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Thread ID: 101700	2009-07-23 10:57:00	Help me choose a wireless system	Strommer (42)	Press F1

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794745	2009-08-01 21:15:00	Hi Steve, just got your PM. Here's how you need to set it up. On your Asus WL-520GU, the cable must be plugged in to the WAN port that goes to your Router. Then in the Tomato Web GUI ( http://192.168.1.1 ) you want to go to the Basic --> Network settings. Try the following: Attached file: Tomato_Settings.png (www.imagef1.net.nz) (198 KB) Those are my settings, they'll give you a good indication of whats what :) Basically the biggie is probably that the LAN cable from the Modem to the Asus needs to be in the Asus WAN port.	Chilling_Silence (9)
794746	2009-08-01 21:34:00	Thanks Chill. The cable is correct - LAN cable from the Modem is in the Asus WAN port - the router user manual has a diagram showing the connections and I have done this from the start. Thanks for the Tomato Settings screenshot. I will get on to it although I have a job to do this morning for a client so if I cannot solve the problem quickly it will be done later today.	Strommer (42)
794747	2009-08-01 21:38:00	Chill, are those Static DNS numbers (in your .png Tomato settings) your ISP numbers? I have the Primary and Secondary DNS numbers from my modem, which must be from my ISP, Slingshot. [edit] Should the DNS numbers for each of the usb wireless adapters be the same as my ISP's / the modem?	Strommer (42)
794748	2009-08-01 21:57:00	If you set all the DNS everywhere to 208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220 -- They're OpenDNS, free public servers that are heaps more reliable than any ISP in NZ ;) So, can your laptop connect to the Wireless at all? Click Start --> Run --> cmd Type: ping 192.168.1.7 (Should be the IP of your Asus box) and post back :)	Chilling_Silence (9)
794749	2009-08-02 01:15:00	Speedy, Chill, Blam, et. al. - If you set all the DNS everywhere to 208.67.222.222 & 208.67.220.220 -- They're OpenDNS, free public servers that are heaps more reliable than any ISP in NZ ;) So, can your laptop connect to the Wireless at all? Click Start --> Run --> cmd Type: ping 192.168.1.7 (Should be the IP of your Asus box) and post back :) Both the laptop and desktop (each uses wireless usb adapters) are connecting to the router. The icons in the system trays show that there is a connection, signal strength and speed of connection. I also put in the WPA security code and that was accepted, and the SSID (name of router) is shown on the wireless usb adapters. So this does not appear to be the problem - the wireless usb adapters have a connection with the 520GU router. The problem is between the 520GU router and Dynalink modem. Cannot access the internet. I have kept the 520GU IP address to the default setting: 198.168.1.1 Using the IP address that Chill had (in his .png screenshot) created a conflict and error message, and I had to reset the 520GU and upload the firmware again. I have changed all of the DNS settings to be the same - that which I found on the Dynalink modem. This may be wrong. Speedy, you told me to use the DNS settings on Slingshot's site but I have searched there twice and could only find some comments on a Slingshot forum posting from last year. I could ring the Help Desk but that takes at least a 20 minute wait. Chill, you said to change all DNS settings to OpenDNS. If I have to, I will, but I only just recently found how to change the Dynalink DNS settings. I am reluctant to screw up the modem which means I cannot get on :horrified the internet at all and post here on PF1. :o If I do change the DNS settings, then should the OpenDNS settings be: Primary DNS = 208.67.222.222 Alternate DNS = 208.67.220.220 What should the Gateway numbers be? There are 4 sets of {IP, Gateway, DNS} settings: The 520GU, Dynalink modem, two wireless usb adapters. Should the DNS numbers be the same on all four? (This is what I have now.) Chill, when I changed the MTU setting (in Tomato) from Auto to Manual (as per your .png screenshot), the desktop wireless connection became "unavailable". Returning it to Auto restored the connection. In Tomato (the router), I have not yet entered my ISP's host and domain names. I just found these when I entered the Dynalink settings. Not sure if it would make any difference. Workgroup names - Speedy if you mean the name for the Router (SSID), yes, each wireless usb adapter detects the router's name. But I have not yet entered the host name (which is the Dynalink modem) in the router (Tomato GUI). Suggestions welcome. :thanks	Strommer (42)
794750	2009-08-02 02:39:00	When I tried to change the 520GU's IP Address, using Tomato, I received this error message (www.imagef1.net.nz). How do I release/renew your "clients address on the network"? BTW, I just noticed that the Dynalink modem IP address is the same as the 520GU - 192.168.1.1 - could this be the problem? BTW, in my post above I said: "I have kept the 520GU IP address to the default setting: 198.168.1.1" - I cannot check right now but I may have copied it wrong, it could be 192, not 198 - this is why I think the modem and router IP's could be the same.	Strommer (42)
794751	2009-08-02 02:53:00	Change the GUs IP to 192.168.1.2 It can't have been 198 To renew/release the IP go to command promp and type ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew Blam	Blam (54)
794752	2009-08-02 08:27:00	Change the GUs IP to 192.168.1.2 It can't have been 198 To renew/release the IP go to command promp and type ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew Blam As it turned out, I did not have to change the IP. It was in fact 192.168.1.2 So I am back to the same problem: Wireless usb adapters connect OK with the 520GU router, but I cannot connect to the internet. There must be something wrong with the IP, DNS, Gateway settings. :help: To repeat what I posted above: :help: I have changed all of the DNS settings to be the same - that which I found on the Dynalink modem. This may be wrong. Speedy, you told me to use the DNS settings on Slingshot's site but I have searched there twice and could only find some comments on a Slingshot forum posting from last year. I could ring the Help Desk but that takes at least a 20 minute wait. Chill, you said to change all DNS settings to OpenDNS. If I have to, I will, but I only just recently found how to change the Dynalink DNS settings. I am reluctant to screw up the modem which means I cannot get on the internet at all and post here on PF1. :horrified If I do change the DNS settings, then should the OpenDNS settings be: Primary DNS = 208.67.222.222 Alternate DNS = 208.67.220.220 What should the Gateway numbers be? There are 4 sets of {IP, Gateway, DNS} settings: The 520GU, Dynalink modem, two wireless usb adapters. Should the DNS numbers be the same on all four? (This is what I have now.) Chill, when I changed the MTU setting (in Tomato) from Auto to Manual (as per your .png screenshot), the desktop wireless connection became "unavailable". Returning it to Auto restored the connection. Workgroup names - Speedy if you mean the name for the Router (SSID), yes, each wireless usb adapter detects the router's name. But I have not yet entered the host name (which is the Dynalink modem) in the router (Tomato GUI). ----- Maybe if I take the 520GU to a :waughh: cliff edge, it will start working??	Strommer (42)
794753	2009-08-02 09:15:00	Change the DNS server ips to your ISP's not OpenDNS's. See what happens. If it gets on the net, then the ips for OpenDNS are screwed. The gateway ip should be the router's ip on all of them (192.168.2.1, if thats the router's ip). You didnt look good enough (help.slingshot.co.nz) The DNS server ips are: Primary DNS Server: 202.180.64.10 Secondary DNS Server: 202.180.64.11	Speedy Gonzales (78)
794754	2009-08-02 18:12:00	. . . Change the DNS server ips to your ISP's not OpenDNS's . . . . The gateway ip should be the router's ip on all of them (192 . 168 . 2 . 1, if thats the router's ip) . Thanks Speedy . Well, so much for my search attempts on Slingshot's site - I tried several mixes of words including DNS, IP, etc . , but never went to the Help section, LOL . I am glad to see that the DNS numbers on Slingshot's help page are the same as what is in my Dynalink modem - at least something makes sense to me! GATEWAY numbers - I think this is the problem . I have been into the Dynalink modem-router management (http://192 . 168 . 1 . 1/) three times and I cannot find any way to change the Default Gateway number . Other numbers and settings can be changed but I only found a Quick Start Guide that automatically assigns the Default Gateway number . Unless someone has a bright idea I guess I will have to endure the 20+ minute wait on the Slingshot tech help line . Changing the Gateway numbers on the two wireless adapters and on the 520GU router is no problem . The router's IP is 192 . 168 . 1 . 2 so that is what I make all the Gateway numbers .	Strommer (42)
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