Well I got cable awhile back I said I would be able to hook up the 2 computers we had at the time using the same connection. (I was on 56k and had them networked via crossover cable).
So we got a Linksys Cable router from newegg. I couldnt get it to work to we RMAed it. Got another. Same problem. Even went to radio shack to make sure. 3 of them, same problem.
Ok so here is the problem:
I hook everything up, starting with just one PC. Wall>modem>router>PC.
Turn off modem and router.
Turn on modem. Wait for lights to stop blinking.
Turn on router.
Go to PC. ipconfig says woh.rr.com which is my RR account's domain.
Check a webpage and it works. About 2 pages work. Then it goes downhill from there. Then no pages work. They all try to but eventually time out. Then once in awhile a page will make it thru the network. Here and there it will work.
All during this time I ipconfig still says woh.rr.com. Anytime I switch PCs with the modem and its not getting a connection yet I always get 3com, brand of modem.
I can get to the router admin page at 192.168.1.1. I have pics of every page and how its set up but I cant attach here.
I thought I should be able to plug it in and go. Not so for me.
Cables are good. They work going from modem to PC and both PCs work like that. That means NICs are good. Modem is good I guess since I can download and surf like it should when hooked directly to a PC.
I had this problem for months now. Finally got some free time to take screenshots of every page. I made a thread at Icrontic when it was still up and any tip someone gave did not help.
I have the summer off and will try anything. I dont have a job yet and I will have loads of free time this summer. Graduation is this weekend along with some parties but I should still have time.
This thing has to be up when I leave for college so I can leave these 3 computers here.
Does anyone have any hints tips for me to try? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time for reading all of it anyway.
mmonnin, a couple of general questions. First, what is the model number on the Linksys router. Secondly, is the cable modem plugged into the WAN port on the router?. Finially, have you removed all of the crossover cables and replaced them with standard CAT5 (straight through) cables?
Linksys Router: Linksys BEFSR41 Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with a built-in 4-port 10/100 Switch
Cable modem goes to WAN port of the router.
They are all patch cables. I know if I switch a crossover cable with a patch cable it will give me a network cable unplugged error. The lil 2 comps with a red X in the system tray. Well thats not there. Cables are good.
Ok, we'll poke around to see what we can find. Meanwhile, try this copied from a Google post- "In Internet Explorer, go into internet options, click the connection tab, then click LAN settings. Check or uncheck, depending on it's current setup, the box for "Automatically Detect Settings"
Well I am back on it. I checked the auto detect settings and it is better but not close to what it should be at.
Pages still take too long to load, sometimes I get server could not be found error.
Couldnt get onto MSN messenger for awhile. Lost Yahoo messenger on trillian for a bit. Kazaa lite wont stay connected. Just got disconnected from mIRC.
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