Using USB AND Ethernet on NB1300

[cesaro]

Does anyone know how to use both the USB and ethernet port on the Netcomm NB1300 simultaneously? I.e. one computer using USB and another computer using ethernet.

The pdf product details (http://www.swiftdsl.com.au/pdf/ethernet-dsl-modems.pdf) say you can but the instructions that came with the modem don't tell you how.

I am currently successsfully connected on my XP machine via USB. I want to connect a W98 machine via ethernet.

[influxus]

If you've already set it up to function via usb the modem should be acting as a router so config should be easy.

Firstly you will need to know 3 things.

1) the local ip address of your NB1300 (the default should be 192.168.1.1)

2) the current ip address of the xp machine. <assuming default 192.168.1.2>

3) swiftel's DNS addresses (changes depending on whether your in perth or sydney as far as I'm aware, I'm using 139.134.5.51, and 139.134.2.190 for syndey)

Once you have these three things hook up the win98 box via ethernet to the modem. then Open the CONTROL PANEL and double click on the NETWORK icon. Scroll down to select the TCP/IP -> ETHERNET CARD and click on Properties.

Fill in the page: Select 'use the following IP address"

EITHER <if you've set up with the default address above then:>
IP address: 192.168.1.3
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

OR <If you have different ip address to the one's above then:>
IP adddress: <the first three numbers should be the same as your other address from the xp machine and modem, then choose a unique final number ie if your modem is 10.0.1.1 then you would put 10.0.1.any number lower than 255 that your xp box isn't using>
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway <your modem's ip address>

Which ever way you filled the top box fill in the bottom box with swiftel's DNS settings.

Should be right to go now.

Note: When using Internet Explorer on the win98 box you may have to set it to use the LAN and auto detect settings under "Internet Settings" and "Connection" in IE itself.

[cesaro]

Thanks influxus for your generous help. I thought it would be more complicated than that (especially since they didn't even begin to describe it in the manual!) I will give it a go tomorrow and let you know how it works out.

[cesaro]

Will it work if I don't use a switch and just plug straight in with a cross-over cat5 cable from the win98 box to the NB1300? So far, it's not working. My machine WinXP 192.168.1.4 uses USB1.1 connection with the modem 192.168.1.1 and everything is sweet. I did not specify this address but let it "obtain an IP address automatically". I configured the Win98 box to have address 192.168.1.3, gateway 192.168.1.1 and dns 202.154.79.33/202.154.92.35. I can ping the ethernet card on 192.168.1.3 but i cant ping the modem on 192.168.1.1.

The card is an old ISA NE2000 card and I am suspicious that it might be broken. Or, have I made another mistake? What tests can I do/ what else should I try?

Thankyou in advance.

[influxus]

and go here:
http://kb.netcomm.com.au/messages/619/1610.html?1044913954

The only difference to the first hint appears to be you need to tell the win98box to get the address automatically as dhcp is enabled in the modem. (Both static or both automatic - though you may want to switch them both to static at some stage as this might make networking between the two computers easier.)

[cesaro]

Part of the problem WAS a faulty network card, and the rest was my lack of computer networking knowledge. I was able to set up the NB1300 as an ADSL modem/router with a USB and Ethernet connection, but only if I used DHCP. I couldn't get it working when I manually set the IP addresses. I don't know if it was my fault or a product limitation.

I was getting some interesting connection problems when using manually configured IP's, some of which might provide some insight into the problem:
+ the USB connected computer (now the Win98 computer) had a 100% perfect connection (as far as I could tell)
+ I tried pinging the NB1300 from from the ethernet cable connected computer (WinXP) computer and got varying results from "Destination unreachable" to "25% packet loss" for 4 pings. I definately couldn't get a web page open, the furthest I got was loading the background. I also couldn't log into the NB1300 configuration settings from this machine.

So, thankyou influxus for your valuable assistance. I invite anyone to post a message on how they successfully set static IP addresses for a LAN behind a NB1300 modem/router when using USB and ethernet connections. For the meantime, I am more than happy to stick with DHCP :D .

[influxus]

Good to hear Cesaro.

Though I was wondering if you had a copy of the page from the netcomm knowledge base link I posted above.

The link seems to have stopped working (for me at least). It would be nice to have a copy of the instructions on the board in case any one else has the same problem.

[cesaro]

Make sure that you disable/uninstall the Novell NWLink IPX/SPX/Net Bios Compatible Transport protocol in your "local area connection" settings in WinXP, otherwise it will cause havoc (unless you need it there for other reasons). In my case, it dropped my connection speed down to 11kbps!

The link that influxus provided to the Netcomm knowledge base seems to be broken, but I have attached a text file of their basic instructions.

[nhat_18]

By setting it up like that, does it mean you can share files between the 2 computers?
I've set my computers up like that but cant get a network going. Can someone explain the steps with every little detail please?

[cesaro]

I would like to have file sharing for this setup but I don't know if/how it can be done. Any computer network gurus out there got time (and patience) to teach some newbies a few [basic?]lessons?