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| Thread ID: 135567 | 2013-11-19 08:56:00 | Setting up internet with orcon and a dd-wrt router | Johnnz (7246) | Press F1 |
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| 1360171 | 2013-11-19 08:56:00 | Hi all, So, in a bid to make paying the internet bill fair for everyone in our flat we bought a router loaded with DD-WRT firmware. Problem is it wont connect to the internet now. We use Orcon for our internet through copper phone line but as I am not an expert about networking I am having trouble finding what settings need to be set in the configuration page of the router to get it going. Do I need to do WAN setup or Network setup or both? What sort of connection type is orcon? I tried calling Orcon to ask for what the domain name and hostname are but they didn't have that info or perhaps I was asking the wrong questions. Hope there is some simple info out there that can get this working. Thanks! |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 1360172 | 2013-11-19 10:37:00 | Ditch DD-WRT, use Gargoyle. Use the Genius router, disable Wireless Connect the Gargoyle routers WAN port to the LAN on the Gargoyle router Change the IP range of the "LAN" of the Gargoyle router to something unique (Say, 192.168.123.1) Easy :D More in-depth guide on my blog |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1360173 | 2013-11-20 11:14:00 | hi there, thanks for the reply but I dont have Orcon genius . The router I have is a Cisco Linksys E2000 . I have persevered trying to search what might be missing in my setup but have still been unable to get the internet moving through the router into my computer . Should I be able to use the "Automatic DHCP" setting to connect to the WAN? I am using an external modem (RTA 1320V6) and can get internet through it when connecting via cable into my laptop . Doesn't work when i plug it into the jolly router though . . . Or is Orcon PPPoE? |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 1360174 | 2013-11-20 12:05:00 | No DHCP is correct. Change the IP range on your Cisco LAN interface. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1360175 | 2013-11-21 03:32:00 | Hi again, do you mean to change the local IP address in network settings - perhaps change the last digit 1 to a 2? (currently I connect to the router using the address http://192.168.1.1/ The only other Router IP numbers I can change are the Subnet mask (which already has a number), Gateway and Local DNS (which are both all zeros). |
Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 1360176 | 2013-11-21 05:11:00 | If its a ADSL connection all you should have to do is enter in the user name and password, the DNS IP address , Subnet etc "should" be automatic from the ISP. (basic Settings) If it were a Cable connection ( telstra cable) then you would need all the other details. The LAN "should" run from 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254 ( As its currently set, 192.168.1.1 is the router - unless it s been set to something different) No need to change anything, so any thing connected to the router should get a IP address of 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.254 ( they will usually use teh lower range, unless specifically set to t a higher IP Example: Some computers here are set to 200+ IP range with a static addrerss. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1360177 | 2013-11-21 05:22:00 | No change it to something like 192.168.123.1 on the DD-WRT LAN side. EDIT: @wainuitech Not quite. Likely both are on the 192.168.1.0/24 range which is why the Cisco will be dropping its nuts, coz it'll be routing the "WAN" traffic back out the "LAN". Change the IP range and it'll be fine |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1360178 | 2013-11-21 06:30:00 | @ Chil, Thats a damn weird setup, why restrict the IP range ? Going by the range posted its limited to 23 Devices. From Ciscos site/ manual, the default is 50, Maximum Number of Users Enter the maximum number of computers that you want the DHCP server to assign IP addresses to . This number cannot be greater than 253 . The default is 50 . Other info: Start IP Address The Start IP Address specifies the starting IP address for the range of addresses assigned by your Router when it functions as a DHCP server . (The first IP address assigned by the Router will be randomly selected within the range you specify .) Because the Router’s default IP address is 192 .168 .1 .1, the Start IP Address must be 192 .168 .1 .2 or greater, but smaller than 192 .168 .1 .254 . The default Start IP Address is 192.168.1.100 . Didn't actually spot it was a separate modem & Router. They can be a PITA sometimes with ADSL. Some devices dont like to play nice with one another :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1360179 | 2013-11-21 07:02:00 | Just remembered this thing has DD-WRT. :blush: But the same question, why restrict to such a low number of IP's :confused: |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1360180 | 2013-11-21 11:11:00 | Home again tonight and spent another 30 minutes without making any progress. Had a friend around to look at it last night and we noticed how even when using the cable the connection would often drop out. Perhaps there is a faulty cable or perhaps even the router is faulty? How much would it cost to drop it in to a IT specialist to check, or should I try to get it refunded from the seller I bought it from? Another thing I notice is that the orange light in the middle of the router stays on solid. Pressing the button does nothing to change it either. Have tried changing the Local IP address to the suggestions above, but at best nothing improved and at worst when I put in ...123.1 the connection froze with the router forcing me to reset it. |
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