Greetings,
I've been helping to connect a Axis 2100 web cam to my church's network for
a big conference next week.  The web cam has an Ethernet connection and will
run completely independent of a PC.

There is only 1 Ethernet line running into the worship center, so I
disconnected that line from the computer and installed a small hub.  The
hub's up-link port was connected to the incoming line.  The computer and web
cam were then connected to the hub.  The lights on the hub indicate the
uplink, computer and web cam are working.  Have I done anything wrong to
this point?

When the computer is powered on, it skips the Novell network login and shows
a Windows login screen.  When you try manually to log in to the Novell
network, you receive a message that the network is not available.  When I
remove the hub and connect the computer directly to the incoming line, then
it signs on to the Novell network without any problems.  Sorry, but I don't
remember what version of Novell is being run.  The IP address of the
computer doesn't change -- regardless of how it is connected.

I'm not familiar with Novell networks, but should the addition of another
hub change any of the setup parameters?  Any help would be appreciated --
before I tear my hair out --NO, wait, I've already done that!

Thanks for any help!
Ron Jobe

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