i appologize for giving insuffiencent info the first time. here is the deal
this is the setup i had WORKING:
Router IP 192.168.0.1
DHCP Active
Comp 1 IP (assigned by router) 192.168.0.2
Comp 2 IP (assigned by router) 192.168.0.3
NOT WORKING
Router IP 192.168.0.8 (i dont know if this is still the ip address because i cannot access it using this ip. it is the last ip address that i assigned to the router)
DHCP Unactive
Comp 1 IP (169.254.120.88) (subnet: 255.255.0.0) (gateway: not present under ipconfig)(not sure what is assigning the IP, if it is still the router, but it changes every time i reboot)
Comp 2 IP (169.254.170.182) (subnet: 255.255.0.0) (gateway: not displayed)(again, the ip changes every reboot)
now i know that the gateway was assigned by the router before i turned of dhcp. i also have both computers set to be assigned an ip address. neither the router or the comps are connected to the internet. any ideas how i can get into the router to change it back besides the serial cable? otherwise i will just go get a cable. let me know if this information is of any more help.
thanks
bagaki