SWEEX problem with DHCP off, Gateway set and chosen for fixed IP-adresses for PC's

Hi,

does anybody know what I am doing wong:

- when I accept the automatic settings of my Sweex router, everything works
(both LAN and WAN; I have Wanadoo-cable internet). In this situation I get
my LAN-adresses automatically through the router's DHCP-server

So far so good, but I want to have fixed-IP-adresses for both my
(WinXP-)PC's in the 192.168.2.100-range and thus I did the following:


- I set DHCP to OFF in my router as shown in
http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router1.jpg

- I filled in the Properties window of my (only) network connection as shown
in http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router2.jpg


When I try to connect I get no connection at all; not to my router, not to
the internet. What am I doing wrong????

Thanks a lot in advance

Erik
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Erik van Duijn wrote:
> Hi,
>
> does anybody know what I am doing wong:
>
> - when I accept the automatic settings of my Sweex router, everything works
> (both LAN and WAN; I have Wanadoo-cable internet). In this situation I get
> my LAN-adresses automatically through the router's DHCP-server
>
> So far so good, but I want to have fixed-IP-adresses for both my
> (WinXP-)PC's in the 192.168.2.100-range and thus I did the following:
>
>
> - I set DHCP to OFF in my router as shown in
> http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router1.jpg

The picture shows DHCP enabled. If you do disable it, remember to supply the
DNS server addresses.
>
> - I filled in the Properties window of my (only) network connection as shown
> in http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router2.jpg
>
>
> When I try to connect I get no connection at all; not to my router, not to
> the internet. What am I doing wrong????

By no connection to the router, do you mean you can't even ping 192.168.2.1?

>
> Thanks a lot in advance
>
> Erik

Hi Ron

thanks foryour response;
I answer the questions inside your quoted reply below


"RonS" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
news:40f373a6$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Erik van Duijn wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > does anybody know what I am doing wong:
> >
> > - when I accept the automatic settings of my Sweex router, everything
works
> > (both LAN and WAN; I have Wanadoo-cable internet). In this situation I
get
> > my LAN-adresses automatically through the router's DHCP-server
> >
> > So far so good, but I want to have fixed-IP-adresses for both my
> > (WinXP-)PC's in the 192.168.2.100-range and thus I did the following:
> >
> >
> > - I set DHCP to OFF in my router as shown in
> > http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router1.jpg
>
> The picture shows DHCP enabled. If you do disable it, remember to supply
the
> DNS server addresses.

You are right but actually I did turn it OFF. The picture shows the opposite
but I did do it.

> >
> > - I filled in the Properties window of my (only) network connection as
shown
> > in http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router2.jpg
> >
> >
> > When I try to connect I get no connection at all; not to my router, not
to
> > the internet. What am I doing wrong????
>
> By no connection to the router, do you mean you can't even ping
192.168.2.1?
>

Yep, I don't get the login-screen but a page not found (explorer) message
instead

> >
> > Thanks a lot in advance
> >
> > Erik

Hi

Problem with router solved;

What I have done now is the following:

- I gave my PC's fixed IP-addresses: 192.168.2.100 ~ 103
- nevertheless ENabled DHCP on router (!)
- selected for the IP-pool the addresses 192.168.2.110 ~ 120 (this is a
router-setting which determines out of which addresses the DHCP-server of
the router picks its addresses for the PC's that are to be given an
IP-address) See also the screenshot
http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router1.jpg although the mentioned addresses
were not entered yet at the time of making the screenshot)
- In Windows XP's network settings I added a DNS-address (equal to my
already filled in Gateway address)

This did the trick: it works now and - the positive thing is - I can also
connect PC's to the router that are set to "Automatic-IP-address"

Bye and thanks for your input
Erik
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"Erik van Duijn" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
news:40f40ca3$0$62373$(E-Mail Removed) i.nl...
> Hi Ron
>
> thanks foryour response;
> I answer the questions inside your quoted reply below
>
>
> "RonS" <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef in bericht
> news:40f373a6$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Erik van Duijn wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > does anybody know what I am doing wong:
> > >
> > > - when I accept the automatic settings of my Sweex router, everything
> works
> > > (both LAN and WAN; I have Wanadoo-cable internet). In this situation I
> get
> > > my LAN-adresses automatically through the router's DHCP-server
> > >
> > > So far so good, but I want to have fixed-IP-adresses for both my
> > > (WinXP-)PC's in the 192.168.2.100-range and thus I did the following:
> > >
> > >
> > > - I set DHCP to OFF in my router as shown in
> > > http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router1.jpg
> >
> > The picture shows DHCP enabled. If you do disable it, remember to
supply
> the
> > DNS server addresses.
>
> You are right but actually I did turn it OFF. The picture shows the
opposite
> but I did do it.
>
> > >
> > > - I filled in the Properties window of my (only) network connection as
> shown
> > > in http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router2.jpg
> > >
> > >
> > > When I try to connect I get no connection at all; not to my router,
not
> to
> > > the internet. What am I doing wrong????
> >
> > By no connection to the router, do you mean you can't even ping
> 192.168.2.1?
> >
>
> Yep, I don't get the login-screen but a page not found (explorer) message
> instead
>
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot in advance
> > >
> > > Erik
>
>

THanks for reporting your success. Glad you got it working.

Erik van Duijn wrote:
> Hi
>
> Problem with router solved;
>
> What I have done now is the following:
>
> - I gave my PC's fixed IP-addresses: 192.168.2.100 ~ 103
> - nevertheless ENabled DHCP on router (!)
> - selected for the IP-pool the addresses 192.168.2.110 ~ 120 (this is a
> router-setting which determines out of which addresses the DHCP-server of
> the router picks its addresses for the PC's that are to be given an
> IP-address) See also the screenshot
> http://www.supportact.nl/temp/router1.jpg although the mentioned addresses
> were not entered yet at the time of making the screenshot)
> - In Windows XP's network settings I added a DNS-address (equal to my
> already filled in Gateway address)
>
> This did the trick: it works now and - the positive thing is - I can also
> connect PC's to the router that are set to "Automatic-IP-address"
>
> Bye and thanks for your input
> Erik