet, not from LAN), why not? I run the setup on one machine after the other; normally the first one works, but not the second... First router, perplexed...(if this is the wrong board, please redirect...)

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by jschein

Your router should be setup for PPPOE. If it is not, the 1st computer that has access gains control...

by thechas

What type of connection do you have?

Dial-up

DSL

Cable?

AOL may be the problem as there software takes over a lot of your system.

Check out the tutorials at www.wown.com

Chas

by sgt_shultz

as you know, not every router will work with aol.
call aol and ask them for help with this. also check out keyword go 'home network' all computers will need to get set up with home network as connection type and script

by cg it

hummm The Thompson Speedtouch 510 ADSL router has an online manual at the speedtouch web site. http://speedtouch.com/support.htm. Also has a trouble shooting guide.

As the Chas said, need some more info and also is that router a USB model and does it have a an ethernet switch [4 port 8 port etc ] builtin? If not, how do you have the other computers connecting? From your description, I think that if you have the USB model, the the computer what the USB cable from the router to the computer becomes the default gateway computer out to the router. Other computers go through that computer [which means it must always be running] and those other computers have to have the default gateway set as the computer the router is connected to. This is just a quess.

Tell us some more about the set up there.

by rcom

I think you need to go back through the setup and make sure to select the correct settings for what you need to do. And you must run the setup on all the PCs.

Durring the Speed Touch easy install, if you select Dynamic Configuration it sets up a dynamic IP address for the router, PPPoA, NATPE, DHCP and DNS services.

To set the other computers up to connect through the router to the Internet do the following.

1. Run the CD on and select the choice to config the LAN. it will be configured to connect to the internet using the above settings.
2. Afer that go to the network TCP/IP Properties on each PC and check that the configuration is as you mentioned "Obtain an IP address".

Then I would run the Networking Configuration for Windows. Making sure the same Workgroup is used etc. When you first run the Network setup XP and Win2000 use a different default Workgroup. You need to make sure and input the same name for each PC.

WinXP may have the firewall enabled when you first finish the Network Setup. So get that out of the way.

If you use firewall software you'll need to allow the local PCs, (usually a block of IP addresses) to have access to the computer.

If these steps don't work post back and we can go to the next phases of troubleshooting this type of issue.

Good Luck

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