Re: [Staffslug] Even more frustration...
On 20/03/07, Kevanf1 <kevanf1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Ping? no. OS's? I've tried alsorts of combinations.
Windows 2000
and Windows 2000, Win 2000 and Win 98, Win 2000 and Linux (various
flavours) and alos Linux and Linux. None will talk to each other but
they can all see the router and I can use the web interface via a
browser to admin it whatever PC I'm using.
Ok so are you saying you cannot ping the router from a PC connected to
it? (forget everything else for the minute) that points to two things
1. The router is misconfigured it should have its own IP address and
be set up in effect as a DHCP server.
2. A follow on from the above are you sure its releaseing IP
addresses? if the answer is yes you should be able to work that out by
connecting two machines to the router and checking the respective IP's
they should be something along the lines of 192.168.0.10 and say 11
Now you have broadband I hope you do not have the router connected to
that unless you have a fixed IP (Which I doubt) as your ISP will be
issuing an IP dynamically
DHCP? Yes, router assigned and yes I can see all PC's connected
to
the router in the admin section of the router. I have checked
firewall settings for each individual PC even going to the extent of
completely switching them off.
Do that, you dont need a firewall on the PC's the router is your firewall
It's crazy as like I said, if I
substitute the router for a plain switch and assing individual IP
addresses (manually) they talk to each other without a hitch.
Oh yes, I've even tried a different 'Linksys' modem router and I had
the exact same problem :-(
Aha theres your problem I reckon your ISP's IP address is overiding the DHCP
Switch everything off, disconnect the phone line, restart router once
the 'Line light' goes solid then start the PC's
I take it the computers are set to get IP's from DHCP and not staitically?
Let me know how you get on, alternativley bring the godam thing in and
we'll check it over.
--
Dick Turpin
"At theses prices I'm mugging myself!"