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 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 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@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto: >> plug-discuss-bounces@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@lists.phxlinux.org [ >> mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@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, 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@lists.phxlinux.org [mailto: >> plug-discuss-bounces@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@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~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >