Netgear problem -- server not found

I have a Netgear WPN824 wireless router and have been encountering
issues with connectivity. Both laptops in my house (a Dell Inspiron
and a Sony Vaio) often show that the connection to the network is
active, yet when you actually open up an internet browser (IE or
FireFox), it says the server cannot be found. I've tried rebooting the
laptops and resetting the router, but to no avail. Then, after several
hours, it'll work like magic. Changing the firewall settings does not
appear to have an effect. Any ideas?

Andrew

On 9/3/05 11:33 AM, in article
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"(E-Mail Removed)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have a Netgear WPN824 wireless router and have been encountering
> issues with connectivity. Both laptops in my house (a Dell Inspiron
> and a Sony Vaio) often show that the connection to the network is
> active, yet when you actually open up an internet browser (IE or
> FireFox), it says the server cannot be found. I've tried rebooting the
> laptops and resetting the router, but to no avail. Then, after several
> hours, it'll work like magic. Changing the firewall settings does not
> appear to have an effect. Any ideas?
>
> Andrew
>
I had a similar problem with a USB adapter recently. When I switched
adapters, the connection worked fine. The difference was that one was a
brand new Netgear model and one was an older Linksys. Guess which one
worked?

Anyway, there's no magic happening there -- you may see that there's a
momentary connection, but then it is failing right away because of
interference. Find an adapter that is less susceptible to interference (ie,
newer) or move the laptops away from any other wireless devices.

- JB

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:33:54 -0700, justice.andrew wrote:

> I have a Netgear WPN824 wireless router and have been encountering
> issues with connectivity. Both laptops in my house (a Dell Inspiron
> and a Sony Vaio) often show that the connection to the network is
> active, yet when you actually open up an internet browser (IE or
> FireFox), it says the server cannot be found. I've tried rebooting the
> laptops and resetting the router, but to no avail. Then, after several
> hours, it'll work like magic. Changing the firewall settings does not
> appear to have an effect. Any ideas?
>
> Andrew

What OS are you using? Are you using DHCP or static IP? If dhcp, your dhcp
server should provide a gateway address and dns server addresses
automatically - if Windows NT/2000/XP open a cmd prompt
and run ipconfig /all OR if Linux run /sbin/route to determine if the
gateway has been assigned and cat /etc/resolv.conf to determine if the dns
servers are properly entered. If static IP, you need to manually enter the gateway and dns
servers.

Okay, I'm using DHCP - here's what inconfig /all revealed (I edited out
sensitive information):

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . : <blank>
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . .: No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . .: No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix: <blank>
Description: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : <edit>
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . .: Saturday, September 03, 2005
4:44:58 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, September 04, 2005
4:44:58 PM

The only peculiar thing (to my eyes) is that the default gateway, DHCP
server, and DNS servers are all the same IP address.

In response to JB: I should point out that the network has been doing
this periodically for the last couple of months, but for ~ 75% of the
time it's worked just fine. There is an issue with interference from
our cordless phones, but nothing unplugging the router for a phone call
won't fix.

I've gotten the sense from other posts that Netgear is somewhat
troublesome in comparison to other brands, but this router was brand
new this June. Thanks in advance for your help.

Andrew

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>I have a Netgear WPN824 wireless router and have been encountering
> issues with connectivity. Both laptops in my house (a Dell Inspiron
> and a Sony Vaio) often show that the connection to the network is
> active, yet when you actually open up an internet browser (IE or
> FireFox), it says the server cannot be found. I've tried rebooting the
> laptops and resetting the router, but to no avail. Then, after several
> hours, it'll work like magic. Changing the firewall settings does not
> appear to have an effect. Any ideas?
>
> Andrew
>

Maybe, it's your modem getting ready to go on the blink. I had an
intermittent problem like you are having where the modem did that and lost
connection to the ISP. It could be that your connection to the ISP is not
what it should be. The ISP service person came out and checked the line
saying that I could be right on the edge of service and checked the strength
of the connection, which was OK. Then he checked the modem and indicated
that it was on its way out. I got the modem replaced and no more problems.

If you connect a machine to the router with a wire connection does the same
thing happen with a lost connection?

Duane

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> Okay, I'm using DHCP - here's what inconfig /all revealed (I edited out
> sensitive information):
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . : <blank>
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . .: No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . .: No
>
> Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix: <blank>
> Description: Dell TrueMobile 1150 Series Wireless LAN Card
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : <edit>
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : <edit>
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . .: Saturday, September 03, 2005
> 4:44:58 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, September 04, 2005
> 4:44:58 PM
>
> The only peculiar thing (to my eyes) is that the default gateway, DHCP
> server, and DNS servers are all the same IP address.

You don't have any IP addresses period and you don't have any connection to
the Internet. You don't even have a IP Address starting with 169, which
indicates the O/S timed out trying to get a DHCP IP from the router and the
O/S assigned the IP to the NIC so that the machine could access other
machines on you LAN.

>
> In response to JB: I should point out that the network has been doing
> this periodically for the last couple of months, but for ~ 75% of the
> time it's worked just fine. There is an issue with interference from
> our cordless phones, but nothing unplugging the router for a phone call
> won't fix.

That's not going make that IP information above do that. In the above IP
information, you don't even have a 169 IP being assigned to the NIC, which
indicates some kind of configuration issues and the O/S assigned the 169 IP
to the NIC. The 169 will allow the machine to access other machines on the
LAN. But the 169 will not allow the machine to access the Internet since it
never got an IP from the router's DHCP server. The machine doesn't even have
that.

>
> I've gotten the sense from other posts that Netgear is somewhat
> troublesome in comparison to other brands, but this router was brand
> new this June. Thanks in advance for your help.

They are all about the same. For all you know, it could be the wireless NIC
is going out. You should switch the machine to a wire connection and see if
the problem follows with the connectivity issues with the router.

Duane

On 3 Sep 2005 09:33:54 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

What Operating System are you running? Is it a machine election?
(servers vs XP or XP vs Windows 98 crash)... I'm in a temporary state
of moving machines across town and have seen this in a USB Netgear
adapter. Even after setting a profile in the TCPIP and Netgear
Config...it gets lost and tries to connect at the next house over.
Booting has cleared it up at times but I'm not always sure about the
cable service quality. It worked before so I don't mess with the
firewall. VIRI?

>I have a Netgear WPN824 wireless router and have been encountering
>issues with connectivity. Both laptops in my house (a Dell Inspiron
>and a Sony Vaio) often show that the connection to the network is
>active, yet when you actually open up an internet browser (IE or
>FireFox), it says the server cannot be found. I've tried rebooting the
>laptops and resetting the router, but to no avail. Then, after several
>hours, it'll work like magic. Changing the firewall settings does not
>appear to have an effect. Any ideas?


Oren
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