Orinoco23
09-05-2008, 20:06
I have a problem trying to use a Linksys Wireless-G broadband router (WRT54GS v5.1) to share the internet connection from a recently installed VBOX (Samsung SMT-2110C) from Virgin Media.
When my laptop is directly connected into the back of the VBOX via the Cat5 ethernet cable, the internet access is fine. The problem occurs when connecting the Linksys router to the VBOX - the router does not seem to be picking up an IP address (it is set to 'Gateway' in the settings), even though I've been into the settings of the router and checked it's set to DHCP. I can 'see' the wireless router using my laptop wirelessly (it has IP address 192.168.1.1) so everything seems to be in place, and it's the same physical setup as before the VBOX was installed (previously an NTL cable box, same config with the router connected to the Ethernet port and the wireless worked OK).
I'm guessing that either there are some specific settings on the router that need to be configured, or that the router and VBOX simply aren't compatible.
If anyone could suggest a way to get this working, or knows whether the 2 boxes are compatible it would be much appreciated :)
Thanks in advance!
Afterthought: if a PC won't connect to the internet without first running the NTL / Virgin Media CD then it makes logical sense that the router won't just 'plug and play' as I'm suggesting. Maybe I need to get these settings from VM, but having experienced their 'support' before, I'm not sure I take another one of those phone calls, and as the router was bought separately I don;t know if they support wireless routers not supplied by them anyway?! :confused:)
When my laptop is directly connected into the back of the VBOX via the Cat5 ethernet cable, the internet access is fine. The problem occurs when connecting the Linksys router to the VBOX - the router does not seem to be picking up an IP address (it is set to 'Gateway' in the settings), even though I've been into the settings of the router and checked it's set to DHCP. I can 'see' the wireless router using my laptop wirelessly (it has IP address 192.168.1.1) so everything seems to be in place, and it's the same physical setup as before the VBOX was installed (previously an NTL cable box, same config with the router connected to the Ethernet port and the wireless worked OK).
I'm guessing that either there are some specific settings on the router that need to be configured, or that the router and VBOX simply aren't compatible.
If anyone could suggest a way to get this working, or knows whether the 2 boxes are compatible it would be much appreciated :)
Thanks in advance!
Afterthought: if a PC won't connect to the internet without first running the NTL / Virgin Media CD then it makes logical sense that the router won't just 'plug and play' as I'm suggesting. Maybe I need to get these settings from VM, but having experienced their 'support' before, I'm not sure I take another one of those phone calls, and as the router was bought separately I don;t know if they support wireless routers not supplied by them anyway?! :confused:)