Releasing IP adress

[tom1379]

Hi, I have been reading up about just swapping a modem between two computers and it says that you should release you IP adress on the one you are using now. What does this mean and if i did release it, would I be able to get connected on both computers straight after plugging the modem back in, or would i have to 'unrelease' the IP address every time? Tanks very much, Tom

[bailey]

cable modem yes, dial up modem no, actually it should autodetec it at start-up and asigne the ip

[tom1379]

So on my cable modem, every time i want to plug it in to the other computer i need to release the IP and then what do I do when I want to plug it back in? I plugged my modem in with xp and it did not recognise anything though. Thanks very much, Tom

[bailey]

ok, lets try this approch:
why would you even be switching the modem around at all.
why not just leave it in one spot and use a router to hook everything as a network, and forget it foreever.

[tom1379]

Your right i should probably get a router, but i thought i only want to download a few things every so often and it will just be cheaper.

[glc]

If that's all you want to do, use internet connection sharing. All that will cost you is a second NIC and a crossover cable.

[tom1379]

OK I didnt even consider that but thinking about it it does look the better option, thanks very much, Tom