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wayjac
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join:2001-12-22
Indy

wayjac to Iguanaman

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to Iguanaman

Re: 3Com and seeing other PCs in "My Network places"

Can you post a picture of the my network places window showing the other computers
It sounds like you're just seeing the shares on other computers

What modem are you using with the linksys router

Iguanaman
@sbcglobal.net

Iguanaman

Anon

I will try to post a picture. Yes they may be shared folders on other PCS but I don't think those should be visible to me. The linksys and the 3com are both modem/routers. We attach the DSL in the back and then attach our network cables to the back (4 port) of the router. With the Linksys the other PCs never show up. They only appear with the 3com.

wayjac
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join:2001-12-22
Indy

wayjac

MVM

If you have dsl you must have a modem with a builtin router or a modem and a router

The 3com may be a modem with a builtin router and it may be configured so that the computer has the public ip address

If you can't post a picture run the ipconfig /all command with the computer connected to the 3com record the results
Run the ipconfig /all command with the computer connected to the linksys record the results

Iguanaman
@speakeasy.net

Iguanaman

Anon

This is the 3Com IPConfig /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PatrickNew
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-68-2B-DE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 173.195.143.230
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 173.195.143.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 67.210.60.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 67.210.57.254

206.246.28.254

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 04, 2011 5:33:16 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 04, 2011 11:33:16 PM

This is the Linksys IpConfig /ALL

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : PatrickNew
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-68-2B-DE
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, March 04, 2011 6:20:48 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, March 07, 2011 6:20:48 PM

The Linksys gives the 192.168.1.100 which (to me) should be the correct address. I am not sure how to get the 3com to behave in a similar mode.

wayjac
MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy

wayjac

MVM

Yea the 3com allocates the public ip to the computer
The linksys does nat/napt

What is the full model number of the 3com
The 3com may be able to do nat/napt like the linksys

You could just connect the wan port of the linksys to the 3com and connect all your devices to the linksys

Iguanaman
@173.195.143.x

Iguanaman

Anon

The model is 3CRWDR200A-75
OfficeConnect ADSL wireless 108mbps 11g firewall router

Well the linksys is a backup system in case the current (3com) router dies we can replace it with the linksys until we get another. So using them both is really not what we want to do right now. I'd like to figure out how to get the 3com to behave like the Linksys but so far I don't know what setting would do that.

wayjac
MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy

wayjac

MVM

said by Iguanaman :

The model is 3CRWDR200A-75
OfficeConnect ADSL wireless 108mbps 11g firewall route

The 3com is also a dsl modem
said by Iguanaman :

Well the linksys is a backup system in case the current (3com) router dies we can replace it with the linksys until we get another

The linksys is useless without a dsl modem
said by Iguanaman :

I'd like to figure out how to get the 3com to behave like the Linksys but so far I don't know what setting would do that

You may be able to get the 3com to behave like the Linksys only after you know/learn what type of dsl internet connection you have now

Do you know if you need pppoe to connect to the internet
Can you access the configuration pages of the 3com

When you have a computer directly connected to the 3com do you need to click anything on the computers desktop to connect to the internet

Can you tell me what the linksys internet connection type is set to

Iguanaman
@173.195.143.x

Iguanaman

Anon

The linksys is also a ADSL modem/router. They serve the same function, just the settings are somehow different.

The connection is 1483 bridged LLC. The IP address is dynamic. (DHCP is left unchecked) VPI = 0, VCI = 35.
Iguanaman

Iguanaman

Anon

and no we do not have to click on anything to connect to the internet for either modem/router

wayjac
MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy

wayjac

MVM

Here's a page from a linksys adsl router

























If you could post a picture of this page from your linksys or the info from this page
The vc settings and ip settings are needed to identify how the internet connection is made

Can you access the configuration pages of the 3com if you can a picture of it's configuration summary page would help

Iguanaman
@173.195.143.x

Iguanaman

Anon

The problem there is once we set the mode to LLC bridged the modem reboots and we can never access the settings (on either router) unless we completely reset the modem back to default settings again.

There should be some specific setting that alters the way the 3com deals with the ip address (public vs private lan) and unless you know what that setting is I am not sure what the information you are requesting will provide. I gave you the VC settings and IP settings in the previous posts.

wayjac
MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy

wayjac

MVM

said by Iguanaman :

The problem there is once we set the mode to LLC bridged the modem reboots and we can never access the settings (on either router) unless we completely reset the modem back to default settings again

I don't want you to make any configuration changes
said by Iguanaman :

There should be some specific setting that alters the way the 3com deals with the ip address (public vs private lan)

You may be right......I think the 3com is in "bridge mode" which means the computer is making the internet connection
said by Iguanaman :

unless you know what that setting is I am not sure what the information you are requesting will provide

I don't know enough about the current configuration to suggest changes
said by Iguanaman :

I gave you the VC settings and IP settings in the previous posts

The vc settings are settings that are common for any adsl modem

It looks like the linksys internet connection type is automatic/dhcp the linksys status page should show that

I can only guess about the 3com internet connection type
You should be able to call your isp and get them to help you