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October 24, 2006 at 08:40 PM
jamesrl

DSL/Broadband router sharing issue

by jamesrl . Updated 19 years, 8 months ago

I have an XP computer (all the latest updates) on a DSL connection. I have two users setup on the computer, one (me) with admin priveleges and one (wife and kids) without.

I recently bought a Motorola Broadband router with wireless access so I can use my work laptop, have a HW firewall and perhaps add another computer to the home net.

As the admin user it works just fine. But when the other user logs on – they can’t get to the internet. When I take the router out – no probs.

Any brilliant ideas? I have scoured the manual, no luck. I have looked over every setting on the router, every setting on the network config and nothing jumps out at me.

I emailled Motorola tech support -abysmal(contact your computer manufacturer).

Any assistance apreciated. I’m not a networking dummy (have configured Cisco ISDN modems, other broadband routers). Maybe I am overlooking something obvious.

James

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