New network setup problem. Adding router loses INet conx.

[Guest]

I have a cable modem connection that works fine on one XP SP2 computer. When
I attempt to add a wireless router (D-Link 614+) between the modem and the
computer, it shows the Internet Gateway connection "Disabled" and will not
enable.

Also when I view the property settings, there is no "Advanced" or any
other setting to configure the protocols. I don't know how to load these
items.

Note: I have not yet attempted to hook up any other devices to the network
yet. I only have one NIC in the first computer, but do not think I need a
second NIC because I am connected by ethernet cable from modem to router to
NIC. Please confirm that I do not need to install another NIC for this
configuration.

I have been struggling with this issue for two days now (about 24 hrs). I
have rebooted modem, computer, reconfigured router settings, checked XP
network settings, etc. etc. I have enabled/disabled firewall ... no help. I
give up.

 

[Guest]

Here is my ipconfig results:


ipconfig with computer connected directly to cable modem: Internet
connectivity



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ct-barton25

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : kc.rr.com



Ethernet adapter Gails Internet Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : kc.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-70-92-0F-4D

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 65.27.6.135

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 65.27.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.62.160.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.94.163.100

24.94.163.101

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:36:55 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 26, 2006 8:36:54 PM


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ipconfig with computer connected to router which in turn is connected to
cable modem: NO internet connectivity




Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ct-barton25

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : kc.rr.com



Ethernet adapter Gails Internet Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : kc.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-70-92-0F-4D

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:59:58 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 01, 2006 7:59:58 PM

 

[Guest]

If it helps any, this is what I see in the dialog boxes.

Internet Gateway Connection (Status)

{General}

Internet Gateway

Status: Connected
Duration: 01:49:22
Speed: 10.0 Mbps

Activity
Internet Internet Gateway My Computer

( )--------------( )--------------------( )

Packets:
Sent: 418 36,337
Received: 39,160 25,787

[Properties] [Disable]
X [Close]

___________________________________________________________________

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Internet Gateway Connection (Router)
_________________________________________________________________
{General}

Connect to the Internet using:

[Internet Gateway Connection]

This connection allows you to connect to the Internet through a shared
connection on another computer.

[Settings]

x Show icon in notification area when connected

[OK] [Cancel]

------------------------------------------------------------------



{Advanced Settings}

[Services]

Select the services running on your network that Internet users can
access.

Services
_ IPSec
x msmsgs (192.168.0.100:14445) 41464 TCP
x msmsgs (192.168.0.100:8358) 27360 UDP
_ NetMeeting
_ PPTP
_ Virtual Server DNS
_ Virtual Server FTP
_ Virtual Server HTTP
_ Virtual Server HTTPS
_ Virtual Server POP3
_ Virtual Server SMTP
_ Virtual Server Telnet

 

[Chuck]

I have a cable modem connection that works fine on one XP SP2 computer. When
I attempt to add a wireless router (D-Link 614+) between the modem and the
computer, it shows the Internet Gateway connection "Disabled" and will not
enable.

Also when I view the property settings, there is no "Advanced" or any
other setting to configure the protocols. I don't know how to load these
items.

Note: I have not yet attempted to hook up any other devices to the network
yet. I only have one NIC in the first computer, but do not think I need a
second NIC because I am connected by ethernet cable from modem to router to
NIC. Please confirm that I do not need to install another NIC for this
configuration.

I have been struggling with this issue for two days now (about 24 hrs). I
have rebooted modem, computer, reconfigured router settings, checked XP
network settings, etc. etc. I have enabled/disabled firewall ... no help. I
give up.

Ed,

You should only need one NIC to connect your computer to a router.

What is the make and model number of the modem?

Can you show "ipconfig /all" for the computer, when it is directly connected to
the modem, and successfully accessing Internet services?

 

[Chuck]

Here is my ipconfig results:


ipconfig with computer connected directly to cable modem: Internet
connectivity



Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ct-barton25

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : kc.rr.com



Ethernet adapter Gails Internet Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : kc.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-70-92-0F-4D

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 65.27.6.135

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 65.27.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.62.160.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.94.163.100

24.94.163.101

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:36:55 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, May 26, 2006 8:36:54 PM


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ipconfig with computer connected to router which in turn is connected to
cable modem: NO internet connectivity




Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ct-barton25

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : kc.rr.com



Ethernet adapter Gails Internet Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : kc.rr.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking
Adapter

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-70-92-0F-4D

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, May 25, 2006 7:59:58 PM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, June 01, 2006 7:59:58 PM

OK, I see got 2 possibilities here:
1) Did you try spoofing the MAC address of your computer, from the router?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-different-devices-to-your.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-different-devices-to-your.html
2) You have an nVidia nForce networking adapter. Read my article, and follow it
into the nVidia forum threads.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/02/hidden-personal-firewall-nvidia-nforce.html

And Ed, please try and post answers to my posts, not to your own. This will go
easier if you help me to help you.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-to-post-on-usenet-and-encourage.html#TopPosting

 

[Guest]

I posted the info in the two previous replies.

It is interesting that I can gain internet access simply by unplugging the
router and reconnecting the computer to the modem. It just will not work
through the router. I have configured the router to emulate the computer's
NIC by cloning the MAC address as you can see in the ipconfig file. Auto
assignment of IP/DNS address is done by the ISP since I selected dynamic.
Disabling the Firewall does not seem to make a difference, either. I have
rebooted the modem, the router, & the computer in every conceivable order to
no avail. I have used both the Wizard and manual configurations, but no help.

I have read the manual on the D-Link router several times, and it appears
that I have followed the instructions to the letter. I know the
configuration screen by heart at this point. I have even attempted to use
WinXP network configuration Wizard, but it does not seem to apply. My copy
of Mark Minasi's "Mastering WinXP" is somewhat dated, so it is not of much
help.

I have previously been running an ethernet 5 static ADSL network and
installed that network without a hitch. This is my first crack at a cable
network, and wireless to boot. This is my wife's computer, but I built it a
couple of years ago and it works beautifully. It was on the static ADSL
network until recently, and has run independantly on cable flawlessly for the
last month.

Hope this info helps.

 

[Chuck]

I posted the info in the two previous replies.

It is interesting that I can gain internet access simply by unplugging the
router and reconnecting the computer to the modem. It just will not work
through the router. I have configured the router to emulate the computer's
NIC by cloning the MAC address as you can see in the ipconfig file. Auto
assignment of IP/DNS address is done by the ISP since I selected dynamic.
Disabling the Firewall does not seem to make a difference, either. I have
rebooted the modem, the router, & the computer in every conceivable order to
no avail. I have used both the Wizard and manual configurations, but no help.

I have read the manual on the D-Link router several times, and it appears
that I have followed the instructions to the letter. I know the
configuration screen by heart at this point. I have even attempted to use
WinXP network configuration Wizard, but it does not seem to apply. My copy
of Mark Minasi's "Mastering WinXP" is somewhat dated, so it is not of much
help.

I have previously been running an ethernet 5 static ADSL network and
installed that network without a hitch. This is my first crack at a cable
network, and wireless to boot. This is my wife's computer, but I built it a
couple of years ago and it works beautifully. It was on the static ADSL
network until recently, and has run independantly on cable flawlessly for the
last month.

Hope this info helps.

OK, you're learning. Now read my latest post, and see if you can answer those
questions.

 

[Guest]

Sorry for the jumbled replies, but I have several things going at once, and
the delay of posting doesn't help. After returning to the message site and
remembering something I should have mentioned earlier, and seeing no
response, I assume no one has seen the previous post of mine. I appreciate
your help. I had already done most of what you have suggested, and followed
through with the remaining, but no change so far. I have tried so many
perturbations on this problem, that I think at this point that I will
probably have to scrap trying to set up a cable network. I can't believe how
much trouble this has been compared to my DSL network. I know there is some
one thing that I did not set right, but do not have a clue where it is. I am
too tired to continue tonight, I have been at this all day, and for the last
several days. I need to get some sleep. See ya tomorrow!

 

[Guest]

Success!! After 3 LONG days of tedious troubleshooting, I finally found the
problem. It seems that having used my router in an ADSL environment prior to
this attempt to set up a cable broadband network caused the problem. The
initial setup I used was static IP addressing. To resolve my problem, I
reset the router to factory default and configured the router from scratch.
Not having done so was the reason that the router screwed up the DNS
resolution retrieved from the ISP. D-Link tech failed to mention this, but
after the ISP tech gave up, I was left with few alternatives, and this was
the solution. Regardless of the fact that I had chosen DHCP addressing in
all previous configuration attempts, only a reset to factory default presents
the intial menu that correctly provides all the choices needed to correctly
set up all parameters.

For those of you having internet connection problems yet appearing to have
connection, this might be your problem. My biggest clue was ability to ping
a web site by IP and not by domain name. I then opened my browser and used
an IP address rather than a domain name in the URL address bar. When I got
connected this way, I knew the issue was related to DNS.