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anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

router wrt54g V5
problem: can connect to network, but no internet access. The DNS address is the same as the gateway address, which isn't right. Tried resetting, doesn't work. :cry:

upgraded firmware, doesn't work :cry:

TheCreepyApostate · Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 19848 Location: Corruptinois

oneofthem wrote: router wrt54g V5
problem: can connect to network, but no internet access. The DNS address is the same as the gateway address, which isn't right. Tried resetting, doesn't work. :cry:

upgraded firmware, doesn't work :cry:

Did you just hook it up??

You need to call your ISP and give them your new MAC address to access the net.

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

Where do i find this mac address thingy?

TheCreepyApostate · Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 19848 Location: Corruptinois

oneofthem wrote: Where do i find this mac address thingy?

Should be on a sticker in the box or on the bottom of the router.

Your ISP will walk you through an activation process via phone.

Pzatchok · Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 7811

Just tell the Provicer and they request it from the new hardware.

Its a security number all hardware uses to identify itself. Your Provider uses it so no one who hasn't paid gets access.

I called mine and in one minute was reset and on line. Never had to do a thing but tell them what I was doing. They don't care.

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

it's been working for for about a month before though.

TheCreepyApostate · Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 19848 Location: Corruptinois

oneofthem wrote: it's been working for for about a month before though.

Yeah, that information would have been a little more useful at the beginning of your post ya think? :x

I dunno, you may try to reregister the MAC address as your loading the new firmware may have changed something. That's usually the issue when you have access to the network and no internet.

Is your computer still saying you are online? You can tell if you open Thunderbird or Outlook Express or MSN and it still connects but you have no internet. Auto updates will still work too. Also, it will say your network cable is undone in the system tray.

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

It's wireless...everything shows up normal except the DNS address, which is shown as the same as the gateway 198.162...
This is not normal.

Pzatchok · Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 7811

Have you tried manually changing the address?

Most routers have administration software built in that lets you change all that.
The internal routers firewall could have reset during the upgrade. Check it out.

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

I couldn't find anything like that, but now it's working again. Dunno when it will die though.

Kt · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 3806

oneofthem wrote: It's wireless...everything shows up normal except the DNS address, which is shown as the same as the gateway 198.162...
This is not normal.
It may be more normal than you think, I always set DNS server as 4.2.2.4 though. Always works then.

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

yeah well it doesn't work that way. so it's not normal...

Kt · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 3806

oneofthem wrote: yeah well it doesn't work that way. so it's not normal...
If your gateway were also a DNS server it would work, many routers have built in DNS servers.

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

Well it doesn't work in this case...

I treally s*cked that linksys stopped using linux based OS for this router. The new firmware is the suxxor

Pzatchok · Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 7811

Maybe this can help

http://www.duxcw.com/dcforum/DCForumID2/1170.html

Most router passwords are standard so heres the list.
Yours is on it.

http://www.phenoelit.de/dpl/dpl.html

Kt · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 3806

oneofthem wrote: Well it doesn't work in this case...

I treally s*cked that linksys stopped using linux based OS for this router. The new firmware is the suxxor
Linksys s*cks these days...

anselfir · Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 23116 Location: ZzZzZzZz

Well it is working right now, but the thing is i don't knwo what caused it to die! When it dies in teh future it'll suck majorly.

Linksys switched from the linux based os to some other crap, so no more third party mods. I didn't read the barcode when i brought it and now i'm stuck with it :(

TheCreepyApostate · Joined: 11 Mar 2004 Posts: 19848 Location: Corruptinois

I have a Linksys combo cable modem/router/wireless and it's the best thus far and very clean without all the extra crap lying around. I have been through Motorola, Belkin, and Netgear and they were all crap, constant reboots. Linksys is the best and most stable on the market.

Ozzone · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject:

I use the Netgear WGR614 wireless 4-port router connected to a Westell Wirespeed Bridge DSL modem. I prefer the Netgear over the Linksys, DLink and Belkin because of the ethernet/wireless packet handling. The other routers cause my ethernet connection (when gaming) to lag when there is a lot of wireless activity and the Netgear is always smooth as silk even when downloading bigtime wireless. Also the signal strength is better. Even 30 feet away and it gets an excellent connection, whereas the Linksys I first bought was having signal strength problems (even with two antennas).

My router has never needed a reboot once. Has worked flawlessly for 9 months with zero problems.

Key Benefits

* Speeds of 802.11g - up to 5x faster than 802.11b
* 10/100 Mbps on WAN
* Double Firewall - SPI & NAT
* Smart Wizard™ automatically detects ISP settings and walks you through installation
* Compatible with 802.11b devices and 802.11g devices
* Shares broadband Internet access to every PC in your home
* Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK)
* Up to 128-bit WEP encryption
* VPN pass-through support
* MAC address authentication

Of course that will change tomorrow. I'm getting FTTP (15meg down 2meg up) tomorrow with a DLink VDI-604 wireless router.

:woo:

leftneckredwing · Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 32350 Location: North America

Mine will drop on occasion as well. First I go to the status page and if it's disconnected I click connect. If it doesn't reconnect I unplug the ADSL modem, the router, reconnect and log back into the router and check the status. It will nearly always be reconnected.

Another problem I occasionally have with dropping the connection is that Bell claims I am the terminating connection on the line. I don't know if I believe them, but I went to all of the connections and replaced them with new and clean connections. All corrosion and faulty connections are now gone and have not had that particular problem since. That's why I don't believe them. They said I would suffer a lot of line loss due to being the end of the line, but a clean up got rid of it so I doubt their story.