WinXP Networking

[Capt K Ripendran]

Steve,
I have read most of your replies to various queries under Win95
as well as WinXP - all pertaining to Networking using a Router. I have still
NOT been able to configure and use my Black Box Router which has 1 port for
Wan, 4 ports for Lan and 2 USB ports for Printers. The ISP has provided a
ADSL Modem for Broadband Internet access at 256 Kpbs and when I connect it
directly to Win XP,(and to Win95) individually, it works very well. But
when I connect it to WAN port and take a connection from the Lan Port of the
Router to the PC, it fails to connect.
Unless I connect, I cannot access the Web page management of the Router.
Could you kindly assist? After I successfully connect, I intend Networking
Win XP with Win95 using your answers in the Newsgroups.
Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

 

[Cyberbear]

Steve,
I have read most of your replies to various queries under Win95
as well as WinXP - all pertaining to Networking using a Router. I have still
NOT been able to configure and use my Black Box Router which has 1 port for
Wan, 4 ports for Lan and 2 USB ports for Printers. The ISP has provided a
ADSL Modem for Broadband Internet access at 256 Kpbs and when I connect it
directly to Win XP,(and to Win95) individually, it works very well. But
when I connect it to WAN port and take a connection from the Lan Port of the
Router to the PC, it fails to connect.
Unless I connect, I cannot access the Web page management of the Router.
Could you kindly assist? After I successfully connect, I intend Networking
Win XP with Win95 using your answers in the Newsgroups.
Thanking you
Capt K Ripendran

The easiest thing to try is to make sure your router is set to
use DHCP on the WAN side. It should get its IP address info from
your ISP.

Note: If your ISP uses static addressing, then you wil have to
enter that information manually into the routers WAN settings.

Then make sure the router is set up to act as a DHCP server for
your LAN.

Finally, be sure that your computers are set up with DHCP so they
will get their LAN IP address info from the router.

DHCP means "get IP address automatically". If the hardware is all
working properly, and your cables are good, you should be able to
get connected.

 

[Admiral Q]

P.S. You don't have to connect to the internet for your PC's to connect to
the router's configuration page - most home router's, out of the box are
configured DHCP and the configuration page is 192.168.1.1 - if you managed
to connect and messed the settings up so you can no longer connect, don't
fret, check your manual for the router, most have a reset button - at least
both of the linksys routers I have do - with power on the router, hold the
button in (it usually needs a paperclip to get to) 5-10 seconds and "poof"
you are back to "factory default"settings.

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