LINKSYS - WRT54GS Problems, Can't access the internet via LAN

I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...

On 26 Jul 2006 11:53:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
>that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
>WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
>and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
>anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...

Is the WAN (Internet) side of the Linksys being configured properly?
What IP address is it getting? Subnet mask? DNS servers? Gateway?
What connects your LAN to the Internet?

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Do you mean the PC which is directly connected to the router? How can i
tell it is being configured properly? I am not allowed to get
administrator knowledge about the network so i don't know what connects
my LAN to the internet.

John Navas wrote:
> On 26 Jul 2006 11:53:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>
> >I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
> >that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
> >WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
> >and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
> >anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...
>
> Is the WAN (Internet) side of the Linksys being configured properly?
> What IP address is it getting? Subnet mask? DNS servers? Gateway?
> What connects your LAN to the Internet?
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

Can i solve this problem by using my wireless router as a wireless
access point?

John Navas wrote:
> On 26 Jul 2006 11:53:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>
> >I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
> >that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
> >WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
> >and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
> >anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...
>
> Is the WAN (Internet) side of the Linksys being configured properly?
> What IP address is it getting? Subnet mask? DNS servers? Gateway?
> What connects your LAN to the Internet?
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

Then how did you get permission to do this? Many (most?) network admins
would consider this a rogue access point and a serious security risk.

That issue aside, you can tell how the router is being configured by
what gets displayed in the configuration interface.

Run IPCONFIG /ALL on a connected computer to get the other info I asked
for, copying and pasting the exact output here.

My guess from what's probably going on is that you probably want to
configure the WRT54GS as an access point, not as a router, as described
in the HowTo wiki below. At the very least, this should give you the
same kind of access you have now with your computer when wired. Whether
or not you can add another wireless computer would depend on what kind
of LAN security is in place.

Another option is to add a wireless client adapter to the (presumably
wired) desktop computer (instead of the WRT54GS) ; create an Ad Hoc
wireless network between the desktop and the laptop; and share the
desktop Internet connection with the wireless laptop using Internet
Connection Sharing on the desktop.

p.s. Please don't switch posting styles (top vs bottom) in mid-thread
-- it's confusing, and considered a bit rude. Thanks.

On 26 Jul 2006 12:10:50 -0700, "(E-Mail Removed)"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>Do you mean the PC which is directly connected to the router? How can i
>tell it is being configured properly? I am not allowed to get
>administrator knowledge about the network so i don't know what connects
>my LAN to the internet.
>
>John Navas wrote:
>> On 26 Jul 2006 11:53:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
>> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>>
>> >I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
>> >that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
>> >WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
>> >and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
>> >anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...
>>
>> Is the WAN (Internet) side of the Linksys being configured properly?
>> What IP address is it getting? Subnet mask? DNS servers? Gateway?
>> What connects your LAN to the Internet?

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

Possibly. See the longer answer I just posted.

On 26 Jul 2006 12:51:04 -0700, "(E-Mail Removed)"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed). com>:

>Can i solve this problem by using my wireless router as a wireless
>access point?
>
>John Navas wrote:
>> On 26 Jul 2006 11:53:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
>> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>>
>> >I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
>> >that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
>> >WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
>> >and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
>> >anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...
>>
>> Is the WAN (Internet) side of the Linksys being configured properly?
>> What IP address is it getting? Subnet mask? DNS servers? Gateway?
>> What connects your LAN to the Internet?

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::4e00:10ff:fe38:3946%4
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
192.168.2.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

PPP adapter RAS Server (Dial In) Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.226
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%6
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.226%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.100%2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

This i did while connected to the LAN which i want to share. Can you
please tell me in detail how to use my wireless router as a wireless
access point...???

John Navas wrote:
> Then how did you get permission to do this? Many (most?) network admins
> would consider this a rogue access point and a serious security risk.
>
> That issue aside, you can tell how the router is being configured by
> what gets displayed in the configuration interface.
>
> Run IPCONFIG /ALL on a connected computer to get the other info I asked
> for, copying and pasting the exact output here.
>
> My guess from what's probably going on is that you probably want to
> configure the WRT54GS as an access point, not as a router, as described
> in the HowTo wiki below. At the very least, this should give you the
> same kind of access you have now with your computer when wired. Whether
> or not you can add another wireless computer would depend on what kind
> of LAN security is in place.
>
> Another option is to add a wireless client adapter to the (presumably
> wired) desktop computer (instead of the WRT54GS) ; create an Ad Hoc
> wireless network between the desktop and the laptop; and share the
> desktop Internet connection with the wireless laptop using Internet
> Connection Sharing on the desktop.
>
> p.s. Please don't switch posting styles (top vs bottom) in mid-thread
> -- it's confusing, and considered a bit rude. Thanks.
>
> On 26 Jul 2006 12:10:50 -0700, "(E-Mail Removed)"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>
> >Do you mean the PC which is directly connected to the router? How can i
> >tell it is being configured properly? I am not allowed to get
> >administrator knowledge about the network so i don't know what connects
> >my LAN to the internet.
> >
> >John Navas wrote:
> >> On 26 Jul 2006 11:53:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
> >> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
> >>
> >> >I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
> >> >that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
> >> >WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
> >> >and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
> >> >anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...
> >>
> >> Is the WAN (Internet) side of the Linksys being configured properly?
> >> What IP address is it getting? Subnet mask? DNS servers? Gateway?
> >> What connects your LAN to the Internet?
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

This output shows that your computer is behind a NAT router, so you
definitely want to configure your WRT54GS as an access point, not a
router. That's covered in
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To#Use_a_wireless_router_as_a_wireless_acce ss_point>


On 26 Jul 2006 13:01:50 -0700, "(E-Mail Removed)"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>Windows IP Configuration
>
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 1:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::4e00:10ff:fe38:3946%4
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> 192.168.2.1
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>
>PPP adapter RAS Server (Dial In) Interface:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.226
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
>Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5445:5245:444f%6
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
>Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.226%2
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
>Tunnel adapter Automatic Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.100%2
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
>
>This i did while connected to the LAN which i want to share. Can you
>please tell me in detail how to use my wireless router as a wireless
>access point...???
>
>John Navas wrote:
>> Then how did you get permission to do this? Many (most?) network admins
>> would consider this a rogue access point and a serious security risk.
>>
>> That issue aside, you can tell how the router is being configured by
>> what gets displayed in the configuration interface.
>>
>> Run IPCONFIG /ALL on a connected computer to get the other info I asked
>> for, copying and pasting the exact output here.
>>
>> My guess from what's probably going on is that you probably want to
>> configure the WRT54GS as an access point, not as a router, as described
>> in the HowTo wiki below. At the very least, this should give you the
>> same kind of access you have now with your computer when wired. Whether
>> or not you can add another wireless computer would depend on what kind
>> of LAN security is in place.
>>
>> Another option is to add a wireless client adapter to the (presumably
>> wired) desktop computer (instead of the WRT54GS) ; create an Ad Hoc
>> wireless network between the desktop and the laptop; and share the
>> desktop Internet connection with the wireless laptop using Internet
>> Connection Sharing on the desktop.
>>
>> p.s. Please don't switch posting styles (top vs bottom) in mid-thread
>> -- it's confusing, and considered a bit rude. Thanks.
>>
>> On 26 Jul 2006 12:10:50 -0700, "(E-Mail Removed)"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>>
>> >Do you mean the PC which is directly connected to the router? How can i
>> >tell it is being configured properly? I am not allowed to get
>> >administrator knowledge about the network so i don't know what connects
>> >my LAN to the internet.
>> >
>> >John Navas wrote:
>> >> On 26 Jul 2006 11:53:48 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
>> >> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>> >>
>> >> >I use a lan connection to connect to the internet. I wanted to share
>> >> >that connection between a desktop and laptop so i bought a LINKSYS
>> >> >WRT54GS. I plugged that LAN cable into that Internet Port of the ROUTER
>> >> >and did all the configuration but still can't access the internet. Can
>> >> >anyone please help me? It doesn't even works on the host computer...
>> >>
>> >> Is the WAN (Internet) side of the Linksys being configured properly?
>> >> What IP address is it getting? Subnet mask? DNS servers? Gateway?
>> >> What connects your LAN to the Internet?
>>
>> --
>> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
>> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
>> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
>> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

On 26 Jul 2006 12:10:50 -0700, in alt.internet.wireless ,
"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Do you mean the PC which is directly connected to the router? How can i
>tell it is being configured properly? I am not allowed to get
>administrator knowledge about the network so i don't know what connects
>my LAN to the internet.

Is this a company / corporate / academic LAN? If so, you should ask
your administrator for assistance - in many jurisdictions attaching
your own unauthorised wireless devices to LANs you don't own is a
/criminal/ offense and can certainly get you fired / suspended.

However: forget about the Internet port on your router, you don't neee
it. Connect your PC and your existing LAN to the LAN ports on the
router, turn off any DHCP server in the router, and give both it and
the laptop fixed ip addresses in the 192.168.1.x range (but not ones
used by any other computer on your lan - if you use one from another
computer, you will break their connection and /definitely/ get in big
trouble).

Even this may not work. Many company LANS assign IP addresses only to
registered authorised hardware.
--
Mark McIntyre

I connected PC and my existing LAN to the LAN ports on the router. But
now i cannot access my router's configuration. The Problem is that the
default LAN IP of the router and the DEFAULT GATEWAY of my existing LAN
connection are the same by default. How can i now access my router's
configuration?

Mark McIntyre wrote:
> On 26 Jul 2006 12:10:50 -0700, in alt.internet.wireless ,
> "(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Do you mean the PC which is directly connected to the router? How can i
> >tell it is being configured properly? I am not allowed to get
> >administrator knowledge about the network so i don't know what connects
> >my LAN to the internet.
>
> Is this a company / corporate / academic LAN? If so, you should ask
> your administrator for assistance - in many jurisdictions attaching
> your own unauthorised wireless devices to LANs you don't own is a
> /criminal/ offense and can certainly get you fired / suspended.
>
> However: forget about the Internet port on your router, you don't neee
> it. Connect your PC and your existing LAN to the LAN ports on the
> router, turn off any DHCP server in the router, and give both it and
> the laptop fixed ip addresses in the 192.168.1.x range (but not ones
> used by any other computer on your lan - if you use one from another
> computer, you will break their connection and /definitely/ get in big
> trouble).
>
> Even this may not work. Many company LANS assign IP addresses only to
> registered authorised hardware.
> --
> Mark McIntyre