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Network Problems PERSIST!!

Reply #15 –
I was looking over my router and interestingly enough, this 'Network Anywhere' is Linksys's 'basic' solution line. 

I remember when I first got this motherboard, I coulda sworn it had a program packaged with it that actually used the onboard NIC to test the cable and it could tell you, within a foot where the break in the wire was.  Not that it really matters because I'd likely replace the whole thing.  If I get anymore problems with it, I'll likely replace this router, because those other two ports seem to be permanantly dead.

Just did a loopback test and all is well.  0ms and 0% loss.

Network Problems PERSIST!!

Reply #16 –
I'm ready to toss every piece of network equipent out the ****ing window.

I went out and bought a new Linksys router and as I was reading through the manual for it and interestingly enough I discovered that this router, as well as my previous one, only allows a static IP address between 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.99 and then 192.168.1.150 up to soemthing else. 

Anyway... I realized that I'd had it setup for internal addresses like 192.168.1.105 etc for my brother's and my computer.  So I'm wondering if that isn't why I'd had problems before.  So, I tried re-configuring both PCs so the IP addresses weren't within the range that's reserved for DHCP (assuming x.x.x.100 - x.x.x.150).  I tried a new, lower IP address on my brother's computer and it worked awesome.  Speed test revealed 1.8MBits.  Cool!

SO, I go upstairs to try it on this PC and nope.  Does the off-on-off thing with the connection. 

So now I'm running on the new Linksys router.  PS - I HATE the interface for the router configuration.  I can't figure out if I have the god thing configured for static IP or not.  It seems like if I set it for static IP, it's assuming I have a static IP with the ISP, which I don't.  I just want a static internal IP, you know, within the router.

Any ideas here?  I'm really at a loss.  Along with the router, I bought a new Cat5e cable and if I feel up to it, I'll try running that new cable tommorow.  Is there any way (without buying a test device) that I can test this cable?

I thought my problems were over when I switched from Wi-Fi to hardwired, but I was wrong.

Finally, one other question.  I remember hearing something in a netowrking class about using a crossover cable in between the router and the cable modem.  Any truth to that?

Network Problems PERSIST!!

Reply #17 –
AHHHHHHHHHH!

I'm killing someone very soon.

Everything works great for maybe 5 minutes and then it does the "Disconnected.... COnnected" thing again.

NEW Router, NEW Cable, NEW everything.  Brother's computer won't even ****ing connect.  I'm pretty angry.

Network Problems PERSIST!!

Reply #18 –
Not as angry as you were in the garage today.  100 disk changer!!!

Network Problems PERSIST!!

Reply #19 –
Yeah, you can assign each PC within your LAN a static IP, but why would you want to do this unless you're running servers or want to read up on Logs constantly?!!?  You can see if there are any firmware upgrades for your model router, which I'm sure there are and that will usually give you a new, pretty interface....As far as using a crossover cable, I thought that was to connect switches/hubs together, but not a modem to a router, but I may be wrong...IFixyawata, as funny as this sounds, but sometimes an ISP has problems with certain routers...see if you can do a google search including your model router and your ISP..see it anyone else has posted about connection issues with the same ISP you have and the same model router you've got...Have you tried calling your ISP to see if there are some cabling problems at the pole or in your house?! BTW...what type of connection are you on-dsl, fios, cable, satellite?!

Network Problems PERSIST!!

Reply #20 –
I should've posted an update.  It turns out I had the DNS servers set all wrong.  I checked the settings on the router (which is configured for DHCP to obtain its own IP address) and I just copy/pasted the DNS servers from there.  Works like a charm.

As for why the static IP's it's because when I use torrent clients, I like to be able to forward ports so I can get a stable, steady download rate.
 

Network Problems PERSIST!!

Reply #22 –
Meh, it supposedly helps my download rates.  Torrents are usually so big that I only download 'em when I'm not on here, so I don't sit and monitor them.  It's not really hurting anything, so I leave it the way it is.