William Case wrote:
Although my browsers don't work externally they did find
http://192.168.1.1 which gave me a setup page. I didn't change anything
but here is the output:
LAN
IP Address 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
DHCP Server Enabled Firewall Enabled
INFORMATION
System Time 2008/08/05 21:28:28
System Boot Up Time 00000 days 05:17:37
Connected Clients 3
Runtime Code Version V2.00.0042
Boot Code Version V2.00.32
LAN MAC Address 00-40-F4-91-17-8C
WAN MAC Address 00-40-F4-91-17-8D
I assume the LAN MAC Address is the address that faces inward towards my
Local Area Network of 3 computers and the WAN MAC Address is what is
given to the wider world. In my case, the wider world would be
rogers.com, which in turn have their own DHCP server and DNS. Do I have
that correct?
Hmm, yes, that is correct. But, I don't see any WAN information here.
If the outward side of your router is not configured, you're not going
to get too far beyond it.... The WAN MAC address is the hardware
address of the ethernet connection on the outward side of your router.
But, without a WAN IP address (assumably given by a Rogers DHCP server)
you are as good as disconnected from the Internet.
Unplugging the router will not change anything
- the settings are saved. On most home routers, pressing the reset
button also does not reset the router. You have to hold it in for
anything from 10 seconds to a full minute. This prevents accidental
resets.
It should work for me. Rogers.com went through a spot a year or so ago
when their system kept losing the address and I, and others had to
unplug in order to reset. You are right it took over a minute of no
power to reset the router and another couple of minutes for the flashing
lights on the cable modem to settle down. But unplugging then always
got things going again. They seemed to this time, but alas, to no
effect on my current problem.
Unplugging your router and re-plugging it in would have the effect of
re-prompting Rogers for an IP address via DHCP on the outward side.
I can't say from what you've provided whether the problem is with your
router or with Rogers. You *did* pay your last cable bill, right?
B^)
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