On Jan 15, 2008 11:01 AM, John Seago seago.john@googlemail.com wrote:
I am connected to the internet via a Netgear DG834 Router, which has four outlets. Up until now I have been the only user. (thus I have never had any need to even consider the matter of more than a single user). My wife's god-daughter is due to vist shortly with her laptop, can I just plug her lap-top into one of the three vacant outlets and assign her the next number in the 192.168.0.X series? Do I need to turn the router off to plug in an extra outlet?
Just plug her in. Ethernet cables are 'hot' pluggable.
As she is using Microsoft I presume there will be some kind of 'Wizard' that will take us through the necessary steps.
If her network device and your router are set to use DHCP then no wizards required.
If your router uses static address, then in Windows: Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Local Area Connection -> General -> Properties -> General -> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) -> Properties.
Remember to note down the old settings so you can revert before she leaves.
Hope this helps, Tim.