Try putting the DNS information from the Status page into the
Static DNS 1 and Static DNS 2 field on the Setup / Basic setup
screen. Until I did this I had the same problem. Upgraded
my firmware but that didn't help.
I didn't have to do this on my previous Linksys routers, not
sure why I had to do it with this router.
Jim
On 2006-03-26, dave <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Ok, I'll try to explain this as well as I can and see if anyone has
> had a similar problem and may know of a solution.
>
> I set up the router the night I bought it, putting the cd in and
> following the directions and the setup seemed to go fairly well and
> was fairly easy. Im running a home pc with debian linux and have a
> laptop running windows xp home edition. I had to use the laptop to
> set the router of for the first time. Once the set up process was
> done, i reset the network on the computer running debian and rebooted
> the laptop after unplugging the cable so that i could connect
> wireless. Both computers seemed to connect without trouble.
>
> Later on that night, a friend came over with their laptop which is
> exactly the same as mine, both dell inspiron 6000 and both running
> exactly the same hardware/o.s. We tried to connect it to my router
> and it seemed to connect just fine, aquire an ip, yet nothing would
> resolve when trying to get out onto the internet. I could ping the
> router no problem and connect to the routers setup but it wouldnt let
> anything out. I then rebooted my laptop which has been connected
> already, and when it finished rebooting, it had the exace same
> problem. It would connect to the router, aquire an ip, but the router
> was not letting it out. My home pc running debian still seemed fine.
> Well, the next morning, i reset the network on the debian computer and
> bam, same thing. it aquired an ip, was able to see and connect to the
> router fine but was not letting me out. I got the router to release
> and renew an ip from my isp an seemed to do so without trouble but
> would not resolve anything. The router didnt seem to be able to ping
> or traceroute anything.
>
> Has anyone had a problem like this or know of a solution?
>
> BTW, I should say that i also have a netgear router sitting here and
> every time I would go back to the netgear and restart my network it
> would connect flawlessly and that is what im hooked up to now. the
> netgear doesnt have the range i want nor the advanced setting im
> looking for and ive heard very good things about this particular
> linksys router so i have a feeling its something im either doing or
> not doing.
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