Arrrrrrrrrrrrrghh!

[mikegreen]

Originally Posted by DaiNasty

If you log on to the router interface with your browser the menu items on the left hand side should show under 'Maintenance' an option for router status.

Check this to see if you have an IP address on the WAN side. If it shows 0.0.0.0 or blank then the router is not communicating with the cable modem.

Oh man

Right...

1. Reset Netgear, restarted Mac and rebooted the modem and router
2. Am auto directed to Routerlogin.com and I change generic settings
3. I attempt to login to router to acces 'Maintenance' menu but router does not accept the password that I just set so I try the generic one. Router does not accept it!
4. I repeat the above with the same result. Unable to login to router with either changed or generic NG password.

Here is what I see in Network Settings



and DNS shows router IP




Connected via Ethernet all is well. See below




As ever thanks everyone for your help and patience!

[mikegreen]

Managed to get into the router admin pages this morning and attempted to ping using an IP address (BBC).
Hit the Ping/Send button and the page remained static. No timeout message or anything.

Also now have a few millimeters of finest HB pencil lead rattling around inside the rear of the router due to have to reset the thing so many times, last reset snapped the tip of the pencil and it ended up inside the housing

Gonna give up for Christmas and on that note

[Dai]

Top marks for determination and persistance.

I'd say it's dead Jim..

Have a great Christmas and ask Virgin to swap it out for the New Year.

[mikegreen]

Originally Posted by DaiNasty

Top marks for determination and persistance.

I'd say it's dead Jim..

Have a great Christmas and ask Virgin to swap it out for the New Year.

End of the saga... I hope.

Picked up a very cheap Belkin Wireless G router.

Just plugged it all up and ran the setup disc and viola!