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my setup was as follows
Cable Modem
Firewall
5 Port Router = 2 comps via ethernet
Wireless Acess Point = for my mum's laptop.
In order for internet to go through to the comps with the firewall protecting everything, i had to register the MAC address with my Blueyonder ISP. Before i got the firewall, i already had the cable connection, and the technician registered my Computer's MAC address with them.
I don't know why they require it, i guess so that only the paying client has access to the broadband?
My uncle made up this hardware firewall, and registered the MAC address of the network card in it...but since Blueyonder uprated their systems, i've been unable to use this setup. the technician i spoke to to sort his out said it was something about a static ip from my firewall that wouldnt let me connect or something. either way its way over my head, haha. So at the moment, i've got the cable modem running directly into my primary network card.
However, if i connect my secondary network card to my 5 port router, then for some odd reason, i can't get a "true" connection to the internet. everything is connected and powered up, but no data goes through.

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