internet problem

Wed Oct 15 13:48:47 MST 2014

got it:)

:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. <
mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net> wrote:

>  The computer should always go into the LAN port. The only thing that
> should go into the Internet/WAN port is the cable/DSL modem.
>
> Gilbert
>
>
> On 10/15/2014 1:26 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>
> okay.... I have been rebooting as we go along here. I was rebooting once
> in the internet port than once in the LAN port. Now I won't need to reboot
> twice:)
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>  generally anytime you change the interface that catches the modem it
>> needs a reboot a well to identify the new device.
>>
>>  also you need the outside world connected to the internet port, inside
>> world to your lan side.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think that until I get my router reconfigured the pc needs to be
>>> connected to the internet port. is that correct? should I be connected ro
>>> one of the lan ports?
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> this was working until I moved my computer to be against another wall
>>>> in the same room. I checked all the connections. The Link status lights are
>>>> all correct. How do I check the DHCP status?
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:43 PM, Carruth, Rusty <Rusty at smartm.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  One thing strikes me – why do you have a router between your living
>>>>> room with the XBMC box and your bedrooms?  Does your modem do firewalling?
>>>>> (I hope so for the sake of the living room dwellers ;-))
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> IF your modem (actiontek) doesn’t do firewalling, then you need to fix
>>>>> that asap, IMHO.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If your modem DOES, then you COULD just use any old network switch
>>>>> (hub, whatever) between the living room and the bedrooms.  Unless there’s
>>>>> some security problem you haven’t mentioned ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Another thing strikes me – this whole thing started because of some
>>>>> problem with something…
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah, there it is: ‘the internet after the Linksys would not connect’.
>>>>> That statement and the no DHCP could be related (probably are, now that I
>>>>> think of it).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So, are all the appropriate Link status lights on the Linksys lit?
>>>>> How about on the devices connected on the other end of the wire to the
>>>>> Linksys?  (Are all the wires plugged in completely?)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:
>>>>> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org] *On Behalf Of *Carruth, Rusty
>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:36 PM
>>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>>>>> *Subject:* RE: internet problem
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That’s bad.  Try disconnecting the Ethernet between the Linksys and
>>>>> the PC, wait about 30 seconds, and plug it back in and see if you get
>>>>> DHCP.  (I had this problem a while back with my Linux DHCP server, and that
>>>>> was the solution)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, look in /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog (depending upon
>>>>> your variant – there may be another place also but these are where I know
>>>>> of) and see if your PC was asking for DHCP…
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org [
>>>>> mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org
>>>>> <plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org>] *On Behalf Of *Michael
>>>>> Havens
>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:33 PM
>>>>> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>>>>> *Subject:* Re: internet problem
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes.... i wrote the instructions on configuring the linksys to work
>>>>> with the modem down so all I am concerned with is connecting to the
>>>>> linksys. Sorry I didn't mention that.
>>>>>
>>>>>      The router doesn't seem to be handing out ip addresses. I didn't
>>>>> change anything in the pc so DHCP should be enabled.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:05 PM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Assuming that you are DHCP(ing) (and you better be), you can also:
>>>>> $ ip route show|grep 'default via'
>>>>> Whatever address you see, is your router.
>>>>> YMMV...
>>>>> ET
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Carruth, Rusty writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking only at the ‘connecting to the linksys’ issue.
>>>>> If the Linksys is giving out IP addresses to the pc like it should
>>>>> (and assuming the PC is set for DHCP), you should be able to figure out the
>>>>> ‘correct’ IP address of the Linksys.
>>>>> So, do ‘ifconfig’ on the PC to see what address it got (192.168.0.123
>>>>> or 192.168.1.2 or whatever), and change the last octet to 1 and you should
>>>>> have your linksys IP address.   Hopefully ;-)
>>>>> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org [mailto:
>>>>> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Michael Havens
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 11:41 AM
>>>>> To: Main PLUG discussion list
>>>>> Subject: Re: internet problem
>>>>>
>>>>> well it isn't really two routes. 1 is a modem router.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr. <
>>>>> mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net> wrote:
>>>>> Michael,
>>>>> If I remember correctly, you have 2 routers. You should refer to your
>>>>> old conversations on this message board where myself and others described
>>>>> how to setup your network. I would never have hit the reset button, your
>>>>> issue was probably with your cabling.
>>>>> Gilbert
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/15/2014 11:18 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>>>         Here is my setup:
>>>>>         I have the modem (actiontek pk5000) in the living room for my
>>>>> xbmc box. From there I ran a hardwire into the office into a router
>>>>> (linksys wrt54g) which feeds a computer in my brothers room and my main
>>>>> computer.
>>>>>
>>>>>         I decided to move my main computer and after I did so the
>>>>> internet after the linksys would not connect. so I unplugged the linksys
>>>>> and reconnected the power but that didn't help. SO I figured that maybe I
>>>>> needed to reconfigure it so I pressed the reset button for 30 seconds and
>>>>> connected the internet port to the computer  and restarted the computer but
>>>>> I couldn't get into the configuration page (192.168.1.1). I seem to
>>>>> remember that it was 192.168.101.1 but that didn't work either. What am I
>>>>> doing wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>>         :-)~MIKE~(-:
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>>
>> Stephen
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