added router to home network and now trouble

Hi
I need some help.
I had a home network using a cable modem connected to a switch, with 2 wired
computer connections and one wireless connected thru a linksys access point
connected to the switch. All my file sharing among the 3 computers and the
internet connection worked perfectly.
Alas, my ISP changed their setup, and I no longer can get 3 IP addresses,
but only 2.
I can't run everything through a router because my VPN network to work from
home computer doesn't like routers. So, I substituted a Linksys wireless
broadband router for the access point, and connected one wired computer and
the wireless laptop connection thru that, leaving me one wired computer
connecting directly to the switch on which I can run the VPN. The cable
modem plugs into the switch.
Internet works perfectly on all 3 computers, but now my computers can't see
each other (workgroup view shows only the "self" at each computer, including
the 2 connected to the router.
I realize I've "isolated" one computer from the two others on opposite sides
of the router. Can I re-establish the network? What do I do?
Thanks for any help. I couldn't find anything at the Linksys site or in the
manual.

Bruce Evans

The ip addresses are different. You'll only be able to see your other
computers that have an ip address in the range of 192.168.1.xxx. The
router assigns addresses in the 192.168.1.xxx range. And your isp
assigns an ip address to the router and the to the computer connected
to the switch. Your best bet would be to get one of the routers that
will work with VPN and then put your Access Point and two wired
computers to that router.

Do a winipcfg on each computer and see what the ip address is. Make
sure you select the network adapter and not the ppp adapter.

mike
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 16:57:16 -0600, "Bruce A. Evans"
<bruceaevans@charterdotknet> wrote:

>Hi
>I need some help.
>I had a home network using a cable modem connected to a switch, with 2 wired
>computer connections and one wireless connected thru a linksys access point
>connected to the switch. All my file sharing among the 3 computers and the
>internet connection worked perfectly.
>Alas, my ISP changed their setup, and I no longer can get 3 IP addresses,
>but only 2.
>I can't run everything through a router because my VPN network to work from
>home computer doesn't like routers. So, I substituted a Linksys wireless
>broadband router for the access point, and connected one wired computer and
>the wireless laptop connection thru that, leaving me one wired computer
>connecting directly to the switch on which I can run the VPN. The cable
>modem plugs into the switch.
>Internet works perfectly on all 3 computers, but now my computers can't see
>each other (workgroup view shows only the "self" at each computer, including
>the 2 connected to the router.
>I realize I've "isolated" one computer from the two others on opposite sides
>of the router. Can I re-establish the network? What do I do?
>Thanks for any help. I couldn't find anything at the Linksys site or in the
>manual.
>
>Bruce Evans
>