internet problem
Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr.
mailing-lists at phoenixinternet.net
Wed Oct 15 13:42:28 MST 2014
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 <mailto: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
> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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>
> [mailto: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>
> [mailto: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
> <mailto: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
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> <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
> <mailto: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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