[gui-talk] home network problem

[Arliedog]

Yes the new computer works fine on all ports.  The old computer doesn't work 
on any ports but works fine plugged directly into the cable modem.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] home network problem


> Does his new computer work on all of the router ports?  Knowing this would 
> tell us that the router is likely functioning all
> right.
>
> Sometimes the network cable between the router and the modem is different 
> than the other cables.  The ends will feel
> the same but the cable conductors are connected differently.  They are 
> usually a different color.  Since some devices
> will automatically sense the correct connection and some won't, he should 
> check his cables.  If one is a different color,
> he should use that one to connect between the modem and the router.
>
> Sometimes, one port on a router is a DMZ port which means that it is 
> pretty much a direct connection to the modem.
> These ports are often there for people who do heavy gaming on the 
> internet.  Normally you don't use this port or you turn
> it off.  However, doing this may require changes to the firewall.
>
> Finally how does he assign the IP addresses for the computers?  They can 
> be assigned manually or dynamically, which
> means that the router will assign them.  If they are assigned manually, he 
> might need to make sure that the assignments
> are correct.  If one is assigned manually and the other automatically, 
> there is the possibility of a conflict, although it can
> be avoided.
>
> Good luck.
>
> On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 20:58:47 -0500, Arliedog wrote:
>
>>My son is at a loss as to what the problem is with a home network he is 
>>trying to
>>expand.
>>To start with he has a Belkin wireless router which also has four ports 
>>connected
>>to a cable modem.  He had one computer cabled to the router that worked 
>>fine and
>>was able to use his notebook through the wireless.  Everything worked 
>>great.  Well
>>this weekend he received his new Dell computer so he decided to move one 
>>computer
>>to another room and hook both desktops to the router through two of the 
>>ports.  His
>>new computer had no problem connecting to the net but now his old computer 
>>can not
>>establish a connection.
>>He has tried the following with no success.
>>He unplugged the new computer and lleft the old one plugged into the 
>>router and still
>>no connection.
>>He plugged his old computer directly into the cable modem and it worked 
>>great.
>>He tried to re install the software on the old computer and the setup 
>>failed saying
>>failed connection.
>>He called Belkin and they blamed his computer although it was working fine 
>>before
>>adding the new computer to the router.
>>He has moved the cables around to all available ports on the router as 
>>well as switching cables.
>>Anyone got any ideas?
>>Thanks
>
>
>
>
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