Linksys Router Prblems

[Undeadlord]

Alright http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif,

I recently got a Linksys 4 port router or my cable modem at home. Now before I had a Sygate proxy server running on my system along with a switch to split the cable modem. So I put the cable modem and router up and nothing. I cannot get to it from my computer. So I try my roomies. Works perectly. So I do some research on mine. It seems I can pull an IP from DHCP, but I cannot et on the net. I cannot ping the router , but I can renew DHCP fine. I can ping 127.0.0.1 fine, but nothing else. So I unistalled TCP/IP and reinstalled . nothing. I tried a new net card, nothing. I have a link and DHCP works, but no Net http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif Does anyone have any ideas? I am running WinME, AMD 700, 348 megs RAM ... Please


Undeadlord

[scotter]

dump all your TCP/IP and networking stuff out of networking properties reboot and reinstall you NIC drivers
thats what I had to do the first time to get it to see the linksys

[Undeadlord]

scotter,

hanks .. but no luck .. same symptoms. I thought it could be a cable problem? Has anyone ever heard o a cable suddenly dying? literally one second it works fine .. and next second it only half works .. aka only DHCP no net. Well any other ideas I would be very grateful.


Undeadlord

[jray]

If you reset the router to default, you should be able to access it through your browser @ http://192.168.1.1. (at least all of them I've seen have this default).

[SoopaStar]

Maybe you need to remove the old proxy software? Also, make sure that both your PC and the router aren't sharing the same computer names.
You also want to make sure you aren't hard-coding your IP/DNS info in the TCP/IP settings in windows for that NIC. Set it up to be assigned.
You may have to release the IP addy that was assigned by wingate? I have never used it so I am not sure how it works. To release it, (in win98/95) goto start-->run and type WINIPCFG then click on release and renew. In Windows 2000, goto a command prompt and type IPCONFIG -Release and then IPCONFGI -Renew .
You can also just type IPCONFIG by itself and that will tell you if you are assigned an IP by the router (it should say that your IP is 192.168.1.1xx and the gateway is 192.168.1.1).

From the actualy problems you are having, it sounds like your have your name servers assigned wrong (DNS). Can you ping the router?

Hope this helps some. I would def. uninstall your old proxy first tho. Good Luck

Paul

[n715dp]

If you can ping 127.0.0.1, that is one of two things... either your old proxy settings... check IE connection settings, also, TCP?IP settings, DNS should be off, Wins should be off, and there should be no gateway, and obviously, DHCP. The other thing that IP could be is the IP for Norton E-Mail protection, if you have Norton Anti-Virus installed then that is most likely it, this will not interfere with the Linksys... and yes, it is a possibility that you have a bad cable, I have seen a computer pull an IP and NetBios resolutions and then not do anything else, replaced the cable and it worked fine. More than likely it is some sort of proxy setting on your computer.


Also, you don't have ZoneAlarm or any **** like that runnin... black ice... if so, turn them all off.




[This message has been edited by n715dp (edited 06-01-2001).]

[Undeadlord]

Guys,

Thanks for all your help.
My old proxy software was unistalled, and my netcard is set to pick up everything from DHCP. I have cleared out all the proxy setting from IE, but no I cannot ping the router. I do not have Norton anything on my computer.
So I think my next step is to get a new cable. I hate buying 25 foot cables http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif oh well thanks for the help guys. If anyone has any more ideas I would be grateful.

Undeadlord

[Undeadlord]

You would be amazed at what format c: will fix http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif


Undeadlord

[biglaker]

Undeadlord:
I bought a Linksys router a few months ago to use with a cable modem. When we disconnected the cable from the cable modem that originally went to the PC and then hooked the cable from the router to the PC, we got no internet. Then we hooked the router to my son's PC and instantly the internet came up. We then discovered the problem was not the cable to my PC but looseness in how the cable plugged into the back of my PC. We discovered this by pushing the cable in hard to the back of the PC. There was nothing wrong with the cable, only it was not making good contact with the back of the PC. One check that you could make to verify cable issues is to disconnect the cable that goes to your roomies PC to your computer. If after making sure the cable is well seated, your internet connection does not work, then it is likely in your software or network card. Hope this helps.

[socalgal]

Hi Undeadlord

Some things to check:

Check that each individual comp's private IP is correctly entered on the Linksys setup page; check router setup page for each comp.

Make sure the DNS are correctly entered in each setup on each machine (these numbers will be the same for each machine setup). You can try to determine your DNS by entering your public IP into the "address digger" (check all 3 options) at http://www.samspade.org/t/ and see if there's a listing for Domain Servers (ns1, ns2 = primary, secondary) or, your ISP or Linksys tech can determine these for you.

As previously mentioned, make sure any other proxy/network soft (Sygate) is uninstalled. Check your MS proxy settings, as well, in IE. I know ZoneAlarm works with the router; I have it installed (DSL PPPoE setup)(if you want, install ZA after the router config is setup and working properly. I like to keep ZA for outgoing prompts.)

It could be the cable.. if it works one minute, not the next - try new cable. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[lazerbeam]

Had (and still have) virtually the same problem with my Linksys router/switch. If I connect my NIC card to the switch port and the cable modem to the wan port, I can "see" AT&T/Road Runner's (that's my cable service provider) gateway but cannot communicate with the server. If I leave my computer connected as described above, and use a crossover cable and patch the cable modem into one of the other switch ports it works like a champ. When they installed the cable modem they did it by directly connecting the computer NIC card to the cable modem and registered its MAC address to the server. Since the router has its own MAC address, the server wont recognize it.. I've been told by a couple of guys at work that have the same setup, that you can spoof the MAC address on the router. You can do this by editing the routers MAC address. Most newer models of Linksys's routers have this capability.

[BC]

Guys he had posted a message already which I believe he found the problem.

Ahh the fixer of all things..

Format c:

hehe Love that one.

[Undeadlord]

Thanks BC .. yep guys sorry I did not make that clearer .. I just formatted and reinstalled. It works perfect now. I had to start getting email again so I couldn't wait to long. But thank you very much veryone for all your ideas.


Undeadlord