[ThePythonicCow]

Linksys 10/100 5-port workgroup switch

Aha - that's it!

You got a switch, not a router. It is not providing DHCP to your PC's. Which cable company are you dealing with? If it is one of those companies that only provides you one ethernet address, then this setup won't work for more than one computer at a time.

[mylife]

What are you a brainiac? ;)

[Cold Heat]

There ya go......That ain’t no router. It will not support a Dynamic IP. If one computer is downloading, the others must wait. The lady needs a router.

[ccmay]

Here's what is needed:

D-Link EBR-2310 Ethernet Broadband Router.

$40 at Amazon, or can be found for slightly more money at your local Office Max or Best Buy.

-ccm

[TheMom]

I’m not sure what you said . . . but I think I need to exchange the new thingie for a different thingie. ;-)

Comcast is our ISP.