I'd suggest you run "ifconfig" (Linux) and "ipconfig" (win). Tell us what
your IP address is, and your DNS server is. If you are connected correctly,
your PCs will have an IP address like 192.168.x.x
If it's way different, you might have the cable from the cable modem plugged
into the wrong port of the router. It needs to go into the WAN port for the
router to work. If its plugged into a LAN port, the router will act as a
switch. One PC *might* get an IP address from your ISP, but the second PC
will not.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of William Coulter
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 6:55 PM
To: FL Lug
Subject: [SLUG] linksys and ip address.
I have Charter internet service that is a cable modem. I have a linksys
router and I connect a linux pc all the time, but I use a w2k pc because all
of my certification software is for a windows pc. I don't understand why
sometimes I turn on ether linux or w2k and I can't connect to the internet.
In linux I have tried to use ifconfig to bring eth0 down and then up but
nothing happens. In w2k, I used the ipconfig /renew to get a new ip
address, but it can't find anything to get an ip
address.
In the router I have the standard router name, with no host and domain name.
I have local DHCP on, but I only use a few address with a client lease time
of 1 day. That is the default. Should I turn off local DHCP and asign each
pc a static ip?
However, I have found a way to resolve this issue but I don't like it. What
I do is, I have to turn off the pcs and the router and then wait for a
minute and turn on the router and then the pc of my choice. This is very,
very anoying and it has come more often recently. I hope that I have given
you enough info to help.
William
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