Network architecture:
Server connects to router ( netgear ) and the router connects to a HUB with which all other clients are connected.
Main internet cable goes into router, from router input connection goes to HUB and from hub to server and all other clients via HUB. After netgear setup is run the IP configuration of server changes and all systems server and clients show " get ip automatically) here i include the ipconfig of server:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SIMRAN Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethe rnet NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-87-BA-0D-7A Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.144.50.4 202.144.66.6 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 30, 2007 9:30:13 AM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:30:13 AM Here goes the ipcongif of one of the clients: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\PC2>ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SIMRAN-P2 Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : QHM 8100 R3 PCI LAN CARD Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-20-51-76-0C Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.144.50.4 202.144.66.6 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, July 30, 2007 2:47:22 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:11:07 AM C:\Documents and Settings\PC2>Any help appreciated.