Friends,
This network problem has me really stumped!
A friend has a Gateway PC with a PCI-type NetGear NIC installed.  The NIC is
connected to a small 4-port NetGear hub.  Also connected to the hub is a
cable modem and a Toshiba laptop computer.  Each of two the computers has
its own IP address assigned by the cable company and each share the same
gateway address and same DNS entries.  Everything was working fine for
several months.  Then the friend's wife decided she didn't like all of the
wiring lying around the home office and wanted it hidden.  He re-routed the
wiring and in the process, lost the abiltiy for the Gateway to access the
internet through the hub.  The laptop works fine connecting to the internet
via the hub.  The Gateway will connect to the internet only if it is
directly connected to the cable modem.  I have done the following:

Removed the NIC and re-installed it in another PCI slot.

Ran the 'DIAG.EXE' DOS program supplied by the NIC manuf. - it passed all
tests.

Reinstalled Windows 98 and reinstalled the drivers for the NIC.

Swapped and replaced cables on the hub and swapped cables between ports on
the hub.
        The laptop works on all ports - so it doesn't appear to be a port problem.

Checked and rechecked all Network settings in the Control Panel.

The System Manager does not report any problems or conflicts.

Since the NIC works when directly connected to the cable modem, I suppose
that eliminates a NIC or a software problem.

Since both the laptop and Gateway have their own IP addresses, there should
not be a conflict there.  Also, the cables connecting the Gateway to the hub
and hub to the cable modem are only 3 feet long each.  So there is not a
distance problem.  The Gateway and laptop are not peers at this time (ie.
are not sharing drives or printers).

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.


Gerald Rasmussen
Rasmussen & Bucklin Associates
Coral Springs FL
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