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So far our client that was using the setup has reported that the system has been working fine since the firmware upgrade. I haven't asked about the WUSB11 dropping out, however, they did not say anything so I assume it is no longer dropping connection...

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Yep... our customer has a similar setup. BEFW11S4 and a WUSB11 ver 2.5.
Same problem. Linksys told me that there was a known issue that they were just made aware of....

If you get it fixed, please let me know: eicher@usa.com

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My provider (Time Warner/Road Runner out of Cincinnati Ohio) gives two IP addresses with a standard account.

I am using a switch to give my PC one of the IPs and the other IP to my router for the rest of the LAN.

If you have multiple IPs, you can use a switch to connect the computers to the modem ...

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Yep, build it yourself or generic systems are generally the best way to go.

I have a horror story about HP that is much worse, however, my doctor says I am not allowed to go there since the "incident" LOL :D just kidding....

One thing to try is to use compressed air and blow any dust out of the ...

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Here is what I contributed (for what it is worth) in https://www.speedguide.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=s=&postid=575967#post575967

One thing I now try when a Linky won't pull an IP when it would before:

1) boot up a working PC hooked up to the modem directly and set to obtain from DHCP

2 ...

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One thing I now try when a Linky won't pull an IP when it would before:

1) boot up a working PC hooked up to the modem directly and set to obtain from DHCP

2) verify it has pulled info from DHCP and surf for a minute

3) record the information (IP, DNSs, etc...)

4) unplug the cat 5 from that ...

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Thanks for the coherent reply :)

What really confused me about the way they did it was that I could see it. I never could before. It wasn't until I started to have trouble with a system in the DMZ that I started really looking, though...(I still can't put that IP in the DMZ or it crashes 2 ...

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I prefer Proxy+, http://www.proxyplus.cz

For up to 3 users, it is free. We have been using the paid version (more users) for years now.

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Yes, I had called RR (the actual RR department, not TW) and they went to great lengths to tell me that this is normal. She kept putting me on hold, I assume to ask some of the networking gurus there. She made reference several times as to "this is why they don't support LAN users...". The problem ...

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Originally posted by colnago1331
I don't know what "normal" is, but I can tell you this. If I open up the MS Dos prompt and type "ping xterm2.columbus.rr.com" it tells me that I'm pinging "192.168.1.2"

Fair enough. Thanks for putting my mind at ease. As long as it isn't just my LAN that ...

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Behind the router, all of the LAN IP addresses are fixed. We have been running like this for years on dial up and for quite some time now on broadband.

It just seemed weird....

Now when I TRACERT 192.168.1.1 (the Linksys router), I get spider.columbus.rr.com.

Some of the other used IPs (such as ...

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Using a LinkSys Router (BEFSR11). 192.168.1.2 is NOT in the DMZ. No ports are forwarded to it and all of the systems are running ZoneAlarm.

A few weeks ago, I suspected that her system had a trojan, however, I found nothing. This new xterm2.columbus.rr.com thing is starting to rekindle my suspicion ...

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Okay, I'm worried...

When I do a TRACERT on my computer to my wife's non-routed IP (192.168.1.2), it shows as going to xterm2.columbus.rr.com. When I TRACERT all the other IPs on the LAN, they come back with the appropriate COMPTUERNAME. All the other computers on the LAN TRACERT to 192.168.1.2 and ...

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Originally posted by Sgt. Pepper
Anyone have a link for an easy to use/read web site with the ins and outs of home networking? Which protocol to use, hardware to setup, etc?

tia

I also recommend http://www.helmig.com/

Helmig provides an excelllent primer and the site is huge!

:cool:

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Definately not as elegant as a static IP, however, I might suggest looking at one of the free IP redirection services.

We use http://www.dns2go.com

Check it out, it might solve some of the headaches in the short term.

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Originally posted by twwabw

Must be NT or 2000 !!

Believe it or not... Win98SE!

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Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat

You're still wide open until you play with your bindings.....as by default Windoze will bind client and sharing services to both NICs and both protocols. Once you unbind the services from the TCP/IP NIC, you'd be safe. But most computers these days are so ...

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That a look here, it is free and might do what you want:

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

I use it.

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(it is in YeOldeStonecat's list above)

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If you really wish to be secure, this is what I would do...

2 NICs per PC and 2 switches total.

TCP bound to the internet NIC and NETBUI bound to the other in each PC.

All TCP NICs on on switch connected to the cable modem and All NETBUI NICs connected to the other switch. Two seperate segments ...

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Oh, I just caugth the meaning of your reply...

All the LAN computers CAN surf. My 2nd IP system can surf either through the router on NIC #2 or straight through w/ 2nd IP on NIC #1

All of the computers behind the router can and do surf the internet quite well. The second NIC was because the ...

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To clarify, there are two switches...

modem, router, and computer w/ 2nd IP on the first switch.

rest of LAN is on another switch connected to the router (behind the NAT router)

This means that the LAN is behind the NAT router and the 2nd IP computer is outside the NAT router.

The simplest ...

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You don't have to have both go through the router. Here is how I set mine up (since my RR gives 2 IPs :) )

Modem -> switch or hub

switch or hub -> router -> rest of the computers to Linksys switch
switch or hub -> other computer

So, a switch or hub is connected to the modem. The router is ...

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To hook up the Linksys:

Connect the cable modem to the WAN port on the router. Plug one computer in one port of the switch (ie #2) and the remaining computer into another port on the switch (ie #3).

Power up the modem. Wait until the modem stabilizes (depending on model, may gave a cable light ...

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Originally posted by jw01
Another question. What would happen if I just hooked up the router to the modem and both computers(modem to WAN, port 1 to comp., port 2 to other comp.)? Would anything change on either computer as far as them being able to access the internet?

Also, does Win98SE ...

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Originally posted by jw01
Now how do I put him in he "DMZ"? still don't really understand what this does and the point.

Do you have a router yet? Where exactly you set the IP of the computer in the DMZ depends on the make/model of router.

Simply put, if a computer is not in the DMZ, it may not ...

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Originally posted by jw01
-JME-

what does DMZ stand for?

DeMilitarized Zone... It's very close to putting your father's IP outside the router. It lessens the chances that he will have problems with applications that he uses now on the web. If his applications are limited to browsing and email ...

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FYI: being on the internet means your Dad is on a network!!! (the biggest)

Anyway, I wouldn't run RR medic. I don't think it is required anymore and I have seen it cause some problems. It does NOT assign you your IP.

You didn't say what RR system you were on. Some actually give you two IP ...

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I personally prefer CP/M :eek:

In any event. Is there a LAN involved? If so, see if you have problems on the LAN side as well as when you are having internet problems...

It could be as simple as a CAT 5 cable or NIC problem.

I would lean towards the NIC or IP address problems...

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(my ...

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If you put a /? behind many DOS commands, you get command line switch information. For example:

C:\WINDOWS\Desktop>deltree /?
Deletes a directory and all the subdirectories and files in it.

To delete one or more files and directories:
DELTREE [/Y] [drive:]path [[drive:]path[...]]

/Y Suppresses ...

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Originally posted by HalfLifer
No difference. Check DSLR OOL forum, they run 10$ dlink's and they get 8mbps.

Those tests might not be "real world" conditions.... I know my Realteks are pumping along way higher than 8!!!

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BTW: I found our 3coms to take alot longer to do certain things ...

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Sounds to me like your IP lease is expiring and a new one is being obtained from your provider's DHCP.

Go to the server and check under more info on your IP addy and see how long until the lease expires. In Win9x, that is under winipcfg and hit more info tab. Under NT varieties I can't remember.

I ...

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I am curious and want to try to pull the 2nd IP through my Linky again.

The new question is: Does the HOSTNAME change periodically with RR? Or is the hostname linked to an account?

I have 2 IP addys and I notice the Linky gets one RR defined HOSTNAME with an IP and my workstation gets a similar ...

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Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Not talking about the Winmodems though, agreed, USR's Winmodem, anyones Winmodems for that matter, are horrible.

Wow, we really have had opposite experiences. We had tons of problems with that 3Com manager/utility thingy. :2cool: We generally concluded that ...

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I must add to my post:

We only deal with 10/100 NICs (I wasn't too impressed with the older 10 NICs).

As far as broadband, I could neither endorse nor condem Realtek as I haven't investigated it enough. For us, the LAN is the most important, so, we focus on what is best for the LAN side, which for ...

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We dump any 3Com NIC we see. In several of our service cases, they have caused many network and plug 'n' pray problems.

For a variety of reasons, I don't even like the company (USR, etc... yuk!)

Probbably not the fastest, but the cheapest and most reliable for us have been generic RealTek NICs (we ...

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I would NOT trust Norton... get ZoneAlarm from http://www.zonelabs.com. It is free for personal use.

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For a really good online virus scanner, we use http://housecall.antivirus.com/ here. You don;t even have to register. I would lose NAV!

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Originally posted by NoFreakinWay
JME

What exactly did you do? What you are trying to do is the same as what I need...

HEHEHEH! :D :p

Well, I knew that this would work but I was trying to avoid it for various reasons...

You take a hub or a switch (a switch would be better than a hub & only ...

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Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat
Kick up the router a notch to something like a Netopia which itself authenticates VPN, therefore you could be anywhere, VPN to your router, and have access to your LAN.

Depending on your needs, if you need to access your LAN from outside, I'd go with ...

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Funk,

Are you asking me or the original poster?

In case you were asking me:

I don't want to run a server outside the router. I need the other IP for applications that can't be used through the router. So, I need this system outside the router.

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Yikes! 192.168.1.2 routed to RR!!

Re: Need a good network primer site...

I wouldnt run RR Medic

Does the HOSTNAME change on RR