Linksys WRT54G HELP please please

paul11974 · 30-10-2006, 20:18

Hello i am having real trouble setting this router up i have run the cd and all seemed OK but i just cant connect to the internet with this router ! Has anyone got this router and what settings do i need please ? i have had to disconnect it and am now just connecting via stb

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can somebody help me

p.s i also got to the ntl page where i registered the router and then nothing

The Jackal · 30-10-2006, 20:24

Disconnect it : reboot the cable modem (turn it on and off)

Plug everything back in together.

How are you connecting to the router ? CAT5 cable or wireless ?

see if you can ping the router

ping 192.168.1.1

Check u have an external ip address by logging onto the router

http://192.168.1.1/

paul11974 · 30-10-2006, 20:28

Yes sorry i am trying to connect via cable at the moment so not using the wireless feature yet i have tried rebooting about 20 times do you have any idea wht the settings should be in the admin section of the router ? and yes i can get to the http://192.168.1.1/

The Jackal · 30-10-2006, 20:33

You shouldnt need to touch anything for the moment : the router should pick up a new ip address from the cable modem and then nat it through to your macines.

dumb questions : is the cable from the router going to the cable modem correctly fitted ?

paul11974 · 30-10-2006, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

You shouldnt need to touch anything for the moment : the router should pick up a new ip address from the cable modem and then nat it through to your macines.

dumb questions : is the cable from the router going to the cable modem correctly fitted ?

yes i have used the blue cable that came in the box and i have this going from the Samsung set top box to the router

30-10-2006, 20:52

Try cloaning the mac address!

I had the same problem with a WRT54G v7!!!

Everything worked ok I just could not browse the internet via my wireless connection or my hard wired connection, once I cloaned the mac address everything worked just dandy!

Work that one out!

The Jackal · 30-10-2006, 20:54

and its pluged into the single socket not the 1 of the bank of 4s

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

and its pluged into the single socket not the 1 of the bank of 4s

and you can the cable modem ?

http://192.168.100.1/

paul11974 · 30-10-2006, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

and its pluged into the single socket not the 1 of the bank of 4s

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and you can the cable modem ?

http://192.168.100.1/

yes its plugged into the single socket

The Jackal · 30-10-2006, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul11974

yes its plugged into the single socket

Can you see that address in a web browser ?

http://192.168.100.1/

paul11974 · 30-10-2006, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

Can you see that address in a web browser ?

http://192.168.100.1/

yes i can see that in internet explorer

The Jackal · 30-10-2006, 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul11974

yes i can see that in internet explorer

all looks good then

goto the config on the cable modem http://192.168.100.1/config.html
and disable dhcp

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save config and restart the cable modem.

disable any firewall that you are running and post me back the results of this command in a cmd prompt

start> run > cmd

ipconfig /all

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Quote:

Originally Posted by acoolwelshbloke

Try cloaning the mac address!

I had the same problem with a WRT54G v7!!!

Everything worked ok I just could not browse the internet via my wireless connection or my hard wired connection, once I cloaned the mac address everything worked just dandy!

Work that one out!

Fair point. that'll work

paul11974 · 30-10-2006, 22:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrC-3rr0r

all looks good then

goto the config on the cable modem http://192.168.100.1/config.html
and disable dhcp

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save config and restart the cable modem.

disable any firewall that you are running and post me back the results of this command in a cmd prompt

start> run > cmd

ipconfig /all

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Fair point. that'll work

should i have static ip and then disable dhcp server ?

The Jackal · 30-10-2006, 22:06

no this refers to the ip address that your cable modem will get....

Can you confirm the cable modem address by logging onto it ?

There are some helpful tips to getting your problem solved if you scroll up

paul11974 · 30-10-2006, 22:54

i must say THANKYOU very very much for all your help i (we) have been trying all night well since 5pm thats 5hrs to get this router to work and it says easy set up on the box i have now placed this router back into its box and it will be on its way back to Amazon asap. The strange thing is that i plugged my old router back in and hey ho im up and running straight away. I think i will have to invest in a wireless access point and plug that into my wired router so i can use the laptop

The Jackal · 30-10-2006, 23:03

LOL I'm really sorry I couldn't help but at least we all tried.