ethernat help
 

Hi peeps first post here:)

Anyway im in the process of setting up a home netwok!
My 2 systems im connecting are as followed
Shuttle SN41G2
Shuttle SN45G
Both are NForce2 platforms

I currently have 600k Ntl broadband, and have purchased a origo 4 port 10/100m Router

Now ive always connected my CM via USB and have never even thought about going down ethernet route until now, so i plug all the PC's CM router together and internet doesn't work there is no light under the enet on the cable modem??
General file sharing seems to work until you copy from 1 PC to the other crashing the PC the files are being copied to!!

Anyway that's not why im here TBH ive try'd to connect my CM to 1 PC via ethernet and it doesn't work, ive turn off both CM and PC changed the cable around booted and nothing again the light under enet not working!

So how's it done ive heard you dont need driver's for ethernet connection's

cheers

Re: ethernat help
 

Hi jack, Welcome to Cable forum :)

First off, I presume in both of your PC's you have NIC (Network interface cards) to connect to? These card's have to have drivers installed themselves, in order for your OS to be able to communicate with them. So yes, drivers are required for the NIC cards.

Secondly, You plugged the ethernet cable (Has to be Straight Through Cable, not Cross over).. from your Cable Modem, into the WAN Port on your router?

You should then plug 2 Straight through ethernet cables from the LAN Ports (One of the four seperate ports on your router) directly to your PC.

Boot up the router, turn your PC on, and should work pretty much straight away :)

If I've missed the point entirely here, just post back! :)

Re: ethernat help
 

I figured out the ethernet problem, i was plugging the modem in then 1 pc then another :erm: !! this time i flicked the switch at the mains seemed to do the trick:)

I now can get my ethernet light on when it connected to a pc and the router:)

As for the nic, i didn't think i need a nic? the shuttle system both have onboard lan?
or am i wrong:D

cheers

Re: ethernat help
 

No your right - the NI is built in.

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right then here's where iam now with it!

CM Plugged into Router via ethernet into WAN PC1&2 plugged into port 1&2 via the onboard Lans?

The CM is indicating enet connection, and the Router is showing WAN Ports 1&2 connected

Ive followed the steps in the manual doing the ipconfig/release - renew but after that i have no connection at all???

help

Re: ethernat help
 

Have you powered down your cable modem and powered it up again after connecting the router?

Re: ethernat help
 

Power down everything.
Then power up the CM - wait until the sync and rdy lights stabilise
Power up the router - wait until that is fully initilised and stabilised
Poewer up the PCs (should be set to auto get DCHP)
Should all talk.

Re: ethernat help
 

here is the notes to connect ethernet without the cd
1 Temporarlily disable any firewall software
2 power down the pc and the modem
3 Connect the Ethernet cable from the modem to the pc
4 Power up the cable moderm and let it settle for 5- 10 mimutes
5 Once the cable modem is ready power up the pc
6 When the computer has booted into windows click on start>run.
7 In the box type command.com and press enter
8 In the black box type ipconfig/all- you will see a String of information and all the adaptors in the system
9 Look for the Ethernet adaptor on the list, you see under the entry "ip address" a number.This is your ip address
10 If the number is all 0's or has the following address starting 169 then you need to type in the following Ipconfig/release
wait ten seconds and then type ipconfig/renew.You see a message confirming a new address has been obtained
11 You now need to open a browser window and check that you dont have a poxy set.To do this click on tools,internet options and then connections
Now click on the Lan settings buttons and make sure nothing is ticked. Click ok and type in the following into the Address bar at the top
https://autoreg.autoregister.net/. This will take you to the registration page. You will need the mac address (on the underside of the cable modem)
and the pin number on the letter you recived from NTL and one of the following serial number for a cable moderm is "ntl-ct8-cj486"
Follow the onscreen instrucations and you should be up and running. Dont forget to re-enabel your firewall and update windows
with all the patches from the windows update site

Re: ethernat help
 

try this might help

Re: ethernat help
 

Got any further yet ???

Also what is the model number of the Origo router ???

:)