Part I:
My D-Link 625 router used to have 3 computers connected to it: an old laptop (I think in LAN port 2), and two other computers; we have a Cable provider for internet. I always had to have the old laptop connected to the router or else nothing could connect through the router. I even tried re-installing the router (resetting the router first) with the other computers and unplug the laptop, and was never successful. I finally recycled the old laptop and am now determined to to fix this problem.
The good news is that I have the main desktop machine connected to the router and working, in LAN port 1. What I don't understand is when I plug the second computer (which is powered up but not logged into Windows yet) into port 2 or 4, my main desktop loses it's connectivity to the internet essentially immediately. Interestingly, if I plug the second computer into port 3, I don't lose connectivity on the desktop (or I regain it... so I can immediately go from the second computer not plugged into the router at all with connectivity on desktop, plug 2nd computer into port 2 or 4 and lose connectivity, plug 2nd computer into port 3 and regain connectivity on desktop). What's the deal? (I swear my router has an insane attachment to the old laptop or it remembers what worked in which port, and just WILL NOT function unless it has the connections the way IT wants them.)
Part II:
As a workaround to the issues in Part I, I thought I'd try to make computer 2 the main computer hooking up to the router. I reset the router and tried to follow the normal install process, just like I did on our actual main computer before. With the second computer, using the Install Router wizard that came with my D-LINK 625, the first connectivity test passes but then the Firmware validation fails. Note that this firmware test passes quickly on the main computer. Anyone know why this process could be working fine on my main computer but not on the second computer?
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