I have a wireless router that I use for my personal MacBook Pro laptop which works great. However, I also work at home and I use a desktop PC running Windows XP. I log onto our company network from that PC and they don’t allow me to use the wireless router to log on. The setup I typically use is an A/B network switch. Position A is used when I am not working and I am using my personal laptop wirelessly, and position B is for the PC when I am working, connected directly to the modem. Recently I have had difficulties with the PC not acquiring an IP address despite turning the modem off and on once I flip the switch to the B position. The internet connection at the A position through the router always works. How do I get the wired connection to consistently work? Do I have to assign an IP address to the PC every time? Thanks for your help.
