So, I've got a cable modem/wireless router box upstairs working fine. A couple of PCs attached to it by Ethernet cable. Downstairs I've got a Windows 7 PC and a Windows 8 laptop connected to the router (and Internet) via wifi. Now I also want to join up the downstairs PC and laptop together. I already do this via wifi as they’re on the same network but it’s slow.
I have a switch and I've had partial success connecting both machines. They're picking up Internet via wifi and the other machine via Ethernet. It worked for a while but then I got the “Windows Has Detected An IP Address Conflict”.
Looking online I see a whole load of conflicting advice. “You can’t do it with a switch.” Well I did, but it’s flaky. “Try static IPs”. I had a quick go. Wasn't fully sure of the best settings and I lost the internet connection. I tried bridging the LAN and wifi connection, but with mixed results.
I also have a spare DIR615 DLink router which I haven’t tried yet. There wouldn't be any “Internet” connection going into it. And I would need to switch off its wifi broadcast.
Just want to know what the recommended approach is with this setup before I try any more experiments. The ideal is to have them simultaneously using the wifi for the internet signal from upstairs and a cabled connection to each other for fast file transfer.
I have a switch and I've had partial success connecting both machines. They're picking up Internet via wifi and the other machine via Ethernet. It worked for a while but then I got the “Windows Has Detected An IP Address Conflict”.
Looking online I see a whole load of conflicting advice. “You can’t do it with a switch.” Well I did, but it’s flaky. “Try static IPs”. I had a quick go. Wasn't fully sure of the best settings and I lost the internet connection. I tried bridging the LAN and wifi connection, but with mixed results.
I also have a spare DIR615 DLink router which I haven’t tried yet. There wouldn't be any “Internet” connection going into it. And I would need to switch off its wifi broadcast.
Just want to know what the recommended approach is with this setup before I try any more experiments. The ideal is to have them simultaneously using the wifi for the internet signal from upstairs and a cabled connection to each other for fast file transfer.