Help with Linksys router
I just purchased a Linksys router. the model BEFSR41. . its 4 port, built in switch and has an uplink port. anywho. . the trouble im having with it is i cant get xp to work with it. . i have it connected to three pc's at home to 98 boxes and an xp box.
I just purchased a Linksys router. the model BEFSR41.. its 4 port, built in switch and has an uplink port.
anywho.. the trouble im having with it is i cant get xp to work with it.. i have it connected to three pc's at home to 98 boxes and an xp box... the two 98 machines can use interent and share files fine thrgouh the router but i cant get my xp box on the net or nothing.. my settings im sure is right.. ihave the router set as a DHCP and all the comptuers are set to get ip automatically.. and like i said the 98 machines are set likethat and they work fine.. but for some reason the xp wont .. it says that my network is connected and on the router it shows nothing but good green lights so i thought it should be good..BUT.. when i check the status of my connection which says it is connected.. i have tonnes of sent data.. but my recived is 0... and because of this when i try to access the net i cant get out anywere. Any wouders on why no data is getting into my computer?.. i have no firewalls on at all.....im pretty sure all settings on the router are fine cause i followed everything and got the other comptuers working..
any suggestions?.....
Masterfinn
anywho.. the trouble im having with it is i cant get xp to work with it.. i have it connected to three pc's at home to 98 boxes and an xp box... the two 98 machines can use interent and share files fine thrgouh the router but i cant get my xp box on the net or nothing.. my settings im sure is right.. ihave the router set as a DHCP and all the comptuers are set to get ip automatically.. and like i said the 98 machines are set likethat and they work fine.. but for some reason the xp wont .. it says that my network is connected and on the router it shows nothing but good green lights so i thought it should be good..BUT.. when i check the status of my connection which says it is connected.. i have tonnes of sent data.. but my recived is 0... and because of this when i try to access the net i cant get out anywere. Any wouders on why no data is getting into my computer?.. i have no firewalls on at all.....im pretty sure all settings on the router are fine cause i followed everything and got the other comptuers working..
any suggestions?.....
Masterfinn
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yup bad cable..
i tired the xp boxes cable on one of the other machines and it coundt connect so it was the cable.. so i got a nother cable hooked it up and it still didnt work.... all setting under ipconfig /all checked out though but stil no access to interent.....
what i had to do to get it working was under my network properties/tcpip/properties/advanced/dns tab i had to check off "register these connections addresses in DNS" and it works now.. i dont kwon what that did but it seems to be working.. now i just have to figure out all these options in the router... hehe should be fun....
Thanx for all the help..
also i just wnat to know... under my network settings now there is a nother connection i see here called internet gateway.. and when i click on its properties i can bring up all these options for like ftp, http.. bla bla... whats this all about?.. i have them all checked righ tnow.. but do i need to even fiddle with this?.. is this just to alow me to specify certain ports for programs to access the net or what?...
thanx again.
Masterfinn
i tired the xp boxes cable on one of the other machines and it coundt connect so it was the cable.. so i got a nother cable hooked it up and it still didnt work.... all setting under ipconfig /all checked out though but stil no access to interent.....
what i had to do to get it working was under my network properties/tcpip/properties/advanced/dns tab i had to check off "register these connections addresses in DNS" and it works now.. i dont kwon what that did but it seems to be working.. now i just have to figure out all these options in the router... hehe should be fun....
Thanx for all the help..
also i just wnat to know... under my network settings now there is a nother connection i see here called internet gateway.. and when i click on its properties i can bring up all these options for like ftp, http.. bla bla... whats this all about?.. i have them all checked righ tnow.. but do i need to even fiddle with this?.. is this just to alow me to specify certain ports for programs to access the net or what?...
thanx again.
Masterfinn
Thats Upnp, a new network plug and play protocol.
basically it allows programs that support it (like messanger) to get through your firewall and allow people to send you files/whatnot without you having to manually open the ports up.
nothing much really supports it yet however.
hopefully games will in the future making it easy to run a server with no firewall configuration required.
i would UNCHECK all those boxes unless you are running a ftp, pop3 whatever server. no reason to open those ports if you aint running a server.
basically it allows programs that support it (like messanger) to get through your firewall and allow people to send you files/whatnot without you having to manually open the ports up.
nothing much really supports it yet however.
hopefully games will in the future making it easy to run a server with no firewall configuration required.
i would UNCHECK all those boxes unless you are running a ftp, pop3 whatever server. no reason to open those ports if you aint running a server.
Yes, lock it down...
