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| Thread ID: 40097 | 2003-11-27 19:09:00 | Networking... | caffy (2665) | Press F1 |
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| 195271 | 2003-11-27 19:09:00 | Good morning people, I am currently trying to set up a network connection between two computers . I bought the Belkin Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router for the gateway PC, and the Belkin Wireless USB Network Adapter for my PC . The USB Network Adapter was set up with no problems . The problem is with setting up the Gateway Router . After installing the CD, I follow the setup process - correctly plugging in the router to the computer and ADSL modem etc . And it does a check to see if all the connections are right . However, when it comes to "4 . Configure" it says "Error connecting to router" . What am I doing wrong here? the process is: 1 . Examine, all go 2 . Hardware - plugging in etc, all go 3 . Check, all go 4 . Configure - "Error connecting to router" The EasyInstall Wizard says to either troubleshoot or retry, I click on troubleshoot but everytime do this, it seems to freeze (the EasyInstall program) . I'm wondering if its to do with IP addresses (the error in connecting), as a window came up where I had to write them in, but they already had IP addresses in some of the spaces (so i left them as they were): IP Address: 192 . 168 . 2 . 4 Subnet Mask: 255 . 255 . 255 . 0 DNS Address: (Blank) Secondary DNS: (Blank) Gateway Address: 192 . 168 . 2 . 1 Also, what is the Service Name, and Hostname? Do I have to fill those in? Username: Password: verify Password: Service name?? Hostname?? Hope someone can help, caffy :) PS: Both PC's are running WinXP Pro . Gateway PC has ADSL modem . |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 195272 | 2003-11-27 20:44:00 | Your router connects to the PC via a cat 5 ethernet cable? Is that connection OK?, if directly connecting to the PC (and not to a hub) then are you using a crossover cable? |
godfather (25) | ||
| 195273 | 2003-11-27 20:47:00 | How would I find out those details? As I am not familiar with ADSL, etc . and the PC isnt mine (the gateway PC) |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 195274 | 2003-11-27 21:07:00 | Hi Caffy, I would plug the Dynalink ADSL modem back into the gateway PC (how it was originally) and make sure internet works. Then run cmd for dos prompt and run ipconfig and check what the IP address is and also the Default gateway address. The gateway address will be the IP address of the Dynalink ADSL modem which we need to know please. To check cables have a look at both ends for the orange and green coloured inner cables. If they are in the same place on both ends then it is a patch cable. A cross-over cable will have the orange and green ones swapped over. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 195275 | 2003-11-27 21:08:00 | It is wireless isn't it? Open up your browser and type in 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 you should be prompted for a user name and password, the default for these will be in the manual . What is the model, is it 802 . 11b, 802 . 11g or 802 . 11a and is the network adaptor the same? Does the router have a built in hub? Are the correct drivers loaded for the network adaptor? I presume both PC's have network adaptors/Lan cards . Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 195276 | 2003-11-27 21:32:00 | Ah, thanks CyaBro. You don't plug in the router/gateway until the connection is setup with your DSL modem then then when prompted you plug the modem into the router/gateway with the cable you used to connect the PC to the modem, ie, Internet/WAN >>wall jack>cable>>DSL modem>>cat 5 cable>>Belkin Gateway/Router>>wireless>>usb Network adaptor>>usb port on PC. You need to be specific with the order you set it up. The software will get the correct setting from the PC and ADSL modem before you connect the Gateway/Router. Ther is no cable between the PC and Gateway/Router when it is set up correctly but there is one between the Gateway/Router and your modem. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 195277 | 2003-11-27 22:50:00 | > Then run cmd for dos prompt and run ipconfig and > check what the IP address is and also the Default > gateway address. The gateway address will be the IP > address of the Dynalink ADSL modem which we need to > know please. Done, this is what came up: Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-Specific DNS Suffix: IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 195278 | 2003-11-27 22:54:00 | > It is wireless isn't it? Open up your browser and > type in 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 you should be prompted for a user > name and password, the default for these will be in > the manual . I typed in the username (is passphrase the same as username? as this is what I was given) and password and it still prompts me for it . . . > What is the model, is it 802 . 11b, 802 . 11g or > 802 . 11a and is the network adaptor the same? It says on the model that it is 802 . 11b Wireless . So does the Network adapter . |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 195279 | 2003-11-27 22:56:00 | > To check cables have a look at both ends for the > orange and green coloured inner cables. If they are > in the same place on both ends then it is a patch > cable. A cross-over cable will have the orange and > green ones swapped over. From what I can see, the colour on both ends run like this: Orange-Orange-Green-Blue-Blue-Green-Brown-Brown. So this is a patch cable? |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 195280 | 2003-11-27 23:06:00 | If the colour sequence is the same at both ends, its a straight through "patch" cable. I would have thought you would need a cross-over cable if you are not using a hub or switch. My Belkin Air Point uses a straight through patch cable to my hub. Therefore if the hub wasn't there, I would need a cross-over cable I imagine |
godfather (25) | ||
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