Netgear MR814 router and Officeconnect LAN modem

Hello all!

I am setting up a wireless home network using a Netgear MR814 router.
I am using this router even though I don't have DLS service at this
time, but I probably will in within the next year or two. In the
interim, I have a 3com Officeconnect LAN 56k modem that I am trying to
throw into the mix for internet access and from what searching I've
done in Google, looked to be feasible.

Many hours later, I still cannot get it all working at the same time.
I can get file and print sharing among the host computer and a
wireless client as long as the modem is not connected, but as soon as
I connect the modem, my wireless client computer is no longer part of
the network.

Here is some of the settings that I've adjusted and some observations:

1. When the modem is connected, I have set the router to disable the
DHCP service and verified that the modem has the DHCP service enabled.

2. The Netgear documentation states: "Your IP address must be in the
range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254..." while the modem want's to
assign IP address' starting with 192.168.1.1. This is where I'm sure
the biggest problem is, and have tried to resolve it but only ended up
resetting the modem and the router because everything got so screwed
up.

3. I can't get to the routers browser based settings located at
192.168.0.1 if the modem is connected which has it's settings located
at 192.168.1.1.

I could go on, but I really don't know what information is relevant.
Has anybody here successfully made such a connection and can offer
some advice?

TIA

Daryl

I have a 3Com OfficeConnect (great little modem). I've used it with a
Dlink & Steedstream router, before I got cable access.
What I think you need to do is connect the Netgear to the 3Com. Does
the Netgear have an Up-link port??? If so connect that to the 3Com.
If not you my need a cross-over cable. Plug a computer into the 3Com.
do a release/renew and make sure your getting an IP address from it.
The 3Com should give you a 192.168.1.XXX, like you said. Now commect
the Netgear to the 3Com. On the WAN side (the side connected to the
3Com) you should have and IP in the 192.168.1.XXX range. This is what
the 3com is giving to the Netgear. (This is OK). Now connect a pc to
the Netgear and do a release/renew. You should get a 192.168.0.XXX IP
address, (again this is OK).
You should be able to connect to the Netgear URL and SEE that IP
address is on the Wan side and what IP addresses it has give out to
the pc's . You should be able to connect to the internet with this
set-up. Your request for a web page is passed to the Netgear, this is
then passed to the 3Com and it starts to dial-out.. HOPE this is of
some help...

(E-Mail Removed) (Daryl) wrote:

>Hello all!
>
>I am setting up a wireless home network using a Netgear MR814 router.
>I am using this router even though I don't have DLS service at this
>time, but I probably will in within the next year or two. In the
>interim, I have a 3com Officeconnect LAN 56k modem that I am trying to
>throw into the mix for internet access and from what searching I've
>done in Google, looked to be feasible.
>
>Many hours later, I still cannot get it all working at the same time.
>I can get file and print sharing among the host computer and a
>wireless client as long as the modem is not connected, but as soon as
>I connect the modem, my wireless client computer is no longer part of
>the network.
>
>Here is some of the settings that I've adjusted and some observations:
>
>1. When the modem is connected, I have set the router to disable the
>DHCP service and verified that the modem has the DHCP service enabled.
>
>2. The Netgear documentation states: "Your IP address must be in the
>range of 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254..." while the modem want's to
>assign IP address' starting with 192.168.1.1. This is where I'm sure
>the biggest problem is, and have tried to resolve it but only ended up
>resetting the modem and the router because everything got so screwed
>up.
>
>3. I can't get to the routers browser based settings located at
>192.168.0.1 if the modem is connected which has it's settings located
>at 192.168.1.1.
>
>I could go on, but I really don't know what information is relevant.
>Has anybody here successfully made such a connection and can offer
>some advice?
>
>TIA
>
>Daryl

OK, I have finally solved this issue and I want to post what I did to
give a close to this thread.

There are still a few things that I don't understand, but at least now
I have internet AND file/print sharing. I'm sure the things that I
don't fully 'get' will fall into place as I absolutely need it to.

The main thing that I had to give up to finally see some real progress
was to switch from DHCP to static ip addresses.

Here is the configuration that allows me to use the 3com officeconnect
56k LANmodem over a wireless network connected by a Netgear MR814 v2
router:

The modem is plugged into the router (in one of the 4 LAN ports) with
a crossover cable and the router is plugged into the host computer.

On the modem, I turned off the DHCP function and left the ip address
at 192.168.1.1 subnet 255.255.255.224.

On the router, I turned off the DHCP function and changed the ip
address to 192.168.1.10 subnet 255.255.255.224.

On the host computer, in the TCP/IP settings I change it to a static
ip of 192.168.1.2 subnet 255.255.255.224. I changed the gateway to
192.168.1.1 (same as the modem). I then enabled the DNS and gave the
'HOST' name LANmodem (I'm still not sure exactly what I should put
there) and for 'DNS server search order' I input 192.168.1.1 and
192.168.1.0 (the second address seemed critical for a wireless client
computer, and not for the host computer.)

On the wireless client computer, I made the same changed as on the
host computer, except I gave it the ip address of 192.168.1.3.

That's it. I'm definitely not saying that this is the only
configuration that works, it's just the first one that worked for me.
I would have loved to get the DHCP to work, but I couldn't.

Daryl