Efficient 5861 setup

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 04:07:56 +0100, Michael Klontzas
<Michael-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>The router instructions however keep referring to some 'straight-through
>cable (red label)' for this type of connection. As I found out both
>straight-through and crossover cables are called 'patch leads' and both
>types come in a range of colours. So, how can I tell what sort of cable I
>have?

The EN5861 is a hub as well as a router, so you don't want to be using
a cross over cable.

As to telling them apart, if you look at the plugs on both ends of the
cables on a straight-through cable the order of the colour wires in
the plugs will be the same on both plugs. On a cross over cable the
order of the colours on the two plugs will be different. This can be
quite difficult to see though.

If you have a cable that is allowing your PC to "see" the router then
it isn't a crossover cable...
--
Andy Norman (E-Mail Removed)
http://www.norman.cx/

On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 02:16:19 +0100, "Rob L." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>If you are using a private IP address on your LAN (your PC) which it appears
>you are, you won't connect to addresses outside your subnet (ie the
>internet) without NAT. You must enable address translation on the router
>(NAT) or it will not work. The settings the 5861 has automatically detected
>(the DNS servers & WAN IP address) are OK, there's no need to make any
>alterations to those settings.

Thanks everyone for your help. I managed to get it working in the end. I
tried all sorts of combinations but, as a guy in a plus.net support group
guessed, the key was the IP address under TCP/IP. I will quote the
working setup here for the benefit of users of similar routers.

[
It looks like, by default, the router has a LAN address of
192.168.254.254. So, to configure your PC manually, configure it as
follows in its network settings (TCP/IP properties):
IP Address: 192.168.254.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.254.254
DNS Server: 212.159.13.49
2nd DNS Server: 212.159.13.50
With those settings, it shouldn't matter if the router is set as a DHCP
server or not. You should be able to reach it on http://192.168.254.254
]

and

[
Then log in to the router and follow the Easy Setup.

WAN Interface settings are 0 and 38

WAN Protocol is Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM with VC multiplexing

Username is <username>@plusdsl.net

Password is your normal password.

Tick IP routing enabled, NAT enabled, and Block NetBIOS traffic.

Tick DHCP server enabled on LAN, and select Obtain DNS information
automatically.

LAN IP Address is 192.168.254.254 and Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

Save and Reboot, leave it a minute or so to login and you should be
connected.
]

Now, I'll try to figure out why Miranda IM (an integrated ICQ, MSN, Yahoo
IM client) won't work with my current setup. I hope it's not plus.net's
P2P restrictions.

Thanks again.

--
Michael Klontzas
Before enlightenment / chopping wood / carrying water
After enlightenment / chopping wood / carrying water
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