can someone help me i have a pppoe connection that i have entered into the router and i can connect to the lan on 2 of my comps but not the one. What really confuses me is that i can connect to the internet on the comp that cannot connect to the lan when i create and connection with my pppoe account. anyone know what is wrong?
Anonymous
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Check that the first three numbers of your IP addresses are all the same.
Usually, in a home LAN, the first three numbers of the IP (192.168.1 or whatever) are the network portion. The network portion in a network must be the same so that computers can communicate. Otherwise, they're in a different network, and routers don't allow communication unless configured to do so.
podunksunshine
PPOE is just for internet. Your lan is a separate issue. All workstations MUST belong to the same workgroup. Check your workgroup under start/control panel/system/computer name. Also it might be a firewall or sharing issue.