network internet at home. some help required.

[seb]

Ok... here goes.

I have a PC and a laptop. All i want is for the internet to work wireless for the laptop and the PC to work via a wired connection to the router.

Now i put all the settings into the router with my laptop and it just started working via wireless no issues. i couldn't beleive my luck.

So i plugged the PC in via cable and low and behold it worked too. I really couldn't beleive i had managed it.

Anyhow....

I turned the PC off and i moved my laptop and then it just said it was connected to the local network (ie the netgear router) but no internet....

It seems the internet will only work if both PC's are on.

I tried turning the laptop off and only the PC but it would then only connect to the router and not the internet....

Any suggestions? I have no idea tbh.

 

[seb]

i don't want any 'network' to share files i just want internet on either regardless of which is turned on.

 

[Munson]

Almost sounds like you're using internet connection sharing?

 

[seb]

what the f**k is that?

 

[DrR]

lol what the hell have you done. Reset the router and try again.

 

[Munson]

what the f**k is that?

It's when one PC uses the others internet connection.

 

[seb]

well it seems to have fixed itself... f**k knows.

 

[BioHzrd]

What router you using mate ?? Ive got a Linksys and i have the same problem everynow and then with my 360 and the PC down thestairs one connected via cable always works no matter what....

My fix alwasy seems to be Unplug the thing for 10 seconds the power it up again and alls well

 

[seb]

netgear jobbie. bog standard one.

i was in the middle of updating vista when it went wierd. f**k knows. i'm on the laptop with the pc turned off. no issues. i've tested it the other way round and it works so i must have done something right along the way.