- Joined
- Jan 7, 2004
- Location
- California
I've posted a topic about my my wireless router situation the past week, only with the level of info i knew at the time, now i know much more.
Share DSL line with neighbors (with permission, to just get that out ) through Linksys wireless B router, the modem that they got from SBC Yahoo, I assumed was just a regular ol modem, but later I found out it was a wireless router as well (2wire 1000HW or 1000HG) http://www.2wire.com/?p=8 I didn't even think about it being a router, why?, well my neighbor who pays for the DSL specifically told me that she did not pay for the wireless option, so I didn't think twice as to whether it was wireless, why would it if she didn't pay for it, you know? (doesn't even have any characteristics of a wireless router either, no antennas, no wireless status lights etc) Anyway, they wanted to share the DSL line and I suggested the Linksys router, well they got it and I set it up for them, little did I know that the 2wire modem was also transmitting at the same time, but it didn't effect the linksys at all, now I don't think that was why I was having connection problems between the linksys router and wireless adapter cards as well as a hardlined comp with the router, but I have some questions concerning the 2wires modem settings, but another couple ?'s first.
After a month and a half of soild connectivity with the router, we were not able to connect anymore. The first time it went out I thought the cause of it maybe was a IM client called trillian I used. Now it could be the reason why it went out, but when I went to there house to fix the connection, one of three lights on the modem, LAN (other two are POWER, BROADBAND LINK) was out. I thought maybe some simple problem occured for that to happen, so I unplugged the modem and restarted it (also since the lan light was out i unplugged, plugged backin the cat 5 cables just in case something jarred loose), all the lights went back on and internet and linksys router backup. It was up for a day and then I used trillian again (an older version than when the router first went out) and later on not instantly after using trillan, but after a restart or two, it was out again, the next time i was over there the LAN light was out again, I thought it might be the cables , so before buying new ones I switched the two cables to where there were into different ports to see if that would work(ex the cable that was modem to WAN, I switched to linksys router ethernet port 1 to destop computer, and visa versa w/the other) (We have one hardlined, two wireless connections) Backup again all lights on! Also at that time I relized the 2wire modem was a wireless router, so i disabled the wireless part. If the lan light goes out again its the cables right? And I don't want to use trillian anymore, it was working fine with the router before, but, anyway I just use straight up AIM now, how can I tell if AIM causes another connection problem if the router goes out again? I just now checked the connection since I fixed it on my end, its back up on my comp (when i left there house it was up on there comps as well, but just now tried it here), but I'm hesitant to use AIM I don't want it to die, is thisjust a cable problem and when using trillan and it died was a cowinsadence, or can and AIM/trillan program screw up a LAN connection?
Whew lots of typing, the 2wire modem setting question I had was the linksys has a bulit in NAT firewall (don't really know what that is) also this 2wire deal has one, I tried to disable it, as I thought it may cause a conflict, (got the 2wire, linksys and a mcafee one also 8O ) but there was no disable option just this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/erc84/homeportal22.jpg
Don't get the DMZPlus Mode deal. Heres the advanced settings http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/erc84/homeportal5.jpg
Should I consider, disalbing the NAT on the linksys or the 2wire, and is there any advanced setttings I should change?
Last thing... a comp on a network, doesn't get a permenant subnet mask address right? like out of three comps, if all are connected, the first connected would get a 255.255.255.0, but another time if someone was already on and the the same comp connected it wouldn't be 255.255.255.0 any more, right? 8O
Firmware is the latest and greatest, wireless adater driver latest, hopefully this jumble makes some sense, lots of actors involved here and its hard to keep track, Much thanks for reading this
Share DSL line with neighbors (with permission, to just get that out ) through Linksys wireless B router, the modem that they got from SBC Yahoo, I assumed was just a regular ol modem, but later I found out it was a wireless router as well (2wire 1000HW or 1000HG) http://www.2wire.com/?p=8 I didn't even think about it being a router, why?, well my neighbor who pays for the DSL specifically told me that she did not pay for the wireless option, so I didn't think twice as to whether it was wireless, why would it if she didn't pay for it, you know? (doesn't even have any characteristics of a wireless router either, no antennas, no wireless status lights etc) Anyway, they wanted to share the DSL line and I suggested the Linksys router, well they got it and I set it up for them, little did I know that the 2wire modem was also transmitting at the same time, but it didn't effect the linksys at all, now I don't think that was why I was having connection problems between the linksys router and wireless adapter cards as well as a hardlined comp with the router, but I have some questions concerning the 2wires modem settings, but another couple ?'s first.
After a month and a half of soild connectivity with the router, we were not able to connect anymore. The first time it went out I thought the cause of it maybe was a IM client called trillian I used. Now it could be the reason why it went out, but when I went to there house to fix the connection, one of three lights on the modem, LAN (other two are POWER, BROADBAND LINK) was out. I thought maybe some simple problem occured for that to happen, so I unplugged the modem and restarted it (also since the lan light was out i unplugged, plugged backin the cat 5 cables just in case something jarred loose), all the lights went back on and internet and linksys router backup. It was up for a day and then I used trillian again (an older version than when the router first went out) and later on not instantly after using trillan, but after a restart or two, it was out again, the next time i was over there the LAN light was out again, I thought it might be the cables , so before buying new ones I switched the two cables to where there were into different ports to see if that would work(ex the cable that was modem to WAN, I switched to linksys router ethernet port 1 to destop computer, and visa versa w/the other) (We have one hardlined, two wireless connections) Backup again all lights on! Also at that time I relized the 2wire modem was a wireless router, so i disabled the wireless part. If the lan light goes out again its the cables right? And I don't want to use trillian anymore, it was working fine with the router before, but, anyway I just use straight up AIM now, how can I tell if AIM causes another connection problem if the router goes out again? I just now checked the connection since I fixed it on my end, its back up on my comp (when i left there house it was up on there comps as well, but just now tried it here), but I'm hesitant to use AIM I don't want it to die, is thisjust a cable problem and when using trillan and it died was a cowinsadence, or can and AIM/trillan program screw up a LAN connection?
Whew lots of typing, the 2wire modem setting question I had was the linksys has a bulit in NAT firewall (don't really know what that is) also this 2wire deal has one, I tried to disable it, as I thought it may cause a conflict, (got the 2wire, linksys and a mcafee one also 8O ) but there was no disable option just this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/erc84/homeportal22.jpg
Don't get the DMZPlus Mode deal. Heres the advanced settings http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v407/erc84/homeportal5.jpg
Should I consider, disalbing the NAT on the linksys or the 2wire, and is there any advanced setttings I should change?
Last thing... a comp on a network, doesn't get a permenant subnet mask address right? like out of three comps, if all are connected, the first connected would get a 255.255.255.0, but another time if someone was already on and the the same comp connected it wouldn't be 255.255.255.0 any more, right? 8O
Firmware is the latest and greatest, wireless adater driver latest, hopefully this jumble makes some sense, lots of actors involved here and its hard to keep track, Much thanks for reading this