Uninstall home network

Hi Folks,

This is my second post about home networking. I have ordered DSL and I
am getting a router and DSL modem combined. I currently have a home
network with Windows XP networking Wizard installed with a crossover
cable. My question is do I have to uninstall the current home network
before installing the router and modem. If I have to Uninstall, how do
I do it????


Thanks

Later,
Malcolm

Malcolm wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> This is my second post about home networking. I have ordered DSL and I
> am getting a router and DSL modem combined. I currently have a home
> network with Windows XP networking Wizard installed with a crossover
> cable. My question is do I have to uninstall the current home network
> before installing the router and modem. If I have to Uninstall, how do
> I do it????
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Later,
> Malcolm

I am no expert, but what hardware are you using for your network
presently? ( I am being called to dinner, I'll be quick. )

If you have a router connecting your network already, you could replace
old router with new DSL router. But this does not sound like your situation.

It sounds like you have just a pair of computers and a single cable.

Connect each computer on the network individually to the router and
follow the setup for the router. That's your firewall. It is between
each of your computers on the network, and between the network and the
internet.

I am on windows 2000, but unless XP is MUCH different it is assigning IP
addresses for you. It should be able to continue to do so without
reinstalling software.

good luck.

I have a similar problem. I have a 4 port Hub setup that I need to replace
with a D-Link 614+ (not state of the art but the price was right)

I have 2 workgroups, only one of which is working. When I set up "MSHome"
initially my floppy drive was feeling unwell so I was unable to create a
network disk. After I replaced the drive I was able to create "Home," I
could not use "MSHome" since it already existed.

When I plugged up the D-Link I encountered an IP conflict between the
default IP of the current network and the default IP of the router. Using a
laptop I changed the router IP from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.5, this enabled
me to access the D-Link setup menu.

I would prefer to run the D-link on it's factory default address so that I
would have the option of resetting it if I encountered problems in the
future. How can I "blow away" my original network and workgroups and start
over with the wireless router? I see that there is a "Disable this network
device" option in Network Connections but does this just place the
workgroups in limbo without deleting them? I have searched for answers in
Help & Support but have found nothing that specifically addresses my
problem.

I am running Win XP SP2.

John



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> Malcolm wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> This is my second post about home networking. I have ordered DSL and I
>> am getting a router and DSL modem combined. I currently have a home
>> network with Windows XP networking Wizard installed with a crossover
>> cable. My question is do I have to uninstall the current home network
>> before installing the router and modem. If I have to Uninstall, how do
>> I do it????
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Later,
>> Malcolm
>
> I am no expert, but what hardware are you using for your network
> presently? ( I am being called to dinner, I'll be quick. )
>
> If you have a router connecting your network already, you could replace
> old router with new DSL router. But this does not sound like your
> situation.
>
> It sounds like you have just a pair of computers and a single cable.
>
> Connect each computer on the network individually to the router and follow
> the setup for the router. That's your firewall. It is between each of your
> computers on the network, and between the network and the internet.
>
> I am on windows 2000, but unless XP is MUCH different it is assigning IP
> addresses for you. It should be able to continue to do so without
> reinstalling software.
>
> good luck.