On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 03:53:11AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2009-08-09 02:41, Joel Roth wrote: >> 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. >>> By this, do you mean a routeable IP address? >> >> Wrong terminology I think. >> >> Yes, I mean something like 192.168.1.46 > > That's the internal, unroutable address. > > The WRT54G should have both a routeable address (provided by your ISP) > *and* an unrouteable 192.168.x.y address which it provides itself. > >>>> However.... >>>> >>>> ping google.com returns 'unknown host' >>>> >>>> ping 74.125.45.100 (google.com) returns 'destination unreachable' >>> What if you ping 74.125.45.100? >> >> destination unreachable >> >> (That's what I meant above.) > > Your routing tables or DNS aren't configured properly.
Coming back to the problem after a few days away I found the issues: 1) the router default address was 192.168.1.1, the same as the ADSL modem Solution: set router to 192.168.0.1 2) the router's default gateway needed to be set manually, was not picked up automatically by DHCP from the DSL modem. Solution set router gateway to 192.168.1.1 Thanks to all for your advice. I appreciate your help. Joel >>>> Resetting the router to factory defaults doesn't help. >>>> >>>> Any ideas for what to try? Thanks. >>> Can your PC see the router itself? My WRT54GL has a web interface, >>> and one of the pages shows the external IP address, DNS addresses, >>> etc. >> >> Yes, I can see the router's web interface > > Well, that's a start! > > So, tell us what's on the router status page... It should give you > information like this: > Firmware Version: v4.zz.yy, Aug. X, 200Y > Current Time: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:47:47 > MAC Address: 00:1E:AA:BB:CC:DD > Router Name: WRT54GL > Host Name: > Domain Name: no.cox.net > Login Type: Automatic Configuration - DHCP > IP Address: 70.xxx.yyy.zzz > Subnet Mask: 255.255.248.0 > Default Gateway: 70.aaa.bbb.ccc > DNS 1: 68.105.28.12 > DNS 2: 68.105.29.12 > DNS 3: 68.105.28.11 > MTU: 1500 > >>> Also, how is your PC configured? For DHCP, static, etc? >> >> for DHCP > > Then the PC gets it's IP address from the WRT54G. > > Also, what does the PC think it's DNS servers are? > > -- > Scooty Puff, Sr > The Doom-Bringer > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
