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Thread ID: 117437	2011-04-18 21:39:00	Telstra Cable + wireless router issue	jwil1 (65)	Press F1

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1195452	2011-04-18 21:39:00	Hi all, I'm setting up a family members wireless router but an having some issues setting it up to work with their Telstra cable modem - connecting through the router doesn't allow the PC internet access. I've put in the IP address/subnet mask/default gw/dns supplied from TC (that were put into the PC as a static IP) into the router and configured it correctly for a static IP. I have tried with two routers, one brand new Linksys one and one that has been used in the exact same configuration (a Belkin). Neither of these worked - no Internet access. I got a 192.168 IP address but could not ping through the router (can ping router) or do any nslookups. When trying to access the internet through IE Firefox or Chrome, it sits there for about 10 seconds before saying the usual 'Server not found'. Plugging the workstation back straight into the modem and configuring its IP makes the Internet come back as usual. I'm a wee bit stuck. Any ideas? Thanks	jwil1 (65)
1195453	2011-04-18 22:24:00	Are you restarting the TC Cable Modem at all while it's plugged in to the Wireless Router? I know of a few people who've got that exact setup working fine, but unfortunately I'm of limited use having never actually done a setup with the cable modems myself.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1195454	2011-04-18 22:29:00	Couple of things come to mind -- Make sure the PC has the network setting set to Obtain automatically. Any third party firewalls installed ? Are you trying to connect Via wireless or Ethernet cable ? Whats the OS ?	wainuitech (129)
1195455	2011-04-18 23:05:00	Make sure the PC has the network setting set to Obtain automatically. Yes Any third party firewalls installed ? No, goes Cable modem > Router > PC Are you trying to connect Via wireless or Ethernet cable ? Ethernet mainly but have tried both Whats the OS ? XP	jwil1 (65)
1195456	2011-04-18 23:49:00	Hmmmmm ok try this -- Give the PC a static IP address, matching the router -- going from previous posts, For the Belkin: 192.168. 2 .? ? anything from 2-100 (Default range) Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 gateway - 192.168.2.1 Add in The DNS as well, the same as the ones Telstra gave you. Mine are the early defaults, 203.96.152.4&203.96.152.12 Silly Question time: :D I assume you rebooted after changing the settings, XP sometimes still needs that.	wainuitech (129)
1195457	2011-04-19 00:53:00	I had to spoof the MAC address when I moved one from a single PC to a router to get it to work. Probably didn't "have to" but it worked "right now" and ran that way for years. Didn't strike the same prob with a new router recently but modem was off for a while during changeover. You may want to try a shutdown of the modem for a few minutes before firing it up with the router attached.	fred_fish (15241)
1195458	2011-04-19 00:57:00	No I haven't rebooted the modem or the PC. Probably should have tried that :D I'm going to see them again on Thursday to try this so will try all your suggestions then.	jwil1 (65)
1195459	2011-04-19 11:10:00	bump....	jwil1 (65)
1195460	2011-04-19 11:13:00	bump.... OK Confused :confused: No I haven't rebooted the modem or the PC. Probably should have tried that I'm going to see them again on Thursday to try this so will try all your suggestions then. Its still Tuesday night - So why bumping , no mention of any suggestions working or not :confused::confused:	wainuitech (129)
1195461	2011-04-19 20:48:00	When connecting through the router, what do you get when you browse to http://192.168.100.1/ (use that URL exactly - don't modify it to suit your network range. It should take you to the Motorola modem's config page) Also, possibly a stupid question, can you confirm you've configured: 1) Your router's WAN interface with the TelstraClear supplied IP address, gateway, netmask, DNS 2) Your router's LAN interface with an internal IP range (say 192.168.2.1, handing out DHCP addresses from 192.168.2.100 to 192.168.2.200) 3) When connecting via the router, can you ping the IP address of the TelstraClear gateway?	somebody (208)
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