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ardenj
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Re: How to use my Linksys wireless router with my
Birds, thanks for the help so far. I decided to go with method 1. Private Lan and DHCP are enabled on my Versalink, and I set the IP address to 192.168.1.9 and the subnet mask was left at 255.255.255.0. I also turned off wireless operation on the Versalink. I connected the Versalink and the Linksys through the first ethernet ports on both routers (I did not use the WAN port).
I have the PC's with the wireless cards setup with the Linksys' SSID and passphrase. My PC connected directly to the versalink (2nd ethernet port) works fine, and my other PC's see and connect to the Linksys AP with full signal strength. However, when I try to open Internet Explorer (on the PC's connected wirelessly), I can't open any websites. I get the Page not displayed error. When I go into the command prompt and type Ipconfig /release, it releases the IP, but when I try to renew, it states it can not find the DHCP server and operation timed out. Do you know what I'm doing wrong? I appreciate your help. Thanks | |
Birds
join:2004-10-23
| Ardenj,
So...
PCs are connecting to the Linksys by wireless, and then are supposed to get DHCP addresses from the Versalink?
If so then it sounds like a routing issue. I would try a static IP address on one PC (using the Linksys router's local address as the gateway address), and see if that clears up the problem.
Also, double check that all the IP addresses (both routers, and the DHCP pool) are using the same first three octets in their IP addresses. According to what you shared about the Versalink that should be 192.168.1.XXX.
Versalink: 192.168.1.9
Linksys: 192.168.1.XXX
DHCP pool: 192.168.1.XXX
PC static IP: 192.168.1.XXX
Try surfing the web.
If you can't surf, then ping out from the PC: ping PC, Ping Linksys, Ping Versalink. You should be able to ping all three if everything is working correctly.
If you can ping everything but can't surf the web, then see if you can access the configuration screens of the routers. If you can do this then your local network is working. | |
Birds
join:2004-10-23
| reply to ardenj
To avoid any confusion, you want to enable the static IP on one of the wireless machines.
You could try enabling DHCP on the Linksys router, if you have not done that, using a different address pool than what is being used for the Versalink (but still keeping those first three octets the same). | |
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