Help needed installing Belkin ADSL Modem with Wireless-G Router

Hi all. I've just purchased said modem/router (Belkin ADSL Modem with
Wireless-G Router) and I've connected it up as shown etc etc. It
recognises that there is a LAN connection present, and the lights and
everything on the hardware light up, but when instructed to go to
192.168.2.1 in my browser, it won't access it. Why might this be? In
the past I've fudged around with LAN settings to try and get internet
connection sharing to work on a home network (alas, to no avail) but
I'm fairly sure I didn't change anything that might make a
difference...
Any idea which TCP/IP settings have to be present to connect..? Bloody
things....

Anyway, cheers y'all

Take it easy

Sam


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"wombleeater" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Hi all. I've just purchased said modem/router (Belkin ADSL Modem with
> Wireless-G Router) and I've connected it up as shown etc etc. It
> recognises that there is a LAN connection present, and the lights and
> everything on the hardware light up, but when instructed to go to
> 192.168.2.1 in my browser, it won't access it. Why might this be? In
> the past I've fudged around with LAN settings to try and get internet
> connection sharing to work on a home network (alas, to no avail) but
> I'm fairly sure I didn't change anything that might make a
> difference...
> Any idea which TCP/IP settings have to be present to connect..? Bloody
> things....
>
> Anyway, cheers y'all
>
> Take it easy
>
> Sam
>
>
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> View this thread: http://www.wirelessforums.org/showthread.php?t=25154
> http://www.wirelessforums.org
>

my first sug would be a Firewall either disable it or put 192.168.2.1 into
its trusted area.

"wombleeater" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Hi all. I've just purchased said modem/router (Belkin ADSL Modem with
> Wireless-G Router) and I've connected it up as shown etc etc. It
> recognises that there is a LAN connection present, and the lights and
> everything on the hardware light up, but when instructed to go to
> 192.168.2.1 in my browser, it won't access it. Why might this be? In
> the past I've fudged around with LAN settings to try and get internet
> connection sharing to work on a home network (alas, to no avail) but
> I'm fairly sure I didn't change anything that might make a
> difference...
> Any idea which TCP/IP settings have to be present to connect..? Bloody
> things....
>
> Anyway, cheers y'all
>
> Take it easy
>
> Sam
>

* What's your computer running that you are trying to access it with? Is
that MacOS X? or Windows Vista? Or what?

Check your IP Address on the computer from the ADSL Modem/Router. It ought
to be 192.168.2.something? If not then, well there's your problem...
You could try a manual configuration on your computer (Static IP Address)
rather than "Automatic/DHCP". Put yourself in the range of 192.168.2.X where
X is from 2 to 254. Network mask 255.255.255.0. Gateway 192.168.2.1.

See if that works? Make sure the Belkin is running DHCP. If the above
doesn't work check that you might need a different cable, either a
straight-through cable or a cross-over cable for the LAN CAT5 connection.
Some newer hardware does this cable switching automatically (Auto
MDI/MDI-X.)

Some web browsers, sometimes even Internet Explorer, doesn't handle IP
Address URL's very well. Try putting the whole thing in the address location
http://192.168.2.1/ and see if that makes any difference.

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