Also, make sure the DHCP settings on the router are not configured with just
one address in the scope

Assuming you have not changed the default settings the IP of the router will
be 192.168.1.1 so try connecting to it using IE. By default the username
field is blank and password is admin. If you cannot connect do an ipconfig
from a command prompt on the XP machine and the default gateway will show
the router IP.


"Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e9pNFmGVHHA.4188@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> martagaspar wrote:[color=green]
>> I am trying to set up my new computer w/ the vista os to my wireless
>> router, however, I cannot connect both of my laptops at once. If the XP
>> laptop is online the internet will not work on the Vista computer, even
>> though it shows that it is connected. I called Linksys and they said that
>> my router is not compatible w/ Vista, however, it will connect when the
>> XP computer is not hooked up. Anyone have any insight?
>>
>> Wireless Router #: BEFW1154 ver.4[/color]
>
> Do you have your XP and Vista set to get an IP address from DHCP, and the
> router configured to be a DHCP server, or are you using fixed IP
> addresses? If the latter, make sure the machines are not assigned the same
> IP address, and make sure neither machine is set to use the same IP
> address as the router host.
> --
> Tom Porterfield[/color]