Getting Speedstream 2624 Wireless Router to work?

I had an older Siemens Speedstream 2624 Wireless Router that I no
longer need and gave it to a friend. He plugged it into the electric
outlet and then connected it from its WAN port to his ComCast cable
modem. He then connected his desktop computer to to one of the three
available ports on the wireless router. He fired up his wireless-
equipped Thinkpad and found and connected to the Speedstream. But when
he sought to surf to web sites he invariable got the "Server Not
Found" message. He gets the same message when he tries to surf using
his desktop.

Could it be that he is unable to surf anywhere because he did not
configure the router using the configuration CD that came with the
router (it cannot be found). But the router worked fine at my house.
Does the router care which cable system modem it's connected to?

What can he do to make this wireless router work for him? Has he
failed to do something that needs to be done?

Thanks.

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"dejola" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I had an older Siemens Speedstream 2624 Wireless Router that I no
> longer need and gave it to a friend. He plugged it into the electric
> outlet and then connected it from its WAN port to his ComCast cable
> modem. He then connected his desktop computer to to one of the three
> available ports on the wireless router. He fired up his wireless-
> equipped Thinkpad and found and connected to the Speedstream. But when
> he sought to surf to web sites he invariable got the "Server Not
> Found" message. He gets the same message when he tries to surf using
> his desktop.
>
> Could it be that he is unable to surf anywhere because he did not
> configure the router using the configuration CD that came with the
> router (it cannot be found). But the router worked fine at my house.
> Does the router care which cable system modem it's connected to?
>
> What can he do to make this wireless router work for him? Has he
> failed to do something that needs to be done?
>
> Thanks.
>

* That modem is way out of date. It had several security vulnerabilities. I
tried for awhile to find an owners manual for it and had no luck. My vote
for the $50.00 to $75.00 you have to pay to get rid of it, it would be worth
it. It will no longer be a supported product by Siemens no doubt.

You could check and see if you are getting an IP Address assignment by DHCP
to the connected computer(s). You need to be able to go to a configuration
web page or use configuration software to check and change the settings on
it. It should not care what cable modem it plugs into, they all pretty much
do DHCP to the first thing connected to them. Typically on cable you only
get 1 IP Address anyway, unless you made (and typically paid more for)
additional IP space from the cable company. You don't want to put every
computer on your local LAN on public IP space anyway. So I'd get another
router.

Cheers!


---
Alan Spicer

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On Jul 13, 10:39 pm, "Alan Spicer" <aspi...@marinetelecom.net> wrote:
> --"dejola" <johnandja...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
>
>
>
> >I had an older Siemens Speedstream 2624 Wireless Router that I no
> > longer need and gave it to a friend. He plugged it into the electric
> > outlet and then connected it from its WAN port to his ComCast cable
> > modem. He then connected his desktop computer to to one of the three
> > available ports on the wireless router. He fired up his wireless-
> > equipped Thinkpad and found and connected to the Speedstream. But when
> > he sought to surf to web sites he invariable got the "Server Not
> > Found" message. He gets the same message when he tries to surf using
> > his desktop.
>
> > Could it be that he is unable to surf anywhere because he did not
> > configure the router using the configuration CD that came with the
> > router (it cannot be found). But the router worked fine at my house.
> > Does the router care which cable system modem it's connected to?
>
> > What can he do to make this wireless router work for him? Has he
> > failed to do something that needs to be done?
>
> > Thanks.
>
> * That modem is way out of date. It had several security vulnerabilities. I
> tried for awhile to find an owners manual for it and had no luck. My vote
> for the $50.00 to $75.00 you have to pay to get rid of it, it would be worth
> it. It will no longer be a supported product by Siemens no doubt.
>
> You could check and see if you are getting an IP Address assignment by DHCP
> to the connected computer(s). You need to be able to go to a configuration
> web page or use configuration software to check and change the settings on
> it. It should not care what cable modem it plugs into, they all pretty much
> do DHCP to the first thing connected to them. Typically on cable you only
> get 1 IP Address anyway, unless you made (and typically paid more for)
> additional IP space from the cable company. You don't want to put every
> computer on your local LAN on public IP space anyway. So I'd get another
> router.
>
> Cheers!
>
> ---
> Alan Spicer
>
> DBA Alan Spicer Telcom / Alan Spicer Marine Telecom
> Computer Services, Wired/Wireless Networking,
> Cell/Sat/Landline Communications, General Consulting...
> Marine, Business, Small Office and Home Office (SOHO)
> *http://telecom.dyndns.biz/(Main Site)
> *http://www.marinetelecom.net/(.net mirror site)
> *http://alanspicermarinetelecom.com/(.com mirror site)
> *http://www.wifiyacht.net/(Yacht WiFi Main Site)
> *http://www.mymarinewifi.com/(Marine WiFi .com mirror site)
>
> * skype:alanspicertelecom

Thank you Alan. I think you're right about spending a little cash to
get and uptodate and supported router. I think thgat's what I'll do.
I'm curious to know if I did a ipcong /release and then an ipconfig /
renew might that do the trick?

Thanks again.