Wireless Router Problem

I have a D-Link DI-524 Wireless Router which I purchased last January for $50 and I currently have problems connecting 2 computers at one time.

I have my desktop and laptop onside each other and I sometimes need to use both at the same time.

But sometimes, I have my laptop with internet and desktop without.

I'm using cables to connect my laptop and desktop to my router and I hardly use wireless.

Wireless with my laptop whilst having my desktop connected works though I don't use it because 9/10 my laptop is beside my desktop.

So as I was saying, when I connect my laptop and desktop to my wireless router with ethernet cables, one will work and one won't work.

Now what I'd do is go to the D-Link admin panel and edit the LAN section (I think) and change the IP for the MAC address of my desktop different because my laptop is usually the first one that'll get to the internet.

Is there a way to make it so that automatically, I can have 2 computers running at the same time without conflict and not having to go to the D-Link admin panel?

 

Try cloning your MAC address of the PC used to setup the account into the router. Use the pc that has to boot up first. Some ISP control access by MAC address. Then make sure both PC's are set for DHCP. Your local IP should not come into play. It should be a private IP address line 192.168.xxx.xxx. If you have a public IP, your router is not setup as DHCP. Also look at the IP address of the WAN (ISP) if these are private IP's, your modem is combo unit. It will still work without change any settings in the modem, soon as you clone and run DHCP on your dlink.

 

Thanks a ton.

I've got it all solved and everything.

It works like a charm