Help, I must be getting old

Post #289,781 by jbrabeck 7/25/07 6:45:11 PM Reply	Help, I must be getting old I'm putting together a new computer for my wife. Have everything assembled and seems to test ok. BUT I can't get the computer to ping my server, nor can any of the other computers see it or ping it. Now for the really strange part, the Westell DSL modem/router does see it. What am I over looking? What have I forgotten? and by ping i mean from command window. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #289,782 by boxley 7/25/07 7:32:54 PM Reply	same subnet? are you possibly using a crossover cable? switch cables from a known good, see if that changes anything. is the netmask the same as everyone else is the light at the nic on when you ping the other machines does the router lights flash? thanx, bill Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #289,783 by jbrabeck 7/25/07 8:14:39 PM Reply	Answers Known good cable. Getting IP from DHCP server (router), so same subnet. Router sees it as 192.168.1.46 nic light is on, hub light is on both router and hub flash when i ping all are in the same workgroup/domain A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #289,784 by Another Scott 7/25/07 8:30:12 PM Reply	Maybe reboot? :-/
Post #289,785 by jbrabeck 7/25/07 8:53:18 PM Reply	Many times. Next time with size 10 1/2. :-) A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #289,788 by bepatient 7/25/07 9:50:23 PM Reply	Same or mixed versions of doze? Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #289,794 by Andrew Grygus 7/25/07 10:28:46 PM Reply	Is Windows firewall enabled? I've seen it prevent all kinds of access when my clients get a new computer and try to plug it into their network. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #289,805 by jbrabeck 7/26/07 5:21:09 AM Reply	More to add First, firewall is disabled. Doing some poking around on the Westell DSL modem/router I found that two computers have a status of Inactive. I cannot ping anyone internal from those computers. But one can reach the internet. The new one cannot reach the internet. The active computer, mine, can ping my servers and the printers, but not the other two computers. Westell provide DHCP. Westell will show the IP, MAC, host name, and status. Since Westell can get the MAC and HOST name, I know it is talking to the computers. But why can't the computers talk? Called CenturyTel (ISP) and they were worthless. The tech was actually googling to get me some information. They were not aware that their modem provided routing and NAT. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #289,810 by Andrew Grygus 7/26/07 7:57:18 AM Reply	So I presume you've power cycled the Westell. Of course I'd test by putting a Linksys router between my system and the Westell and see if my computers can communicate, but then I've got those sitting on the shelf here. If it is the Westell, and I've had provider supplied routers go insane on me, the problem is convincing the provider, and that's not easy. Sometimes a factory reset will fix the problem, but you have to know the things default IP address and exactly how it was set up (and how to do the factory reset). Another thing I'd do immediately is set my computers to static IP, restart them and see if they can communicate. I never use dhcp on small networks except for notebooks that are carried around because static makes testing much easier. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #289,811 by Another Scott 7/26/07 8:26:23 AM Reply	Good point on using a static IP. I've had [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=284539\|trouble with DHCP] on some of my boxes with Linux. Cheers, Scott.
Post #289,827 by bepatient 7/26/07 11:05:38 AM Reply	It may not provide that. I know the router supplied to me by Vonage, fer example, has some features disabled. Maybe dropping a 50 and getting a [link\|http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=5250774&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat25300050001&id=1051384663529\|named router] would be prudent. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #290,320 by jbrabeck 8/5/07 11:37:25 AM Reply	Motherboard NIC was bad Would not receive. Disabled it, added NIC card, and now I can see network using Linksys router. I'm still working on the Westell issue. Westell shows my NIC active and the other two computers as inactive. They can access the internet, but not my LAN. ANd I haven't been able to access the internet using Westell to Linksys. This model of Westell was specifically designed/programed for Centurytel, so Westtell will not provide any support... contact Westell. As soon as I have my wife's computer completely configured, that will be my next project. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)

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