Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Sunday 19 December 2010 21:35:57 Dale wrote: Peter Humphrey wrote: On Sunday 19 December 2010 13:17:51 Dale wrote: I found a how to. I read it. This is what I got out of it. It sounds like I need to let the modem use DHCP with the phone company. Correct. Then I need to set

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Dale
J. Roeleveld wrote: On Sunday 19 December 2010 21:35:57 Dale wrote: Peter Humphrey wrote: On Sunday 19 December 2010 13:17:51 Dale wrote: I found a how to. I read it. This is what I got out of it. It sounds like I need to let the modem use DHCP with the phone company.

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Stroller
On 19/12/2010, at 8:35pm, Dale wrote: ... O. Light bulb moment here, I think. The modem has a network, even tho it only has one device connected to it. The router has its own network but can have 4 devices connected to it. So, if the modem has 192.168.1.1 255 then the router needs

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Dale
Stroller wrote: Sounds like you're getting it. A computer (this includes routers) cannot have two interfaces on the same subnet. They can have multiple network interfaces, as long as they're all on different subnets. A router is a computer with multiple network interfaces, acting to gateway

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Monday 20 December 2010 09:37:48 Dale wrote: I set it up like this. The modem uses DHCP to get the IP from ATT. My local IP from the modem is 192.168.1.2. Then the router has the IP 192.168.2.1 for my connection to the puter. The IP of my puter is 192.168.2.5. The next puter will be

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: On Monday 20 December 2010 09:37:48 Dale wrote: I set it up like this. The modem uses DHCP to get the IP from ATT. My local IP from the modem is 192.168.1.2. Then the router has the IP 192.168.2.1 for my connection to the puter. The IP of my puter is 192.168.2.5.

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Monday 20 December 2010 11:44:11 Peter Humphrey wrote: (What follows has grown rather long. I hope it doesn't come over too much as a lecture.) It's fairly straightforward once you get the hang of it. The address of a device is a 64-bit number, expressed as four 16-bit numbers joined

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Monday 20 December 2010 12:04:27 J. Roeleveld wrote: For the sake of the archives, I do need to correct you here. With the current IP-numbers (IPv4) it's a 32-bit number, expressed as four 8- bit numbers (A byte is 8 bit) Of course. Thanks for the correction. I should just have stuck with

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Monday 20 December 2010 13:24:11 Peter Humphrey wrote: On Monday 20 December 2010 12:04:27 J. Roeleveld wrote: For the sake of the archives, I do need to correct you here. With the current IP-numbers (IPv4) it's a 32-bit number, expressed as four 8- bit numbers (A byte is 8 bit) Of

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-20 Thread Dale
J. Roeleveld wrote: On Monday 20 December 2010 13:24:11 Peter Humphrey wrote: On Monday 20 December 2010 12:04:27 J. Roeleveld wrote: For the sake of the archives, I do need to correct you here. With the current IP-numbers (IPv4) it's a 32-bit number, expressed as four 8- bit numbers

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:27:09 -0600, Dale wrote: Both modem and router are set to use DHCP. I should know when I get some sleep next time. I'm not sure when that will be tho. So what is providing the DHCP service? -- Neil Bothwick The truth shall make you free, but first it shall piss

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:27:09 -0600, Dale wrote: Both modem and router are set to use DHCP. I should know when I get some sleep next time. I'm not sure when that will be tho. So what is providing the DHCP service? Well, I guess they figure it out. lol

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread William Kenworthy
On Sun, 2010-12-19 at 03:22 -0600, Dale wrote: Neil Bothwick wrote: On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:27:09 -0600, Dale wrote: Both modem and router are set to use DHCP. I should know when I get some sleep next time. I'm not sure when that will be tho. So what is providing the DHCP

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
William Kenworthy wrote: Hi Dale, running two or more dhcp servers that are not in sync on a network is asking for trouble. Traceroute wont help with dhcp as its broadcast/unicast. I am not sure if you have posted the full setup yet, but it appears you have two devices running on the same

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 19 December 2010 10:10:56 Dale wrote: It's pretty simple tho. Computer router DSL modem internet. Seems to me that the only place you need DHCP is on the DSL side of the modem, so that it can request an address from your ISP. If you pay them for a static address, that's the

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: On Sunday 19 December 2010 10:10:56 Dale wrote: It's pretty simple tho. Computer router DSL modem internet. Seems to me that the only place you need DHCP is on the DSL side of the modem, so that it can request an address from your ISP. If you pay them for a

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread William Kenworthy
On Sun, 2010-12-19 at 05:53 -0600, Dale wrote: Peter Humphrey wrote: On Sunday 19 December 2010 10:10:56 Dale wrote: It's pretty simple tho. Computer router DSL modem internet. Seems to me that the only place you need DHCP is on the DSL side of the modem, so that it

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 19 December 2010 11:53:33 Dale wrote: This was fun. :-) I tried to set it up the way you explained but apparently I ain't to good with this. Now the router don't work at all and I had to hit the reset button on the modem. I'm glad I could remember the password. :/ Ook! OK.

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Stroller
On 17/12/2010, at 8:31pm, Dale wrote: ... I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead. I have an alternative suggestion - I apologise if you find it unhelpful - but why don't you sent

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
William Kenworthy wrote: Dale, point 1 is that the problem you seem to have is that your two dhcp systems are each giving out IP's from the same range, and as both are starting at the same number, thats where the clash occurs. Simple fix is to change the ranges so they dont overlap. Bottom

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: On Sunday 19 December 2010 11:53:33 Dale wrote: This was fun. :-) I tried to set it up the way you explained but apparently I ain't to good with this. Now the router don't work at all and I had to hit the reset button on the modem. I'm glad I could

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
Stroller wrote: On 17/12/2010, at 8:31pm, Dale wrote: ... I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead. I have an alternative suggestion - I apologise if you find it unhelpful -

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 19 December 2010 13:17:51 Dale wrote: I found a how to. I read it. This is what I got out of it. It sounds like I need to let the modem use DHCP with the phone company. Correct. Then I need to set the ethernet that comes toward the router to say 192.168.1.2 then set the router

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Mark Knecht
I found a how to.  I read it.  This is what I got out of it.  It sounds like I need to let the modem use DHCP with the phone company. [MWK] Yes Then I need to set the ethernet that comes toward the router to say 192.168.1.2 [MWK] No. Set the WAN side of your router to use DHCP. The modem

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
Stroller wrote: On 19/12/2010, at 1:36pm, Dale wrote: Stroller wrote: On 17/12/2010, at 8:31pm, Dale wrote: ... I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead.

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: On Sunday 19 December 2010 13:17:51 Dale wrote: I found a how to. I read it. This is what I got out of it. It sounds like I need to let the modem use DHCP with the phone company. Correct. Then I need to set the ethernet that comes toward the router to

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-19 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: I found a how to. I read it. This is what I got out of it. It sounds like I need to let the modem use DHCP with the phone company. [MWK] Yes Then I need to set the ethernet that comes toward the router to say 192.168.1.2 [MWK] No. Set the WAN side of

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-18 Thread Dale
Dale wrote: Well so far it has been working. Maybe it got things worked out and DHCP is working it out. Maybe it needed a little training time. lol Both modem and router are set to use DHCP. I should know when I get some sleep next time. I'm not sure when that will be tho. Dale :-)

[gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-17 Thread Dale
Hi, I bought this router the other day. I notice something that is a little weird. When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead. The light on my DSL modem is red and Seamonkey can't check my email or load a webpage. If I unplug the router then plug it back up, it

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-17 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I bought this router the other day.  I notice something that is a little weird.  When I first wake up and try to check my email, the internet is dead.  The light on my DSL modem is red and Seamonkey can't check my email or

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-17 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: Most DSL/Cable modems have a web interface built into them where you can view status, diagnostics and most importantly logs. I think if you can google your modem model and figure out how to access this, it might provide some useful information. (Older modems might have a

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-17 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Paul Hartman wrote: Most DSL/Cable modems have a web interface built into them where you can view status, diagnostics and most importantly logs. I think if you can google your modem model and figure out how to access this, it

Re: [gentoo-user] Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

2010-12-17 Thread Dale
Paul Hartman wrote: On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Paul Hartman wrote: Most DSL/Cable modems have a web interface built into them where you can view status, diagnostics and most importantly logs. I think if you can google your modem model and figure