Internet Connection?

[lost0822]

Okay i just put this rig together (in sig.) everything went smooth posted fine and windows went on great. Well the first thing i've tried to do is get on the internet so i can download updates and what not. I have a Cable connection thru Comcast that i have hooked up to my old comp, the Gateway which i'm typing on right now. I called Comcast, they know nothing of course....the guy had me go to device manager under my computer. He then told me to hit the plus sign on network adapters, basically there is nothing under there....all it had was "1394 Net Adapter" he did not know what that is and either do i. he said if there's nothing else under there he can not help me. What am i doing wrong? I thought if i just unplugged the ethernet connection from my Gateway and plugged it into this one it would work, is there something i'm not setting up? Do i need to set something up off the motherboard disk? Oh i'm also going to eventually have a router going to both computers for internet access and communication, would the router set it up? thanks for any help you can give me.

 

[boyRacer]

did you install the nvidia drivers?

1394 if your firewire port

 

[mechBgon]

First question: Does the new computer have a firewall up and running, before you go and let it run naked and unpatched through a worm-infested Comcast connection? If not, get its armor on before you even try going online to patch. If you need practical suggestions, this is for you.

Once you have at least a software firewall going, turn off the modem, turn off the computer, turn on the modem and let it sync up, plug the computer into it and turn the computer on again. Probably the modem has precisely one IP to hand out, and it knows the Gateway's MAC address and has the IP reserved for the Gateway.

EDIT: by the way, $35 shipped gets you a nice hardware router/firewall to be your outer firewall AND split your Internet connection to both computers at once. A good idea IMHO

 

[Budman]

Install the drivers that are on your MSI cd rom.

 

[JackMDS]

If you leave the Firewire LAN installation on it would try sooner or later it might try to form a Bridge with your NIC and mess up your system.

Log to the Device Manager and check in the Firewire properties Disable this profile.

If you want to Network the two computers and share the Internet Connection.

Link to: AnandTech - FAQ. Basic Option...net Connection Sharing

Link to: AnandTech - FAQ. Hubs, router...s, DSL, LANs, WANs...?

Ignore the prices in the links above. The same or similar hardware can be found for 60%-90% less.

Link to: Cable/DSL Internet Authentication (password).

Link to: Basic Protection for Broadband Internet Installation.

Link to: Internet infestation - How you..., and How to Clean it?

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