100M : Internet connection from modem only can anyone help!!

[adduxi]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Doesn't the Linksys come with that stupid Cisco Cloud setup thing that needs the internet to set it up?

Did it come with a CD? perhaps after all you should use the CD to configure it.

I think Cisco did a u-turn on the Cloud thing. AFAIK the lastest firmware removes all this rubbish, and gets it back to being locally administered.

Why do these Companies insist in breaking things that don't need fixed?
Maybe it's seen as being 'cool' to have Cloud offerings ......

[Ukf@ce]

Ok everything is back up & running but I'm still using the tplink router & I want to use the linksys instead. For the life of me I cannot see how to replace the old router with the new one.

This is what I've just done powered everything off, disconnect Ethernet cable from back of old router & plug into linksys. Power on modem & hard reset, all lights blue apart from 1 as linksys still off. Power on linksys all modem lights blue, swith on MBP run the cd & nothing, unable to find router?

[adduxi]

Sounds like you have exhausted all possibilities except for a faulty Linksys?
Any chance you can return it for a new one?
Even if you only have the Linksys and PC connected together, you should still be able to find it with the CD. Sounds more and more like a dud .....
I was going to suggest a reflash of the firmware, but if you can't connect to it, then you can't .....D'oh!

[Ukf@ce]

Thanks for the latest bits of information, I've just tried again but still no luck. I'm going to wait for the shub to turn up & try the linksys with that. If that doesn't work then I'll send it back for a replacement.

Once again thanks for all the input it's been appreciated.

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by adduxi

Maybe it's seen as being 'cool' to have Cloud offerings ......

I don't think any IT company has *not* been raving on about cloud in 2012.

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

I'm sure Seph and the General have thought of this but I've used several routers on and off when diagnosing things and they don't all use the same local address ranges: One uses 192.168.254.xxx (SMC barricade), another uses 192.168.1.xxx (Solwise 3G wifi), current one uses 192.168.11.xxx (Buffalo airstation)

Replace xxx with 1 to access the routers setup pages in your browser.

What I've seen is that the PC and my laptop (different OS versions) even after power down and re-boot don't always re-request the DHCP, just go on trying to use the old one.

I fix it by using CLI instructions

ipconfig /release_all

and then

ipconfig /renew_all

Worth a try. (It may be having the same effect as repairing the connection but I like the CLI instructions better.)


Those same ipconfig instructions avoid rebooting the PC when changing from direct connection to the modem and connection to a router.

Cisco/Linksys use 192.168.100.0/24 as the default subnet with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1. The "repair connection" tool does what the ipconfig /release renew does plus more

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

Cisco/Linksys use 192.168.100.0/24 as the default subnet with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1. The "repair connection" tool does what the ipconfig /release renew does plus more

Eh? If the default gateway address is outside of the subnet then it cannot be the default gateway... A gateway cannot be reached without an IP that's within its subnet range.

[General Maximus]

my bad, i made a typo, i meant 192.168.1.0/24

[Ukf@ce]

Right guys got shub & all working as a router. Put shub in modem mode connect linksys power on & I still can't connect. Is there a way to tell if the linksys is a dud? I can't believe what a hassle I'm having with this.

[General Maximus]

regardless of whether the linksys has got an outside connection or not you should still be able to use it to setup your lan etc and you should still be able to access the web interface on 192.168.1.1

Have you any other non-windows 7 pcs or laptops you can try it on?

[Ukf@ce]

Hi General, yes I've tried it on my Mac Laptop & windows 7 HTPC & can't connect on any! Just tried 192.168.1.1 & says web page unavailable?

[ferretuk]

Is your PC/Mac set to DHCP and, if so, what address is it getting from the Linksys router?

[General Maximus]

it isnt, that is the problem. He is getting 169.254's

[Ukf@ce]

I've called it a day now before I launch it through the window!!!. Will have another tomorrow when I've calmed down.

[ferretuk]

Originally Posted by General Maximus

it isnt, that is the problem. He is getting 169.254's

In which case there's no point in connecting the router to the SH then!

Until there's a successful connection on the LAN side nothing can possibly work...