Please help with Linksys problems

I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser, following
the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start guide. The default
192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems like the DHCP range
(192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might be in conflict with the
address of the router. This strikes me as tremendously unusual. I've
defaulted the router and started over 2-3 times, but to no avail. What can
I do to access the router's config page?

Secondly, on a related matter, a Windows 98 machine I was trying to connect
to the internet throught the Linksys via a wireless NIC was behaving very
strange. It pulled an IP address, 192.168.1.101; I could ping the gateway;
and the Linksys utility showed connection to the "access point" with good
signal strength and link quality, but I could hit internet only
intermittently. Most of the time the Linksys utility would say something
like, "Computer is connected to the access point, but no internet is
available." The 98 machine was set to obtain everything auto, and ipconfig
showed the settings, but it would not maintain internet. A laptop connected
via ethernet cable to the Linksys maintained internet the whole time, with
the IP address 192.168.1.100. If memory serves, I could not ping the laptop
from the 98 machine.

If I've left out important info, I apologize, and I'll be glad to fill in
the blanks.

thanks in advance for any insight provided.

jm

1) any proxy servers or auto scripts configured?

2) are you trying to configure it from wired or wireless?

3) even though you cannot get to the internal web page - can you still get
to the internet?

4) what is the specific error message you get when trying to connect to the
internal web page?

"JM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser, following
> the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start guide. The default
> 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems like the DHCP range
> (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might be in conflict with the
> address of the router. This strikes me as tremendously unusual. I've
> defaulted the router and started over 2-3 times, but to no avail. What
> can
> I do to access the router's config page?
>
> Secondly, on a related matter, a Windows 98 machine I was trying to
> connect
> to the internet throught the Linksys via a wireless NIC was behaving very
> strange. It pulled an IP address, 192.168.1.101; I could ping the
> gateway;
> and the Linksys utility showed connection to the "access point" with good
> signal strength and link quality, but I could hit internet only
> intermittently. Most of the time the Linksys utility would say something
> like, "Computer is connected to the access point, but no internet is
> available." The 98 machine was set to obtain everything auto, and
> ipconfig
> showed the settings, but it would not maintain internet. A laptop
> connected
> via ethernet cable to the Linksys maintained internet the whole time, with
> the IP address 192.168.1.100. If memory serves, I could not ping the
> laptop
> from the 98 machine.
>
> If I've left out important info, I apologize, and I'll be glad to fill in
> the blanks.
>
> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>
> jm
>
>
>
>
>
>

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:56:04 +0000, JM wrote:

> I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser, following
> the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start guide. The default
> 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems like the DHCP range
> (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might be in conflict with the
> address of the router. This strikes me as tremendously unusual. I've
> defaulted the router and started over 2-3 times, but to no avail. What can
> I do to access the router's config page?

If your PC is getting a DHCP address, disconnect all other devices from
the router and try changing your PC IP to a static IP of 192.168.1.2 and
try again.

>
> Secondly, on a related matter, a Windows 98 machine I was trying to
> connect to the internet throught the Linksys via a wireless NIC was
> behaving very strange. It pulled an IP address, 192.168.1.101; I could
> ping the gateway; and the Linksys utility showed connection to the
> "access point" with good signal strength and link quality, but I could
> hit internet only intermittently. Most of the time the Linksys utility
> would say something like, "Computer is connected to the access point,
> but no internet is available." The 98 machine was set to obtain
> everything auto, and ipconfig showed the settings, but it would not
> maintain internet. A laptop connected via ethernet cable to the Linksys
> maintained internet the whole time, with the IP address 192.168.1.100.
> If memory serves, I could not ping the laptop from the 98 machine.

Which brand is your NIC in the Win98 machine? If it's a Linksys then the
problem could be with the Linksys utility software. I've had a lot of
trouble with the Linksys utility but when I used the XP wireless utility
everything worked fine. My problems were similar to yours. Anyway, I don't
know if Win98 comes with wireless utility software though.

>
> If I've left out important info, I apologize, and I'll be glad to fill
> in the blanks.
>
> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>
> jm

JM wrote:
> I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser,
> following the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start
> guide. The default 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems
> like the DHCP range (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might
> be in conflict with the address of the router. This strikes me as
> tremendously unusual. I've defaulted the router and started over 2-3
> times, but to no avail. What can I do to access the router's config
> page?
>
> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>
> jm

Are you trying it wired or wireless? Some only work from wired.

"Peter Pan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JM wrote:
>> I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser,
>> following the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start
>> guide. The default 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems
>> like the DHCP range (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might
>> be in conflict with the address of the router. This strikes me as
>> tremendously unusual. I've defaulted the router and started over 2-3
>> times, but to no avail. What can I do to access the router's config
>> page?
>>
>> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>>
>> jm
>
> Are you trying it wired or wireless? Some only work from wired.

I tried so many things that my memory may be failing me here, but I think I
tried it both ways - from the wireless machine upstairs that had the
problem, as well as the laptop downstairs that is connected via a cable.

jm

"johnny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:56:04 +0000, JM wrote:
>
>> I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser,
>> following
>> the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start guide. The
>> default
>> 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems like the DHCP range
>> (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might be in conflict with the
>> address of the router. This strikes me as tremendously unusual. I've
>> defaulted the router and started over 2-3 times, but to no avail. What
>> can
>> I do to access the router's config page?
>
> If your PC is getting a DHCP address, disconnect all other devices from
> the router and try changing your PC IP to a static IP of 192.168.1.2 and
> try again.

I'll try that. I'm going back on Monday.




>>
>> Secondly, on a related matter, a Windows 98 machine I was trying to
>> connect to the internet throught the Linksys via a wireless NIC was
>> behaving very strange. It pulled an IP address, 192.168.1.101; I could
>> ping the gateway; and the Linksys utility showed connection to the
>> "access point" with good signal strength and link quality, but I could
>> hit internet only intermittently. Most of the time the Linksys utility
>> would say something like, "Computer is connected to the access point,
>> but no internet is available." The 98 machine was set to obtain
>> everything auto, and ipconfig showed the settings, but it would not
>> maintain internet. A laptop connected via ethernet cable to the Linksys
>> maintained internet the whole time, with the IP address 192.168.1.100.
>> If memory serves, I could not ping the laptop from the 98 machine.
>
> Which brand is your NIC in the Win98 machine? If it's a Linksys then the
> problem could be with the Linksys utility software. I've had a lot of
> trouble with the Linksys utility but when I used the XP wireless utility
> everything worked fine. My problems were similar to yours. Anyway, I don't
> know if Win98 comes with wireless utility software though.
>

The NIC in the 98 machine is a Linksys, and I am using the Linksys utility.
To my knowledge, there is no wireless utility in 98. The odd part is the 98
machine had internet at first. I just became aware of this part; not sure
how it might bear on the problem: Everthing seemed fine and I was getting
ready to leave. Just before leaving, I ran AVG free. During the scan my
client tried to hit internet, but could not. He then left everything alone
until AVG completed it scan. The scan turned up 4 viruses, which AVG dealt
with. After that I could not get on the internet. It seemed like a hell of
a coincidence that I lost internet during the virus scan, but in my
experience removing viruses does not cause a problem like this. But for
good measure after the virus cleaning I uninstalled and reinstalled the NIC
and Linksys utility. Still no internet, although I was getting an IP
address and a good wireless signal. Is it possible that the virus took out
a critical system file or something that didn't do its damage until the
virus was deleted?




>> If I've left out important info, I apologize, and I'll be glad to fill
>> in the blanks.
>>
>> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>>
>> jm
>

"riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 1) any proxy servers or auto scripts configured?

Not per se, but the Linksys router is connected to a Direcway satellite
internet modem. I've connected to these before with no problems.


> 2) are you trying to configure it from wired or wireless?

I tried both. I think it's odd that the gateway/router address is
192.168.1.1, while its DHCP range is 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.149. That
means it assigns its clients an address range to which itself does not
belong. How can it then route a client's request back to the client?

> 3) even though you cannot get to the internal web page - can you still
> get to the internet?

From the laptop wired to the router, yes. However, the wireless 98 machine
cannot get internet. The 98 machine can, however, ping the router.


> 4) what is the specific error message you get when trying to connect to
> the internal web page?

Operation timed out while attempting to connect to . . .

jm





>
> "JM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Uvmdf.124939$(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser,
>>following
>> the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start guide. The
>> default
>> 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems like the DHCP range
>> (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might be in conflict with the
>> address of the router. This strikes me as tremendously unusual. I've
>> defaulted the router and started over 2-3 times, but to no avail. What
>> can
>> I do to access the router's config page?
>>
>> Secondly, on a related matter, a Windows 98 machine I was trying to
>> connect
>> to the internet throught the Linksys via a wireless NIC was behaving very
>> strange. It pulled an IP address, 192.168.1.101; I could ping the
>> gateway;
>> and the Linksys utility showed connection to the "access point" with good
>> signal strength and link quality, but I could hit internet only
>> intermittently. Most of the time the Linksys utility would say something
>> like, "Computer is connected to the access point, but no internet is
>> available." The 98 machine was set to obtain everything auto, and
>> ipconfig
>> showed the settings, but it would not maintain internet. A laptop
>> connected
>> via ethernet cable to the Linksys maintained internet the whole time,
>> with
>> the IP address 192.168.1.100. If memory serves, I could not ping the
>> laptop
>> from the 98 machine.
>>
>> If I've left out important info, I apologize, and I'll be glad to fill in
>> the blanks.
>>
>> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>>
>> jm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

On 11/13/05 01:16 pm JM tossed the following ingredients into the
ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

>>2) are you trying to configure it from wired or wireless?

> I tried both. I think it's odd that the gateway/router address is
> 192.168.1.1, while its DHCP range is 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.149. That
> means it assigns its clients an address range to which itself does not
> belong. How can it then route a client's request back to the client?

I'm using exactly the same settings. If I understand matters correctly,
the DHCP range is the range of IP addresses that the router will
allocate -- which *may* (I am not sure) also be the range of IP
addresses that can access the WAN through that router. But I have no
problem accessing a networked printer whose IP address is fixed at
192.168.1.240. And in fact all my clients have fixed IP addresses (but
within the DHCP range), so that if I ping a specific IP address, I know
which machine that is.

Don't forget to check the netmask. It should normally be 255.255.255.0.

Perce

They are on the same network ...the range for the class C with a
255.255.255.0 subnet is 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254.

The built in DHCP server is only using the 100 to 149 range to give out to
DHCP clients - allowing you to use the lower numbers for static IP
assignments. The default config allows for 50 clients. You could change
the DHCP server range from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 if you so wished.


"JM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "riggor99999" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> 1) any proxy servers or auto scripts configured?
>
> Not per se, but the Linksys router is connected to a Direcway satellite
> internet modem. I've connected to these before with no problems.
>
>
>> 2) are you trying to configure it from wired or wireless?
>
> I tried both. I think it's odd that the gateway/router address is
> 192.168.1.1, while its DHCP range is 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.149. That
> means it assigns its clients an address range to which itself does not
> belong. How can it then route a client's request back to the client?
>
>> 3) even though you cannot get to the internal web page - can you still
>> get to the internet?
>
> From the laptop wired to the router, yes. However, the wireless 98
> machine cannot get internet. The 98 machine can, however, ping the
> router.
>
>
>> 4) what is the specific error message you get when trying to connect to
>> the internal web page?
>
> Operation timed out while attempting to connect to . . .
>
> jm
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> "JM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:Uvmdf.124939$(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser,
>>>following
>>> the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start guide. The
>>> default
>>> 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems like the DHCP range
>>> (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might be in conflict with
>>> the
>>> address of the router. This strikes me as tremendously unusual. I've
>>> defaulted the router and started over 2-3 times, but to no avail. What
>>> can
>>> I do to access the router's config page?
>>>
>>> Secondly, on a related matter, a Windows 98 machine I was trying to
>>> connect
>>> to the internet throught the Linksys via a wireless NIC was behaving
>>> very
>>> strange. It pulled an IP address, 192.168.1.101; I could ping the
>>> gateway;
>>> and the Linksys utility showed connection to the "access point" with
>>> good
>>> signal strength and link quality, but I could hit internet only
>>> intermittently. Most of the time the Linksys utility would say
>>> something
>>> like, "Computer is connected to the access point, but no internet is
>>> available." The 98 machine was set to obtain everything auto, and
>>> ipconfig
>>> showed the settings, but it would not maintain internet. A laptop
>>> connected
>>> via ethernet cable to the Linksys maintained internet the whole time,
>>> with
>>> the IP address 192.168.1.100. If memory serves, I could not ping the
>>> laptop
>>> from the 98 machine.
>>>
>>> If I've left out important info, I apologize, and I'll be glad to fill
>>> in
>>> the blanks.
>>>
>>> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>>>
>>> jm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

when setting static IP addresses using a Linksys router....setup as follows:

IP address 192.168.1.x
Subnet 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.1
DNS server 192.168.1.1


"JM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "johnny" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 13:56:04 +0000, JM wrote:
>>
>>> I ran into a Linksys WRT54G that I cannot access via web browser,
>>> following
>>> the instructions directly from the Linksys quick start guide. The
>>> default
>>> 192.168.1.1 will not open the page. It seems like the DHCP range
>>> (192.168.1.100-49, if I remember correctly) might be in conflict with
>>> the
>>> address of the router. This strikes me as tremendously unusual. I've
>>> defaulted the router and started over 2-3 times, but to no avail. What
>>> can
>>> I do to access the router's config page?
>>
>> If your PC is getting a DHCP address, disconnect all other devices from
>> the router and try changing your PC IP to a static IP of 192.168.1.2 and
>> try again.
>
> I'll try that. I'm going back on Monday.
>
>
>
>
>>>
>>> Secondly, on a related matter, a Windows 98 machine I was trying to
>>> connect to the internet throught the Linksys via a wireless NIC was
>>> behaving very strange. It pulled an IP address, 192.168.1.101; I could
>>> ping the gateway; and the Linksys utility showed connection to the
>>> "access point" with good signal strength and link quality, but I could
>>> hit internet only intermittently. Most of the time the Linksys utility
>>> would say something like, "Computer is connected to the access point,
>>> but no internet is available." The 98 machine was set to obtain
>>> everything auto, and ipconfig showed the settings, but it would not
>>> maintain internet. A laptop connected via ethernet cable to the Linksys
>>> maintained internet the whole time, with the IP address 192.168.1.100.
>>> If memory serves, I could not ping the laptop from the 98 machine.
>>
>> Which brand is your NIC in the Win98 machine? If it's a Linksys then the
>> problem could be with the Linksys utility software. I've had a lot of
>> trouble with the Linksys utility but when I used the XP wireless utility
>> everything worked fine. My problems were similar to yours. Anyway, I
>> don't
>> know if Win98 comes with wireless utility software though.
>>
>
> The NIC in the 98 machine is a Linksys, and I am using the Linksys
> utility. To my knowledge, there is no wireless utility in 98. The odd
> part is the 98 machine had internet at first. I just became aware of this
> part; not sure how it might bear on the problem: Everthing seemed fine
> and I was getting ready to leave. Just before leaving, I ran AVG free.
> During the scan my client tried to hit internet, but could not. He then
> left everything alone until AVG completed it scan. The scan turned up 4
> viruses, which AVG dealt with. After that I could not get on the
> internet. It seemed like a hell of a coincidence that I lost internet
> during the virus scan, but in my experience removing viruses does not
> cause a problem like this. But for good measure after the virus cleaning
> I uninstalled and reinstalled the NIC and Linksys utility. Still no
> internet, although I was getting an IP address and a good wireless signal.
> Is it possible that the virus took out a critical system file or something
> that didn't do its damage until the virus was deleted?
>
>
>
>
>>> If I've left out important info, I apologize, and I'll be glad to fill
>>> in the blanks.
>>>
>>> thanks in advance for any insight provided.
>>>
>>> jm
>>
>
>