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router issue
Topic Started: Dec 27 2004, 11:18 PM (913 Views)
korn_mosher_4life-ZNS
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Well I just bought a new router, and I did everything it said and hooked it up and what not. But when I try to get online no luck on either computer. All 4 lights are on, on the sbc modem and the router. but no luck. Whats the deal? :wacko:
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primexx
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what brand of router r u using, you must follow the instructions EXACTLY, for instance, if it tells you to wait 2 min, you MUST wait at least 120 seconds.

and also, try detecting lan settings, cpanel>internet options>connection>lan settings>uncheck all except the first box.

and try restarting your connection in cpanel>network connections

if all fails, go to start>run

type in 'cmd'

then type 'ipconfig /renew all' OR
'ipconfig /release' then type 'ipconfig /renew'
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korn_mosher_4life-ZNS
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the router is a netgear websafe (wired) router. Modle RP614
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You need to find out where the problem is first. It can be a number of things causing this to happen.

Try telneting to the router. Open a web browser (preferably Internet Explorer) and type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar and see if you can log into the router. If that doesn't work, try opening a command prompt and typing "telnet 192.168.1.1" If you are able to log into the router, that will verify that all 7 layers of the OSI model are functional. You may also want to mess around with the settings a bit if you are able to log in, but don't mess with anything you do not know anything about.

Also verify that the computers have an IP address within your networks range. The range of usable IP addresses are 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254. Make sure the computers have an IP address within that range. To do this, open a command prompt and type "ipconfig"

I haven't worked with netgear routers very much, only Linksys and Cisco. You may want to contact the netgear support line or go to their web site and see if they have a solution there.
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korn_mosher_4life
December 27, 2004 10:18 PM
Well I just bought a new router, and I did everything it said and hooked it up and what not. But when I try to get online no luck on either computer. All 4 lights are on, on the sbc modem and the router. but no luck. Whats the deal? :wacko:

I had a problem like that with my Linksys router. I just had to turn it out for about 30 seconds turn it back on let it go through it's self test and then it worked.
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Find out if your firewall is blocking it. :)
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korn_mosher_4life-ZNS
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I've tried. It lso has 2 built in firewalls. I'm gonna try to do fearkiller said.
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Hey I don't mean to steal your topic, but I have a router related question as well.

I want to change my router so that it has some sort of security. Since I have wireless connection to my laptop I want to secure that connection so no one else except my laptop can get the connection to my laptop. How can I do that? It's WEP or some sort of encryption, but not sure what to do.
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December 28, 2004 08:14 PM
Hey I don't mean to steal your topic, but I have a router related question as well.

I want to change my router so that it has some sort of security. Since I have wireless connection to my laptop I want to secure that connection so no one else except my laptop can get the connection to my laptop. How can I do that? It's WEP or some sort of encryption, but not sure what to do.

What type of router do you have?

Using WEP keys is one way to secure your network. You may also want to turn off the SSID broadcast so that when someone checks for wireless networks that are in range, your network will not show up in that list.

One of the most secure forms of wireless security in my opinion is through MAC address filtering. This method only allows computers that have allowed MAC addresses to gain access to the network.
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korn_mosher_4life-ZNS
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Well I tried everything you suggested fearkiller and none of it worked. I got both IP addresses configured. Other then that nothing is working. Now I am going to try to email netgear.
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korn_mosher_4life
December 28, 2004 09:27 PM
Well I tried everything you suggested fearkiller and none of it worked. I got both IP addresses configured. Other then that nothing is working. Now I am going to try to email netgear.

You weren't suppose to configure the ip addresses on the computers, only verify that they were in that range. Most cable or DSL providers use DHCP to assign IP addresses and most routers use DHCP to assign IP addresses by default. You will need to set the computers to obtain an IP address automatically.
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korn_mosher_4life-ZNS
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I tried that. and the way to login to the router is routerlogin.net
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korn_mosher_4life
December 28, 2004 10:05 AM
the router is a netgear websafe (wired) router. Modle RP614

1 suggestion: return it, and get a D-Link.

netgear is the crappiest brand i've ever seen.

but if you insist, it tells you to wait 2 min, wait 2 min, then do what it saids, follow the instruction EXACTLY, or else it wont work, you'll have to do that EVERY time you unplug the power.
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korn_mosher_4life
December 28, 2004 06:50 PM
I tried that. and the way to login to the router is routerlogin.net

Well, at least you know that it's set up correctly (internally anyway). Incidentally, the address for the Netgear routers is http://192.168.0.1 not ...1.1.

Because it sounds like you have a DSL modem, you might just be experiencing a MAC address problem. Let's try these steps:


  • Turn off the modem, the router and the computer. Wait at least one minute so that everything can reset themselves.
  • Next, turn on the modem. Wait for any of it's lights to turn on and stop flashing (blinking is fine--flashes comes at regular intervals, like two a second).
  • Turn on the router. Wait for its lights to stop flashing.
  • Turn on your computer and log into the router (by going to http://routerlogin.net ).
  • If it doesn't go into the Setup Wizard, click on the link from the menu on the left.
  • Make sure that it has determined your setup correctly and follow all of the prompts (you will have to enter your username and password).
  • Allow for the router to reboot itself.
  • When the router is done, try accessing the Internet (in a new window).
  • If it fails, go back to the setup page and look for the Basic settings.
  • Look for a section labeled Router MAC Address or something similar.
  • Select the option to use the current computer's IP address.
  • Allow the router to reboot and try accessing the Internet again.


FearKiller
 
What type of router do you have?

Using WEP keys is one way to secure your network. You may also want to turn off the SSID broadcast so that when someone checks for wireless networks that are in range, your network will not show up in that list.

One of the most secure forms of wireless security in my opinion is through MAC address filtering. This method only allows computers that have allowed MAC addresses to gain access to the network.


WEP isn't very secure as far as wireless networks go. If your computer is capable of it, use WPA instead. This, in combination with MAC address filtering, will help keep your network a little bit safer (though not totally secure).

Mercury.
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What type of router do you have?

Using WEP keys is one way to secure your network. You may also want to turn off the SSID broadcast so that when someone checks for wireless networks that are in range, your network will not show up in that list.

One of the most secure forms of wireless security in my opinion is through MAC address filtering. This method only allows computers that have allowed MAC addresses to gain access to the network.

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WEP isn't very secure as far as wireless networks go. If your computer is capable of it, use WPA instead. This, in combination with MAC address filtering, will help keep your network a little bit safer (though not totally secure).

Mercury.


I have a Linksys router. If I turn off SSID broadcasting will my laptop pick up the connection using my wireless card?

Also I went to my options in my router and WEP was available and I think WPA was also. But a bunch of numbers come up. I'm not sure how to set up either option.
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