On Sep 17, 6:51Â am, Barry Margolin
alum.mit.edu> wrote:>> I'm having trouble getting access to the internet through the router.
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>> I am getting a valid IP address from the router (airlink101?)
>> But it won't allow me to access the web.
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>> I can login to the router's system utility (
198.168.1.1).
>> The status reports that the router is not getting an ip address from
>> the ISP.
>> So naturally, I'm thinking that the problem is with the WAN.
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>> But then something interesting was happening.
>> Other computers, (there are five other machines running either windows
>> xp or vista) who are all tied into the same router via switch, are
>> able to access the internet just fine! (including this machine that
>> I'm using to write this post.)
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>> I couldn't believe it. Â I checked their cables and they were all
>> leading to the same router.
>> The computers are all set for DHCP.
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>> Here's the part that I really don't get. Â On the pc's... their gateway
>> address is
198.168.1.254
>> ????
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>
>> I don't get it.
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>> Anyway. Â I'm thinking it's a PC setup vs MAC setup because all the
>> pc's are working fine but my mac and my airport express (when
>> connected as a bridge) are not working.
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>> Any advice?
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> If their gateway address is .254 and yours is .1, you're not using the
> same router as them. Â You mention an Airport Express, how does it fit
> into the picture? Â How is everything really wired together?
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Noted. And I think you're right.
This pc's computer's gateway is .1
So is my mac when I connect using the same ethernet.
There is another pc who has its gateway set to .254
The airport express is unplugged so it's not a part of the network
anymore.
I think there might be another device that I'm not aware of.
I just browsed to the .254 from the computer whose gateway is .1 and I
got a log in window.
So... even though this pc is getting a dhcp from .1 there is another
device .254 doing something...
I'm going to check up on this. Will post results when I get back.
