can't share bband connection using dlink dsl604+ router

[kw1976]

Hi,

Background :
Router - dlink dsl604+
Connections into router - adsl rj11 cable
Connections out of router - ethernet to laptop

Laptop OS - xp

What works :
1) The router can connect to my ISP using ppp & chap. It shows a
different IP and gateway for the ISP everytime I connect.

2) My laptop can ping the router
3) My laptop can access the routers web config page
4) My laptop can ping itself
5) My laptop can ping the ip address returned from the ISP


What doesn't work :
1) laptop cannot ping the gateway returned from the isp
2) laptop cannot ping www.yahoo.com
3) laptop shows Internet Gateway in "network connections" - but it is
always disconnected - whenever I click it it just says connection
failed (NOTE - if I monitor the lan connection the bytes sent/received
jumps when I do this - so it clearly is trying to go through the
router for the connection.
4) If I turn off dial up in ie - it just says page not available
offline/page not found for any page I try to goto (other than web
config for router

Any advice ?

Cheers,

Karl

 

[Dave]

i would guess that its one of several things:
1. dns not configured properly in router
2. laptop dns isn't configured properly, it should probably point at the
router if it has a built in dns service.
3. the connection to the isp isn't really working.

my suggestion for all of them would be to call your isp's help line and have
them check that you are really connected when you think you are and that you
have all the right dns and gateway addresses in the router and pc.

 

[kw1976]

Hi,

I would have thought that since I get a different IP and gateway
everytime I "supposedly" connect - that I am really connected -
otherwise where is this information coming from, if not from isp.

Also, if I change my password connection shows as failed.

Cheers,

Karl