On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 12:06:31PM -0400, Jeff Soules wrote: > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.john...@cox.net> wrote: > > On 2009-08-07 21:47, Joel Roth wrote: > >> > >> I'd like to ask for help setting up a used router for my > >> brother. > >> > >> First of all, I get usual internet services without the > >> router: > >> > >> Computer ---> DSL modem > >> > >> I have problems with basic configuration: > >> Computer ---> Router ---> DSL modem > >> > >> The panel LEDs display normally, and the router gets a pingable WAN > >> address from the DSL modem. > > How are you pinging the WAN address? From a separate network? > > Sorry not the WAN address. I think it is a LAN address: 192.168.1.46 > > >> However.... > >> > >> ping google.com returns 'unknown host' > >> > >> ping 74.125.45.100 (google.com) returns 'destination unreachable' > > This is from your computer, right? The way I would go about this is > to test pinging the router from your computer (192.168.1.1 for factory > defaults), then test if your router itself can ping google. (With > firmware from the last year or so, there is an option in the web > configuration tool to have the router itself try pinging an IP). > > Like Ron said, check the PC's network connection settings (DHCP vs. > static IP and all that). > I would ensure that your computer is set to use the router's internal > IP as the gateway, also; the PC won't know who to talk to if this > isn't set up right.
Isn't this a default? I connected three different computers. Am away for the next few days. Will check with the 'route' command. > Hope that's helpful; let us know what you find next. Thanks for your suggestions. Joel > > Best, > Jeff > -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
