Broadband/Network Help

[GhostWKD]

Help!

have just set up a netgear wireless broadband router and firewall, and set up the wireless points on my laptop and sisters computer etc, but have got a couple of problems...

Hotmail is a no go, as is ebay... (both for my sister and me) but everything else works fine, msn is a bit iffy for my sister apparently but mine seems to be fine

can anyone help me on this

 

[poggy]

Could be the firewall in the router.

 

[GhostWKD]

hmmm, weird development, works when actually signed in on the aol homebrand software :bang: annoying as i hate aol!

 

[NowIsGone1106]

DG834G ? i have one of these and it works great... i recon its ao-hell... have you got a modem you could try so you could rule this out?

alfie

 

[GhostWKD]

well ebay works thru aol, but hotmail doesnt, other modem everything works fine but not sharing connection (not sure if that will affect it?) and yep thats the model number :yeahthat:

 

[NowIsGone1106]

dude when you log into the console via internet explorer at http://192.168.0.1 and you log in... on the left hand side under 'wan setup' whats the 'mtu size' set to? if its anything different to 1400, have a go at setting it at 1400. you will have to reconnect...

give that a go.. if its still broke post back and ill have another think

alfie

 

[GhostWKD]

username and password i'll find somewhere i take it?

 

[NowIsGone1106]

usr: - admin
pwd: - password

though you should change em dude!.. how did u configure the router if u didnt get into this console?

alfie

 

[joecinq]

change them pronto, as i believe someone with a laptop and wireless card may change it for you, with out you knowing!

 

[GhostWKD]

it was 1492 now 1400, will give it a try

mum set it up while i was at work... and you legend can now use hotmail

 

[NowIsGone1106]

no probs dude - anytime ...thats a decent router you will find it never drops the connection, mines connected 24/7 and it always works lol. by the way id change the password to something different. also secure your wireless if u arent using it, disable it. when you are logged into the console, on the left hand side theres 'attached devices' you can keep track of which machines are connected here, (so you know if your neighbours are connected)!

Rob

 

[GhostWKD]

aragh wireless went down and gave up trying to fix it, so cabled it, fine until today it keeps dropping connection after like 5 mins telling me limited or no connectivity then 5 mins later will be ok again then so on so forth

 

[Stu DemonD]

How have you set up DHCP?

My router and PC are on 24/7, never have issues - plus it is wifi'd linked into a laptop, the xbox and a PDA

 

[bozzy]

Set timeout to zero, in basic settings page. if you look it's defaulted to 5 (as in minutes). Change to 0 and save settings.

 

[GhostWKD]

its on 0 just reset router no avail, so reset factory settings, and its working at the moment *prays* "network cable has been unplugged" will haunt me for years!

 

[Liam]

How long is the cable?

Liam

 

[GhostWKD]

5m iirc but have had it like this for about 5 months+ with no probs

 

[GhostWKD]

5m iirc but have had it like this for about 5 months+ with no probs

and down it goes again :bang:

 

[GhostWKD]

ok, im guessing storms wherever are causing it. giving up for the night lol, cya all tomorrow ciao

 

[blackJTD]

could always try a firmware update?