glemlin
join:2006-07-28
Thunder Bay, ON
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Re: [modem/router] Westell 6100/ Linksys WRT54GS NIGHTMARE!
The reason you can't access the modem once you've bridge it is the fact you disabled its internal dhcp server. You need to specifically assign your computer a valid ip (eg 192.168.1.47) to connect to it at this point. Also, if you can still connect when going straight through the modem, unless you reset it, it is not bridged. If it is bridged, cloning the mac address should work. If it doesn't ensure the router itself is set for dhcp (automatic). Check and see if the router itself is receiving a valid ip range (66-73.x) and connecting from the status tab. Otherwise, they may have to release the mac binding (the so called repointing they said they did). They actually just remove the current setting which is for the westell's mac address, allowing the linksys to attempt its connection and binding to it. If they were able to release it, they should have been able to tell you if it bound to the linksys or not as well. Otherwise, to do it yourself, bridge the modem, connect the router, ensure the router is set for dhcp and unplug the phone cable for the night. It should work in the morning assuming everything is done correctly. |
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BradP8
join:2002-01-21
Enola, PA
| Gleimlin, thank you. I think we are getting somewhere now.
Yes, the support person at Verizon said he was actually able to see the router and even got its MAC address or whatever info he needed from it. At that point he did switch the binding. He also told me at that point, the green Internet connect light should NOT be on in the modem (is this correct?) But for some reason, I still had no internet access. The router was unable to connect to get net access. And the PC was still dead in the water, getting an IP from the router, but no internet. I tried it both with its own MAC address as well as cloning the Westell's to it.
Anything else I might have been doing wrong? |
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borredo
Premium
join:2004-03-29
Allentown, PA | Did you try setting the dns servers to 4.2.2.1 & 4.2.2.2, or dns software like treewalk, which I've used for a couple years?
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