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15. May 2009 @ 10:04 |
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the main router does allow all pcs to connect, hell even the xbox 360 connects to live with that guide its just that i cannot see the 360 on the network xD do you know what i mean? it goes
Room 1: Cable Modem <===> linksys wrt54gl Wireless Router <===> PC-1"hardwired", pc-2"via wirelss"
Room 2: WRT54G <===> xbox 360
all three connections work i just cant seem to discover the 360 on my vista box idk if you looked over the guide or not maybe there in lies the issue and i didn't catch it xD here is the guide again just in case.
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15. May 2009 @ 10:21 |
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Originally posted by WW3:
the main router does allow all pcs to connect, hell even the xbox 360 connects to live with that guide its just that i cannot see the 360 on the network xD do you know what i mean? it goes
Room 1: Cable Modem <===> linksys wrt54gl Wireless Router <===> PC-1"hardwired", pc-2"via wirelss"
Room 2: WRT54G <===> xbox 360
all three connections work i just cant seem to discover the 360 on my vista box idk if you looked over the guide or not maybe there in lies the issue and i didn't catch it xD here is the guide again just in case.
Hmm, vista. Turn off all windows firewall settings and ensure that media sharing is on (this isnt' in tversity). Are you running a 3rd party firewall softare? (norton,etc) Turn it off! Make sure all the discovery options are on as well. Have you done this?
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17. May 2009 @ 21:51 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
Originally posted by WW3:
the main router does allow all pcs to connect, hell even the xbox 360 connects to live with that guide its just that i cannot see the 360 on the network xD do you know what i mean? it goes
Room 1: Cable Modem <===> linksys wrt54gl Wireless Router <===> PC-1"hardwired", pc-2"via wirelss"
Room 2: WRT54G <===> xbox 360
all three connections work i just cant seem to discover the 360 on my vista box idk if you looked over the guide or not maybe there in lies the issue and i didn't catch it xD here is the guide again just in case.
Hmm, vista. Turn off all windows firewall settings and ensure that media sharing is on (this isnt' in tversity). Are you running a 3rd party firewall softare? (norton,etc) Turn it off! Make sure all the discovery options are on as well. Have you done this?
yea, everything is off and media shareing is on.. sorry bout the late reply been a bit busy xD
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18. May 2009 @ 08:41 |
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If you know the IP of the 360, can you ping it from your Vista PC now?
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18. May 2009 @ 13:10 |
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no i can not, in fact i cant even log into the router in my room or ping the main router when i have the second router hooked up to this computer via hard wire..
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18. May 2009 @ 13:40 |
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Okay. I thought you said one was an access point? There is a huge difference! TWO routers on a network will cause huge network problems. Just use one router and see what that does. As stated above you probably have DHCP on both routers which are conflicting the entire network.
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18. May 2009 @ 14:02 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
Okay. I thought you said one was an access point? There is a huge difference! TWO routers on a network will cause huge network problems. Just use one router and see what that does. As stated above you probably have DHCP on both routers which are conflicting the entire network.
well id just rather have two routers running, i dont have a 100 ft cat 5e cable to run and would rather not run it.. do you mean turn DHCP servers off? i can do that :) btw one router is running official firmware and the other is running hacked "if you want to call it that" firmware to connect to the first router over wireless.
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18. May 2009 @ 14:59 |
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You don't understand. You cannot simply plug two routers in a network, it does not work unless you're using one as an access. Make sure both have an IP on the same network and that one of the routers has DHCP turned off to avoid conflict. Also, make sure router #2 is not using the WAN port, and LAN only. Then it's an access point
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20. May 2009 @ 01:19 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
You don't understand. You cannot simply plug two routers in a network, it does not work unless you're using one as an access. Make sure both have an IP on the same network and that one of the routers has DHCP turned off to avoid conflict. Also, make sure router #2 is not using the WAN port, and LAN only. Then it's an access point
ok done :) what next? sorry i would have did this last night but i was updating to iextreme 1.6 :P
EDIT: just to clearify when you say disable DHCP which one do you mean? 
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20. May 2009 @ 08:54 |
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Originally posted by WW3:
Originally posted by gameover9:
You don't understand. You cannot simply plug two routers in a network, it does not work unless you're using one as an access. Make sure both have an IP on the same network and that one of the routers has DHCP turned off to avoid conflict. Also, make sure router #2 is not using the WAN port, and LAN only. Then it's an access point
ok done :) what next? sorry i would have did this last night but i was updating to iextreme 1.6 :P
EDIT: just to clearify when you say disable DHCP which one do you mean?
DHCP locally. First you need to check your access point and router and make sure only ONE of them has dhcp (locally) on. You don't even use the WAN port on the access point (if there is one) so those settings won't matter.
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20. May 2009 @ 14:47 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
Originally posted by WW3:
Originally posted by gameover9:
You don't understand. You cannot simply plug two routers in a network, it does not work unless you're using one as an access. Make sure both have an IP on the same network and that one of the routers has DHCP turned off to avoid conflict. Also, make sure router #2 is not using the WAN port, and LAN only. Then it's an access point
ok done :) what next? sorry i would have did this last night but i was updating to iextreme 1.6 :P
EDIT: just to clearify when you say disable DHCP which one do you mean?
DHCP locally. First you need to check your access point and router and make sure only ONE of them has dhcp (locally) on. You don't even use the WAN port on the access point (if there is one) so those settings won't matter.
ok done, but once i pull the plug on the local dhcp then does that not kill the ip settings if there is a power outage? or if "like i have to do" take the router from one room to another? and i never used the wan port, im sorry if i never mentioned that xD kept forgetting to :P
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20. May 2009 @ 16:21 |
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DHCP should be turned on one of the routers only. Typically the router that is using the WAN port should have this one, then the other that is only using the access point, should have it off. If not, then they will battle each other and assign different IPs to machines on the network. Has nothing to do with power or moving it. Settings will be the same. You just set it to disable on the access point only.
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20. May 2009 @ 22:09 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
DHCP should be turned on one of the routers only. Typically the router that is using the WAN port should have this one, then the other that is only using the access point, should have it off. If not, then they will battle each other and assign different IPs to machines on the network. Has nothing to do with power or moving it. Settings will be the same. You just set it to disable on the access point only.
ok done :) but :( i have the router setup to the omputer still and i keep getting connection problems. it will connect for a while and then after a bit will cut off internet connections and can only connect to the local network, here is a picture of what it looks like xD 
any help? and idk if there are more steps but i cannot log into the main router still :S any help would be appreciated ^^
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21. May 2009 @ 08:20 |
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Is your local pc getting an IP? How is your ISP setup? DHCP or static? You may want to see if there is a firmware update on Linksys website for that router as well. You do have the local DHCP turned on one of the routers right?
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21. May 2009 @ 11:41 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
Is your local pc getting an IP? How is your ISP setup? DHCP or static? You may want to see if there is a firmware update on Linksys website for that router as well. You do have the local DHCP turned on one of the routers right?
i have a static connection from our isp not dhcp,nope no new firmware not since the beginning of last year and yes dhcp is off on router #2
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21. May 2009 @ 11:57 |
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Not sure why your pc is having a hard time getting DNS then. Reboot the router and Flush the nic. Right click, diagonse, reset.
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26. May 2009 @ 22:19 |
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Originally posted by gameover9:
Not sure why your pc is having a hard time getting DNS then. Reboot the router and Flush the nic. Right click, diagonse, reset.
im sorry i had an emergency out of town, i will have to look into this again when i get a chance :S once i get back that is..
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