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On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 10:16:31 -0500, zxcvbob <zxcvbob@charter.net>
wrote:
>Did she power-down the cable modem to reset it so it will forget the MAC
>address of the computer? The ISP may have it set to only allow one MAC
>address, and it already knows the MAC of the computer so it rejects the
>MAC of the router.
Other's have made good suggestions (clone MAC address and power
cycle). Both are necessary.
Here's a checklist:
1. Check the lights. Most cable modems and routers have lights on
the ethernet ports that indicate when the cable connection is complete
(as well as flash when there's traffic). In this case, all your
cables should be conventional ethernet cables. No cross over cables
required. On the front panel of the DI-514, you should have a light
on for WAN, and another on in whichever port (1-4) the computah is
plugged into.
2. If you are unable to connect to the web server inside the router,
then the DI-514 probably has some settings left over from a previous
installation. Push the reset button on the back and hold it for about
15 seconds. Release. Wait for it to stabilize. Try again. If
nothing, power cycle the router and try again. The default IP is:
http://192.168.0.1/
Note the slash at the end. Sometimes, that's necessary.
3. There is a chance that someone has pre-set the skool's IP
addresses in the computah used for the setup. That will work with the
cable modem directly, but not with the router. The router *MAY*
(probably not) need to have those addresses inserted in the
configuration. If the unspecified skools network help page has such
values, they go in the router. The computah should be set to have its
IP address, DNS servers, and gateway "assigned by the ISP" also known
as DHCP assigned.
4. Make sure the settings are correct for your cable ISP. See:
http://support.dlink.com/techtool/di514/emulator/h_wan_dhcp.html
It should probably be set to "Dynamic IP address". If you had
specified the skool, I would have pointed to their online instructions
and verified the settings.
5. This is also the page where you clone the MAC address. Do it.
Save the settings (Apply). Then turn everying off. Turn on the
unspecified cable modem first. Wait a minute or so until the
carrier/sync lite stabilizes. Then turn on the router. This isn't
ritual isn't really necessary, but it does save prevent some potential
and rare problems.
6. Go to the status page like:
http://support.dlink.com/techtool/di514/emulator/st_devic.html
It should be full of IP addresses at the bottom if it's working, and
zeros, if not.
Good luck.
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