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Author: Stephen Partington
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: internet problem
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 <> 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 <> 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:* [mailto:
>>> ] *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:* [
>>> 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: [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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