Problems with a Switch

Hello All,

I work in a group with four people and we have one internet connection.
So we bought a switch (D-Link DSS-8+) - however we have trouble
connecting. The first person that connects to the switch is fine (he or
she has connection all the time) but other three individuals are not
able to connect.

We all use the same computers with the same config. Also, we tried to
swap and a person B, instead of person A, would connect to the switch
first - and in such case person B would have connection to the web
while everyone else (including person A) would not have access? We
repeated the same test with persons C and D and the same problem was
present: only the first person would have connection.

Can someone give us guidance in terms of how to troubleshoot this.

Best,

Vasa

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I work in a group with four people and we have one internet connection.
> So we bought a switch (D-Link DSS-8+) - however we have trouble
> connecting. The first person that connects to the switch is fine (he or
> she has connection all the time) but other three individuals are not
> able to connect.
>
> We all use the same computers with the same config.

.... except for IP address, right?

Also, we tried to
> swap and a person B, instead of person A, would connect to the switch
> first - and in such case person B would have connection to the web
> while everyone else (including person A) would not have access? We
> repeated the same test with persons C and D and the same problem was
> present: only the first person would have connection.
>
> Can someone give us guidance in terms of how to troubleshoot this.
>
> Best,
>
> Vasa
>


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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I work in a group with four people and we have one internet connection.
> So we bought a switch (D-Link DSS-8+) - however we have trouble
> connecting. The first person that connects to the switch is fine (he or
> she has connection all the time) but other three individuals are not
> able to connect.
>
> We all use the same computers with the same config. Also, we tried to
> swap and a person B, instead of person A, would connect to the switch
> first - and in such case person B would have connection to the web
> while everyone else (including person A) would not have access? We
> repeated the same test with persons C and D and the same problem was
> present: only the first person would have connection.
>
> Can someone give us guidance in terms of how to troubleshoot this.
>
> Best,
>
> Vasa
>
Thinking further, I suspect you need a router. You might already
have one, if your connection is through a DSL "modem" -- many of
those include router capabilities now.

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