Re: [PLUG] Setting laptop network for new router configuration

2017-11-14 Thread wes
On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 14 Nov 2017, Rich Shepard wrote: > > Stay tuned. Update Real Soon Now. >> > > Wes, > > Thanks for the lesson. Connecting to a LAN port and temporarily setting > the laptop eth0 to use DHCP made the

Re: [PLUG] Setting laptop network for new router configuration

2017-11-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 14 Nov 2017, Jim Garrison wrote: a) It's not necessarily the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet. Sometimes it's 192.168.0.0/24, you have to check the documentation that came with the router, or look on the manufacturer's website. b) The router address isn't necessarily .1, it could be .254 c)

Re: [PLUG] Setting laptop network for new router configuration

2017-11-14 Thread Jim Garrison
a) It's not necessarily the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet. Sometimes it's 192.168.0.0/24, you have to check the documentation that came with the router, or look on the manufacturer's website. b) The router address isn't necessarily .1, it could be .254 c) It should come with DHCP enabled and

[PLUG] Setting laptop network for new router configuration

2017-11-14 Thread Rich Shepard
My limited experience suggests that all routers are delivered with the IP address of 192.168.1.1. To configure the router a portable (usually) host needs to be converted from its LAN to the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet. I want to learn what needs to be checked and altered as necessary when changing