I-net connection prob on network gateway???

[mslade]

I have just set up a network using a westell 6100 feeding 1 XP machine as a gateway.....then to a netgear gigabit switch....with 2 other XP machines on the switch using the gateway machine for I-net connection. The network works perfectly on all 3 machines and both of the machines behind the switch work perfectly on the I-net....HOWEVER...the gateway machine will connect to the I-net....but seems to be real particular about what sites it will load. Some sites it will load the home page and not load any other page on that site....some sites every page loads perfectly....some sites it just won't load at all. After several hours of searching I can't really come up with any fix on my own(plus I'm not real knowledgeable about DHCP, name resolution, DNS...yadda yadda)....so hence my post here looking for help.

Thanks
Mark

 

[thiggins]

Why are you using a computer and Windows Internet Connection instead of a hardware router?

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Did your ISP supply you with a crippled Westell? They are usually already routers, just uplink a switch to it, and uplink your PCs to the switch..with all the PCs having their TCP set to obtain auto.

 

[mslade]

I should have stated that I have more stuff to go to the switch...

Tim....I dunno....I know next to nothing about networks other than what I read on the net the last few days. My main thing was that I have a 5 port switch....4 computers(the 4th isn't online yet) and an old machine I am planning on turning into a file server. That's 6 connections(including the DSL).....so I figgered I would just run the net through the 1 machine and avoid tossing out a perfectly good switch to get a bigger one. But I am coming to the conclusion that that is what I'll need to do.

Ye Olde....see above re 5 ports...6 inputs.....that was my reason for not going that route...

Thanks for the replies...
Mark