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[saturnin02]

WIN XP HE, SP1
Hi, trying to resolve a problem with my router, I went into these settings:
Local Area Connection Properties>Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)>Properties>Advanced>Options>TCP/IP Filtering>Properties>under here,
the ENable TCP/IP Filtering was checked with the all 3 Permit only boxes
checked with nothing in the allowed boxes.
I changed that to Permit all, rebooted and from there on, could not ping
anything. Changed it back to the way it was, could not ping anything.
Changed it to Permit all in all 3 boxes, and all OK now.
Is this OK that the "Permit all" is checked for the 3 boxes?
Tx,
S

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Unless I'm misunderstanding you, you changed the setting from "Permit All"
to "Permit Only" with no permissions allowed in the 'boxes' below each check
box. In that case you would indeed filter all traffic and allow none. The
default settings should allow all traffic and filter none.

Perhaps if you tell us what problem you're trying to solve we can help you
solve it instead of blindly trying to fix it yourself.

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[saturnin02]

Richard, you are absolutely right. I am stupidly trying to fix it myself
and blindly, at that.
Your comment is right; for some reason it was set up as "Permit Only" but
with nothing in the allowed boxes--however it had been working just fine as
such..... Can't understand why.
So it SHOULD be set to "Permit All" for the 3 boxes--correct?
ANYWAY, my REAL problem is that I am not able to login to my router. I have
the feeling that it is because of some software conflict but I cannot figure
it out.
I can ping the default gateway and ping external sites--I can browse
perfectly--etc., but I just cannot access the router's interface.
I have run an Apache Server recently and was unable to connect to
"localhost" the selfloop address.
I figured it was because my router must have been blocking it and tried to
login to its interface at the default gateway address but it is impossible.
On the other hand, I can now browse to "localhost".
I was thinking that there could have been some conflicting settings or
perhaps some 're-routing' or hijacking of the ip address but I really have
no idea.
It could be that my router itself is defective but since I have already
returned one after 10 days, the probabilities of the replacement one being
defective as well seems to be really low indeed.
Any enlightning comments would help.
I have a program that can anlalyze all system connections and ports, etc. on
my machine, if that can be helpful.
Tx,
S

 

[Richard G. Harper]

If you have un-checked the "Enable TCP/IP Filtering" box then that is the
same as having all the boxes below check "Permit All" - and that's where
things need to be unless you have a specific reason to do otherwise. And at
the moment, you do not.

So, now we need to determine why you can't connect to the router's
configuration page. There could be one of several reasons for this - it
could be that the router is not at the address you think it is, or that it
is at that address but the router Web interface is turned off, or there
could be a problem with the network settings on your computer.

How, exactly, do your attempts to log onto the router fail? Do you get a
logon page that you cannot get past, or do you get an error that the page
could not be displayed?

What is the IP address of your PC and the IP address of your router?

Can you ping your router's IP address?

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[saturnin02]

Rich, Tx for your help.
I get the address for the router from the manufacturer (D-Link)--and it is
the Default Gateway address: 192.168.xx.x
My IP address is in the same range being 192.168.xx.xxx.
Things seem to be as they should there (I hesitate to give the full IP
address in a newsgroup.)
I CAN ping the default gateway.
I am not sure how the router's web interface could have gotten turnned
off--but I guess that is a possibility. I have tried every way I could to
reset the router but no change.
As far as the network settings of my computer, there I feel there could be a
possibility that there is something not properly set, etc.
I am running sometimes an Apache Server and I feel tha perhaps, there could
be some conflict there but I am really not sure.
I can analyze produce a report of all of the port connections, etc. on my
computer if needed, etc.
Where can we go from here?
Tx,
S

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Is the default gateway address the same as the router address? What exactly
happens, what do you see or what error message do you get when you try to
connect to the router administration Web page?

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[saturnin02]

Richard,
The default gateway is the router address.
Believe it or not, after trying for the 15th time to reset the router (out
of frustration), it worked!
I can now login to the server at the default gateway address.
One of those weird things.
Let's hope it stays "on".
In the meantime, I have disabled XP's built in firewall and my software
firewall--to use only the router's firewall.
Thanks for responding to my posts!
S

 

[Richard G. Harper]

I'm glad you were finally able to get it sorted out.

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