Cannot access BT Efficient 5861 router login page from XP PC

Gaz Wrote:
> "henner" (E-Mail Removed) wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
>
> I can access my BT Efficient 5861 router login page using IP address
> 192.168.254.254 from Internet Explorer when my Windows 2000 PC is
> connected directly to it via an ethernet cable, and it connects t
> the
> internet.
>
> However, I cannot access the router login page from a PC running
> Windows XP Home using Internet Explorer, typing the same IP addres
> and
> same ethernet cable to attach directly to it. It just won't connec
> to
> the internet.
>
> I've tried disabling the XP firewall and anti-virus software but this
> didn't make any difference.
>
> Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong please?
>
> Thanks
> -
>
> You need to check that your XP is picking up the settings given to i
> by the
> router.
>
> Go to start menu, run, type cmd, in the box type ipconfig.
>
> check the ip addresses are all in the same range, ie 192.168.254.xxx
>
> If the ipadress is something like 169.254 etc it means that the x
> machine
> is unable to pick up the dhcp settings from the router.
>
> If the ip address is 192.168.0.xxx for example, when the address fo
> the
> router is 192.168.254.xxx then it means the ip settings are been set
> manually by xp, go to the network connection properties and set the
> to
> automatic.
>
> Gaz

Hi Gaz,
Thanks for your reply.

I am getting IP address 169.254.207.157 when I type 'ipconfig'. Wha
should I do now? Do I need to get an ethernet router that is X
compatible

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henner

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> I am getting IP address 169.254.207.157 when I type 'ipconfig'. What
> should I do now? Do I need to get an ethernet router that is XP
> compatible?
>
>

You need to look at the NIC on your XP machine together with its
drivers. Since the router and the cable work on your 2000 machine, it
points to a problem with the XP machine itself
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Mugwump

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On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:32:06 +0100,it is alleged that henner
<(E-Mail Removed)> spake thusly in
uk.telecom.broadband:

>
>Gaz Wrote:
>> "henner" (E-Mail Removed) wrote in message
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[snip]


>I am getting IP address 169.254.207.157 when I type 'ipconfig'. What
>should I do now? Do I need to get an ethernet router that is XP
>compatible?

Change the settings of your XP computer to mirror those of your
win2000 one.

The 169.x.x.x IP address is windows way of saying "I can't find the
DHCP server". These are used for setting the IP address and other
information automagically, and routers *usually* do this, if not, you
will have to set them manually. Using the win2000 computer as a
guideline will be a good idea.

Don't set the IP address exactly the same, if the 'subnet mask' on the
win2000 computer is 255.255.255.0 *or* 255.255.0.0, you should be able
to set the IP by choosing a number where the first 3 blocks are the
same and the last one is off by one.

eg: If your 2000 computer is set to 192.168.1.200 (example only)
set the XP one to 192.168.1.201.

You will need to take note of the settings for static or dynamic ip
address.

Have you tried IPCONFIG /RENEW at a command prompt?

From experience, (which is only amateur) if it is 2000 compatible,
it's also XP compatible. The router itself shouldn't worry about what
operating system you're running (at least on the ethernet ports, USB
can be trickier).

--
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
- Ken Olson, President of DEC, 1977

On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 08:37:50 GMT,it is alleged that Chip
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>On Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:32:06 +0100,it is alleged that henner
><(E-Mail Removed)> spake thusly in
>uk.telecom.broadband:
>
>>
>>Gaz Wrote:
>>> "henner" (E-Mail Removed) wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...-
>
>[snip]
>
>
>>I am getting IP address 169.254.207.157 when I type 'ipconfig'. What
>>should I do now? Do I need to get an ethernet router that is XP
>>compatible?
>
>Change the settings of your XP computer to mirror those of your
>win2000 one.
>
>The 169.x.x.x IP address is windows way of saying "I can't find the
>DHCP server". These are used for setting the IP address and other
>information automagically, and routers *usually* do this, if not, you
>will have to set them manually. Using the win2000 computer as a
>guideline will be a good idea.
>
>Don't set the IP address exactly the same, if the 'subnet mask' on the
>win2000 computer is 255.255.255.0 *or* 255.255.0.0, you should be able
>to set the IP by choosing a number where the first 3 blocks are the
>same and the last one is off by one.
>
>eg: If your 2000 computer is set to 192.168.1.200 (example only)
>set the XP one to 192.168.1.201.
>
>You will need to take note of the settings for static or dynamic ip
>address.
>
>Have you tried IPCONFIG /RENEW at a command prompt?
>
>From experience, (which is only amateur) if it is 2000 compatible,
>it's also XP compatible. The router itself shouldn't worry about what
>operating system you're running (at least on the ethernet ports, USB
>can be trickier).

Eek, one addendum: If the 2000 computer says 'obtain IP address
automatically' don't try to manually set one on the XP machine, that
way lies confusion and hatred of computers.

--
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
- Ken Olson, President of DEC, 1977