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swinnie23
Aspirant
Feb 28, 2019

Can't have 3 computers on an unmanaged switch

I have a NetGear ProSafe FS105 5 Port Switch. With two computers connected via Ethernet cables, each computer has access to the Internet. When I try to add a third computer, I am unable to connect to...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 28, 2019
swinnie23 wrote:

I have a NetGear ProSafe FS105 5 Port Switch. With two computers connected via Ethernet cables, each computer has access to the Internet. When I try to add a third computer, I am unable to connect to the Internet. The message reads "Unidentified Network, No Internet"

Most cable ISP associate just one or very few (here obviously a max of two) public IP addresses to a modem. This is typically to operate a single (or very few) computers, or more to connect a NAT router with wireless and switch ports.