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Author: Michael Havens
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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: [mailto:
>> ] 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. <
>> > 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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