Wired but Not Wireless Network Working

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I was wondering if anyone could help me with a home networking issue...

I've connected my Dlink DSL 604+ router to my NTL broadband cable modem.
Most of the settings are on default.

I have two computers a desktop and a laptop. want to be able to connect them both, wireless for the laptop.

At the moment I am trying to get the wireless to work, as a direct wired connection works. I can connect wirelessly to the router but can't connect to the internet.
When I have the wired and wireless connections both on the laptop heres what I get :-

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-E8-23-DC-D1
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f44b:27fb:34eb:99a4%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 10 June 2007 09:13:15
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 13 June 2007 09:18:10
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 167777256
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
0.0.0.0
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controlle
r
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-8B-C9-BD-C2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d9a4:72e9:50b3:c4e7%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 82.19.174.34(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.252.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 10 June 2007 09:19:41
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 14 June 2007 08:37:50
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 82.19.172.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 80.3.160.20
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201332875
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


I'm no networking expert but many things hit me as strange. Is far as I know the router subnet should be 192.168.0.x (mask 255.255.255.0) The wireless settings therefore look more correct but don't work. The wired settings look a bit weird but they work...

thanks

dave

 

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like you, im no expert, but im wondering why the wired ethernet adapter does not have a private IP address (192.168 or other).

Is NAT swithched on , on the router? If not then you wouldnt be able to connect with the laptop because of its private IP.

Also, the default gateway for the wired ethernet should be the local IP of the router. (I think).

 

My first thought is that this is not the right router for you.

You say you are NTL broadband *cable*. Is this really cable, and not ADSL?

I *assume* that you are connecting one of the 4 ethernet ports to the cable modem. If that is the case then you are just connecting to the hub part, not the router! So you can only use 1 machine at a time with an ethernet connection.

You need to buy a *cable* router, which will have a RJ45 socket instead of the RJ11 to connect to the cable modem.

Harry.

 

Yes I had that suspicion because I don't have a WAN port.

I used to have ADSL in my last place, hence the ADSL wireless router, wanted to figure if there was any way I could make it work for wireless.
Now I have moved back to my parents temporarily and they have cable so just plugged it in for kicks.

Is there anything you'd reccomend ? I've heard people talking about building CCNA labs, should I maybe buy a couple bits of kit in case I want to do CCNA in future or just buy a cheap belkin or linksys cable router ?

thanks

dave

 

There are plenty of cable router plus wifi units around for about £35. For casual use I see no point in paying over the odds for a well-known brand. These days they are all using one of the limited number of chipsets!

Harry.

 

D-Link DI-624.....

The DI-624 AirPlusXtremeG is a high-speed 2.4GHz 802.11g wireless broadband Internet Gateway Router with a built-in 4-port Fast Ethernet Switch. It incorporates high-speed wireless LAN with speeds of up to 108Mbps Turbo mode. This router lets you quickly and easily share DSL or cable modem Internet connection, with or without the network wires.


around £38 + vat.

 

Whats the current thinking on these ? Is the spec stable now ? Are they worth the extra cost? My laptops got a new intel wireless n card in it...

 

It is a bit early for 'n' devices IMHO. And the speed you get will depend hugely on the signal path and any obstructions.

Harry.

 

That IP is for one of NTL's DNS servers. A DNS server does not *have* to be on the local network. It is just that many ADSL routers cache the DNS to make life easier.

<Cough> The point here is that dave wasn't actualy using the router part, as it is bound up with the ADSL modem and can't be separated! So this unit can't be used as a router.

Harry.

 

I know, I admit it I'm a dumbass ! (To be fair I thought it wouldn't work but a friend told me it should...)

 

I wouldn't say that!

It seems to be a fairly common mistake judging from the questions I get asked at computer fairs.

Harry.