I am trying to put a linksys wireless router in a already buisness network. There is a t1 comming into the business and I want to put a wireless router in so I can get internet next door. the problem I am having is when I plug a Cat5 from the wall jack to the router I am not able to access the internet from the computer hooked to the router. I have also tried using a crossover from the uplink port to the jack. I need help doing this. What do I need to tell the router or computer? Is there any information I need to put in the computer or router? I need help.
thanks
Mitch
Help! Putting a router in Business network
Help! Putting a router in Business network
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XP Professional | P4 2.4GhZ 533mhz bus | MSI MS-6566E (845E Max) | 512 MB PC2100 Crucial RAM | Western Digital 80Gb 7200RPM 8MB Cache | Office XP Professional | Volcano 7+ | Geforce32 64MB Graphic Card | Linksys 10/100 NIC | 48x24x48 CD-R | Cold Cathode Light Blue with window | Behind a Linksys 4-port Cable DSL Router w/ NPF | Cat 5e linked
XP Professional | P4 2.4GhZ 533mhz bus | MSI MS-6566E (845E Max) | 512 MB PC2100 Crucial RAM | Western Digital 80Gb 7200RPM 8MB Cache | Office XP Professional | Volcano 7+ | Geforce32 64MB Graphic Card | Linksys 10/100 NIC | 48x24x48 CD-R | Cold Cathode Light Blue with window | Behind a Linksys 4-port Cable DSL Router w/ NPF | Cat 5e linked
Could be any number of things. Is your router assigning your client computer an Ip address? Is your client setup to use either DNS server on your private netowrk or one from your ISP? Is your office network using DHCP or static addressing? make your you have the router setup just like a cleint should be on the network. Is there a router already on the network. you may have to add the address of you linksys router as a static route.
Yes the router is assigning the computer and IP address but there is not DNS address. I am not sure whether or not the DNS is from the server of ISP. The things is we can't touch the server settings or anything. Is there any way to tell where the DNS is from? Since it is a T1 it must be a static IP. There is not another router on the network. This is the first router we are putting on the network.
Please Help!
Mitch
Please Help!
Mitch
*Primary Artilery*
XP Professional | P4 2.4GhZ 533mhz bus | MSI MS-6566E (845E Max) | 512 MB PC2100 Crucial RAM | Western Digital 80Gb 7200RPM 8MB Cache | Office XP Professional | Volcano 7+ | Geforce32 64MB Graphic Card | Linksys 10/100 NIC | 48x24x48 CD-R | Cold Cathode Light Blue with window | Behind a Linksys 4-port Cable DSL Router w/ NPF | Cat 5e linked
XP Professional | P4 2.4GhZ 533mhz bus | MSI MS-6566E (845E Max) | 512 MB PC2100 Crucial RAM | Western Digital 80Gb 7200RPM 8MB Cache | Office XP Professional | Volcano 7+ | Geforce32 64MB Graphic Card | Linksys 10/100 NIC | 48x24x48 CD-R | Cold Cathode Light Blue with window | Behind a Linksys 4-port Cable DSL Router w/ NPF | Cat 5e linked
You need LOTS more information!!! This is not a cabling or DNS issue- this is a basic configuration issue. If there is an existing T1 connection, then the default configuration of the WAP/Router must be changed from "gateway" to "router". If your network supports RIP, you can then set it up to use Dynamic routing. Otherwise, you need to assign static routes. Be advised- this is NOT a thing for a novice to do!!!
I'm assuming a couple things, and correct as necessary:
1- this is to be an "extension" of your existing office network?
2- the office "next door" is part of the same company
-and-
you want it to coexist on the same network segment.
Some other questions:
1- Is there a firewall in place on the T-1? If so, what is it?
2- Is this merely a peer-to-peer LAN (existing network, not the new one next door), or are you client/server (domain) ?
3- What handles DHCP on the existing network? A DHCP server? another NAT device?
If you have a server, what OS is it? If it's NT 4.0, are you also running a DNS / BIND server? (internally)
Do you have a single public IP address, or are there 2 (more common) Which is listed as the gateway IP?
I'm assuming a couple things, and correct as necessary:
1- this is to be an "extension" of your existing office network?
2- the office "next door" is part of the same company
-and-
you want it to coexist on the same network segment.
Some other questions:
1- Is there a firewall in place on the T-1? If so, what is it?
2- Is this merely a peer-to-peer LAN (existing network, not the new one next door), or are you client/server (domain) ?
3- What handles DHCP on the existing network? A DHCP server? another NAT device?
If you have a server, what OS is it? If it's NT 4.0, are you also running a DNS / BIND server? (internally)
Do you have a single public IP address, or are there 2 (more common) Which is listed as the gateway IP?
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