Can not connect two computers to net at same time

I have a desktop and laptop connected to router. I can only have one on the net at a time. If one is one and I try to connect the other it will disconect or say busy. Any suggestions?

Make sure your modem is connected to the "Internet" port on the router, not one of the numbered ports.
Are you using any fixed LAN IP addresses? If so, list the addresses that you use and also list your DHCP server range.

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I recently got an iPad2 for Christmas - my husband already had one. We have realized that we can't both get online in our home at the same time! All other devices in the house are connected (iMac, Roku, my work laptop, etc.) and we can get one of us connected to the wifi network, but then the other one seems to get kicked off. I checked IP addresses for both devices and it seems like we have different ones - the last digit of the IP address is different at least. I was going to call Apple but was thinking they would assume this is an issue with our Internet provider and not the iPad. Has anyone had this problem?
We have tried restarting the iPads, rebooting the modem/router, and clicking "renew lease" in the iPad network settings (I don't even know what "renew lease" is but we tried it anyway...)

Some things to try first:
1. Turn Off your iPad. Then turn Off (disconnect power cord for 30 seconds or longer) the wireless router & then back On. Now boot your iPad. Hopefully it will see the WiFi.
2. Go to Settings>Wi-Fi and turn Off. Then while at Settings>Wi-Fi, turn back On and chose a Network.
3. Change the channel on your wireless router (Auto or Channel 6 is best). Instructions at http://macintoshhowto.com/advanced/how-to-get-a-good-range-on-your-wireless-netw ork.html
4. Go into your router security settings and change from WEP to WPA with AES.
5. Renew IP Address: (especially if you are droping internet connection)
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iOS 6 Wifi Problems/Fixes
Fix For iOS 6 WiFi Problems?
http://tabletcrunch.com/2012/09/27/fix-ios-6-wifi-problems/
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http://gizmodo.com/5944761/does-ios-6-have-a-wi+fi-bug
How To Fix Wi-Fi Connectivity Issue After Upgrading To iOS 6
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/09/fix-wi-fi-connectivity-issue-after-upgrading- to-ios-6.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWS4ha-dn0
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iOS Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
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Can I connect two computers to one device? I am trying to have them control different aspects of the experiment that I'm running.

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As gv has already requested, please post the output of "ipconfig /all" on each of the two computers.
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I have a G5 and an iBook G45.
They both connect to the Internet easily using my cable connection. There is a DLink router that allows both Macs to use the Internet at the same time.
But these two computers can't see each other. I've turned on file sharing and done everything else under the sun I can think of. Sometimes the IBook can see the G5 but today it has decided that the G5 server is running on the Ibook and I should access files locally.
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Hi Stu,
Can you connect from one using the ip address of the other? The Finder command cmd-k brings up a dialog for you to enter the URI of the other machine. The first part is the protocol (e.g. http, ftp, afp) the next two parts are so unused I forget what they are. The third part is the host name or address and the last part is the filesystem or file.
So if the machine you wanted to connect to was 192.168.1.10, and it had appletalk filing protocol turned on (personal file sharing) and you wanted to mount Applications, you'd enter
afp://192.168.1.10/Applications
You can leave the filesystem off. If that works, then you can connect. That means you only have the problem of seeing. Each computer is supposed to announce its services using Bonjour. There's a great utility called Bonjour Browser (free on versiontracker) which will show you what's being advertised. I have noticed that it sometimes takes a very long time before file sharing is advertised.

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On one of them (G4 with Tiger) I changed a hard drive temporarily
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Select "Internet" from the toolbar above.
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208.67.220.220
Click "Update".
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Nevertheless, it doesn't hurt to add the DNS servers noted above here as well.
Click "OK" then click "Apply".
Finally, reboot your Mac.
Now see if you have internet access all around.
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I'm not sure if you're able to use both at the same time (for data transfer)... You should, however, be able to use both for charging.
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