having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

i have followed the cd installation guide, but it can't seem to detect my interenet. i have made sure all the cable settings are correct, but i don't know what the problem is....

is it dynamic ip i am meant to select
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thanks...

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

NTL is dynamic. What's it showing as the WAN IP?

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

"obtain an IP address automatically"

"DHCP server enable"

should sort out the main connection - best do this wired & get it working, before worrying about setting up the wireless stuff.

to check it is working, do a DHCP release then a DHCP renew & you should pick up a valid IP.

If that doesn't work, make sure you have rebooted in the order, modem 1st, router 2nd, PC third & make sure each component has time to settle down before booting the next one.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Have you entered the routers set up screen? Are you conneting via wireless or wired connection?

Thanks

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

hi i have a belkin mimo modem do you have the same? my problem was firewalling as I could not get my bitornado p2p to green status.

Guess what i got i working via this way,

1. connect your motorola to your pc usb and the wan connection on the motorola sb to the wan port on the wireless router

2. completely disconnect allyour ethernet cable from the back of your pc, now leaving you wilth only the motorola sb usb plugged in.

3. whoops you need to copy the MAC address settings of the motorola sb modem (make a note as you will insert these into the belkin wireless router.

4. insert virtual servers ip/ports etc into the firewall option restart the pc and you should connect.

try this see if parts of what im saying will help you out.

PS i think the problem is that you can only map ip 192.168.1 to 100 on the belkin wireless modems. Im not sure but im current sresearching if there are wireless modems maybe netgear that let you play about with the dhcp scope of the roter setup? maybe??

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

my belkin router is connected wirlessely to my laptop and via an ethernet cable to my desktop computer, it now works, but there is a problem of regular disconnection which is resolved by unplugging the power cable to the router/ and repluging back in....

does anyone know how i can stop these problems.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

can anyone help....anyone here with a belkin router

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Trade it in for a Linksys router... problem solved. ;)

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

many a true word spoken in jest. ie. that's what fixed my belkin problems.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Hi there
I have a belkin g+ mimo router which came with a usb wireless adaptor.
the thing is the signal seems to be crap and cant can even connect to the net from the 2nd computer becouse signal is so weak

Would it be better for me to get a pci wireless adaptor instead or dont it make much of a diffrence??


Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

i would check that there are no household appliances interfering with your wireless(phones,microwaves etc etc), i also have wireless and use to find my connection keep dropping then i realised that my cordless phone was sat not far from the router,i moved it to the other side of the room and didnt get anymore problems.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Hi there thanks for the reply

Ahh could be the problem i have a cordless phone sitting about 2 foot away from my downstairs pc will move it today and see if it sorts the problem, would anything else interfere with it??? like a lcd tv screen???



Cheers

Lee

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

if you've only just purchased it then I'd honestly suggest you take it back and change it for a linksys wireless router.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Hi there
Are belkin really that bad then...lol ive had it about 4 days now... so its still new how much does a lynksys cost anyaway???

I purchased mine for £69 that was including the usb adaptor


Cheers

Lee

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

erm yes - honestly I took mine back after lots of signal issues. the bloody thing would work one min and fail the next. sometimes it was crap if within feet of the router. if you've only had it 4 days dont waste any more time on the pile of crap. linksys is probably within the same price range.

---------- Post added at 11:19 ---------- Previous post was at 11:17 ----------

the one I got was the pre-n one when it came out last year - paid £120 - for what they boasted was the dogs - utter utter crap. when taking it back a bloke in the queue told me this was a common issue.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Ill try a few more things tonight to try and sort it.....if it still dont work sod it its going back.. to be excanged for the lynksys router...lol

And i thought this router business was stright forward..:(

Cheers for the advice

Lee

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Hey,

ok ive been home and tried moving the the phone away fromt the router but with no luck...also i think i might of screwed things up with the router becouse i clicked the clone mac address button in the router settings....lol thats what i get for messing about with things..nevermind.

think im gonna have to jst get the lynksys router instead...pain in the **** it is..lol

Lee

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

another thing I found with it was that if you powered the belkin off and then back on, I had awful problems getting it to work again. it was as if it'd lost some settings.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Yeah i had that problem at first with the other wireless adapter (the one that was completly the wrong model)
But i have an update for ya...lol

Went back to dixons with the belkin package...and it turns out that they gave me the wrong usb adaptor..they gave me the g adaptor instead of the g+ thats the reason it wasnt picking up the downstairs computer. and they had the cheek to ask for an extra £10 )..lol so after a few mins arguieng with the guy i pay it.

Ok the story continues..lol i get the thing home, set the wireless router up again then set up the upsatairs computer and then plug in the usb adapter with no probs

Then everything works fine and perfect excellent signal..ok i restart my computer it loads into windows xp i hear a funny little noise like somethings shorting out. i only find out that the wireless usb adapter is not a recognised usb device and is damaged..but it also took out my dvd writer which says the same thing which im a bit ****ed about. :(


I think ill be paying another visit to Curry Digital..Formaly know as Dixons again today to get a replacement Its unbelievable. this will be my 4th visit...not impressed. i should have just got the linksys router instead.


Lee

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

I might be a bit late on this thread, but I back the "get rid of belkin router and get a linksys or netgear" advice you've been given. My belkin was also losing connectivity and power lights regularly, and I mean regularly.

I got the same advice here 2 or 3 weeks ago, traded in and got netgear router instead and it has been beautiful since - even survived a mini-powercut during last night's thunder storm!

By the way I kept the belkin usb adapter and have no problems with that.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Hi there sjb2 its never too late for a relply...lol

But to be honest ever since ive changed it over for the right usb adaptor its been working perfect which for belkin is excellent i know but i havent had any probs or weak signal probs whatsoever so i think im either lucky or belkin have pulled there finger out of there arses at last...lol

Lee

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

Just thought I would post my experience with my Belkin Mimo Router, connecting to Telewest through the Motorola Cable Modem. It might help others.

I did have a problem setting the Router up. I could connect to the Router physically with the Ethernet cable and wirelessly. However, running through the Set-Up Wizard, it would never detect the Internet. I could see the Internet traffic LED blinking away on both the Modem and the Router, but the Wizard failed, and informed me that my Router had a problem.

Connecting my PC to the Cable Modem directly, I could connect to the Internet without problems. So, I ran a command prompt up and noted down the connection settings when my PC was connected to the router (ie. from the RUN... option from the start bar, start a the CMD program. From here type IPCONFIG /all).

Noting the DNS and Gateway IP numbers, I physically connected to my router and navigted to the management page (192.168.2.1 in Internet Explorer). Setting the Connection Type to Dynamic, and then manually configuring the DNS and Gateway IP addresses, saved and the Router restarted. Connected up the Router to the modem and hey presto, no need for the Set-Up wizard. It works, and has done fine ever since. I get good connectivity from all over my stoned walled Victorian hoose!

P.S. Remember to add encryption to the Router config through the management page - Security tab.

E.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

After changing the modem over from your PC to the Router, did you power cycle it? (the modem)

It needs to detect the new MAC address and register it, and then the router needs to be restarted and it will detect the Internet connection automatically.

Re: having problems setting up belkin wireless g router.
 

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There are a few possible causes for disconnection on routers like this (and I am presuming you have all the correct drivers on your system for your ethernet cards):

a) Overheating (rarely a problem but a possibility)

b) Incorrect MTU settings leading to router lock/ISP disconnection (probably due to lots of fragmented packets being seen as a flood.

Fix:

Set your routers MTU (in the config pages) and ethernet (using DRTCP) to correct MTU.

To know what the correct MTU is u should use the following command line

Start > run > ping -l [value] -f www.google.com

where [value] is the packet size.

I have an MTU of 1456 so if I use the above command with 1457 [value] I get a "Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set." letting me know that 1456 is correct

ping -l 1456 -f www.google.com

c) Firmware upgrade required on the router - see manufacturers site.

d) PPP Session Limits, TCP and UDP Idle timeout values being incorrect - fix... Telnet into the box and set correct values using CLI interface - You'll have to see if you can work out how to set them or find documentation on the web.

I reckon b and c are the first ones to try (in that order) but if all else fails d is going to be the only other thing you can do.

**and I know I said it at the top but make sure you have up to date ethernet card drivers :P