cheers ill go and annoy them. i know most things but this is new territory 4 me and i have no idea
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If you aren't using a router you need to set your PC up as a gateway. Then the other PC's will only be able to use the internet when the gateway pc is on.
Its a lot easier to get a DSL Router, that way you plug everything into the router and set it up to run DHCP, then you don't need to worry about IP addresses and any PC can access the internet regardless of the other machines.

This is the one I have and its very good for £50.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005KAC7/ref%3Dbr%5Flf%5Fli%5F1%5F2/202-2151019-2679846

the external ip address - u dont do anything with it
go to www.practicallynetworked.com for more info as this will explain how to set up a home network instead of typing in everything here :)

where do i put these ips ive got? on the other machines so it works?
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ok ive got one for the hub and one for the bradband coz its off the usb

ok when ive go the ip address where do i stick it on the other machines?

to find ip address on win 98se
click start, run, type in winipcfg press enter
u should have the name of ur usb in the box and u should see an ip address

gizmo - the ip address will be contained within the hub and the external ip address will be given by the DHCP server from NTL this ip address will by dynamic which means that it can change but will always be a valid one :)

er wheres that?
i have win98 fe..................

Windows comes with two variants of IP Config; ipconfig and winipcfg I believe.

If you want to find out the IP address of a router you need to use the diagnostic software that came with it.

its a ntl broadband external modem its connected to my pc by usb but its also connected to the hub
how do i find out the ip adreses? the guy who put it in said sommit bout that

is ur hub an active one? if so, then it will use the external ip address to connect out to internet then u will have a internal static ip address which will be used to connect the pc's through the hub

Can't you get broadband routers?

u mite need a router if not u can set up modem sharing if ur using win2 onwards

u need a NAT network address

just got broadband i have 3 machines linked throu a ethernet hub i want to know how can i run the broadband through one of the other machines or both so all of them have internet but the the lan to the internet broadband.
if that makes any sense:o
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