Hi ive recently got the Netgear fe 104 from ebay it didnt come with any installation instructions im on ntl cable Broadband . i havent a clue how to set this up ive tried connecting the cable modem to the netgear port via earthnet then the 2 pc's from the netgear to network cards on the pc's doing this one pc will have internet but the other one wont.

I Would be greatfull for any help given

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What steps have you taken so far?

You say you have internet from one PC; did you configure it already?

ok i took the earthnet cable from the cable model and plugged into the netgear run a cable from one netgear port to one pc and another to the other pc powered up the modem allowed it to boot up so that its in the ready mode ive then powered both pc's up now one has net access but the other dosnt i need to know what im meant to do for both to have the internet?

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Have you tried different ports on the router?
Also, can you get internet access on either of the two PCs but not simultaneously or is it the same one that always fails to work?

yeah ive tried using the different ports etc ive made sure they are the same type cables and all that type thing no matter what though i just cant get them both to run the internet at same time if i unplug one and try it then whichever is plugged in will work and vice versa just not both together.

let me list a few things it might help

im using 3 times straight network cables ie Cat 5E UTP Network Cable with RJ45 ends

im taking one from the cable modem (NTL WORLD) to the router port marked link/rx then im taking one from port one of the router to pc 1 and same with pc 2 im doing this with everything powered down.

i first power the cable modem and let it obtain the info it needs to work i then boot up both pc's and like mentioned one will have the net and the other not.

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I have the exact the same setup!
In the bottom right hand corner next to the clock do you see the Network Connections icon (its the thing that looks like two small screens)?

That will come up on the pc that cant get the net on saying something like low conectivity or something like that yes

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I had the very same problem when setting initially.
It seemed to happen whenever the modem lost power also.

Here's what I did to fix it-
Firstly, you can try right clicking the icon and selecting "Repair" or something like that.
If that fails which it most likely will then leave the Modem and Router powered on and turn off the problem PC for a while, when you turn it back on everything should be fine.

One time I had to leave the PC off for hours but every other time 10 mins worked!
I think the problem occurs as a result of trying to find an ip address or something.

Cheers for that yeah i also tried the repair but it just came up with message saying it couldnt be repaired i will set it all back up tom and give it another go im back to networking from pcto pc at min just to keep the wife happy lol

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No problem,post back and let us know how it goes

Will do thanks

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