Laptop and pc conflict when going online

[ohanla]

I have just upgraded to a wirless router with BT broadband as my ISP. The pc is connected via ehternet cable and my laptop through wi-fi. Both can go online but not at same time. So if i am online with my PC and then go on with my laptop the PC drops out and the laptop works fine. If i restart pc it logs on to net then drops again as long as laptop is online. Confusing? I'm thinking it's an IP address problem.
Anyone have similar problems and solution?

 

[Anto318]

By any chance is one of your computers using Vista? If so there might be a conflication of IP address problem. If you set static IP addresses on both machines this should sort your problem.

 

[serotoninsid]

Chances are your probably right re. it being an ip addressing problem. Whats the make/model of the router?
In both pc and laptop, at the command prompt, type in ipconfig/all . This will show the ip address for each. If they both have the same ip, then theres a conflict either caused by having just one ip address in the routers ip address range (if dynamic setup) or just one ip address setup for both pc/laptop (if static setup).

Go to the router configuration settings (probably at http://192.168.1.1 ) and check whether set to dhcp or static.