TheMissingNTLDR
12-12-2008, 01:24
Hi
For years I have been on USB cable when using VM BB due to lack of network card on my old PC. It worked fine with usb.
Anyway now I have a new laptop with Wifi built-in, hence I decided to get a wireless router!! Also got the network card for the old PC which sits just next to the VM modem and the router.
Now my problem is, when I connect the ethernet cable to the modem and router (WAN port), the VM modem loses the internet!! (btw I am aware that USB and ethernet cannot be used simultanuously)
Here are the few things that I tried:
1. VM modem direct to the PC with RJ45 - does not work, it always gives me 169.254.x.x ip address. Even after several on/offs, restarts etc. Also tried half duplex, full duplex and all sorts in the network advance settings but same result.
2. Forget the VM Modem for now, just connected the router to the PC via RJ45. It works great router is 192.168.1.1 and PC is 192.168.1.3 which is fine. I also can access router web-page 192.168.1.1 OK.
3. Forget my Old PC for now. Just connected VM modem direct to the laptop with RJ45. it always gives me 169.254.x.x ip address.
4. Connected vm modem > RJ45 > Router : Can access wirelessly the router only from the laptop but no internet!! Same with old PC via RJ45, no internet even though it has 192.168 address.
5. But as soon as I take the ethernet out of the equation, my old PC with USB works fine, which is I don't won't as I wont have internet on the laptop then, that was the whole idea of me buying the router.
6. Been on the phone with VM support for an hour, went through all sorts of rituals but no joy. The guy from tech surprisingly suggested me to contact my PC vendor to reset my static IP address!! :shocked: (I have doubts about this as my laptop is not picking the internet either but it picks up the router ok!!)
I am not sure what to do next but just hope that the modem IP renews it soon and work. Or could it be the etherner port on the modem is faulty? BTW I did swapped with few ethernet cables and definitely sure all cables are working. None of them are cross-over ones. I tested these with router connected to the PC/Laptop.
Please help.. :confused:
For years I have been on USB cable when using VM BB due to lack of network card on my old PC. It worked fine with usb.
Anyway now I have a new laptop with Wifi built-in, hence I decided to get a wireless router!! Also got the network card for the old PC which sits just next to the VM modem and the router.
Now my problem is, when I connect the ethernet cable to the modem and router (WAN port), the VM modem loses the internet!! (btw I am aware that USB and ethernet cannot be used simultanuously)
Here are the few things that I tried:
1. VM modem direct to the PC with RJ45 - does not work, it always gives me 169.254.x.x ip address. Even after several on/offs, restarts etc. Also tried half duplex, full duplex and all sorts in the network advance settings but same result.
2. Forget the VM Modem for now, just connected the router to the PC via RJ45. It works great router is 192.168.1.1 and PC is 192.168.1.3 which is fine. I also can access router web-page 192.168.1.1 OK.
3. Forget my Old PC for now. Just connected VM modem direct to the laptop with RJ45. it always gives me 169.254.x.x ip address.
4. Connected vm modem > RJ45 > Router : Can access wirelessly the router only from the laptop but no internet!! Same with old PC via RJ45, no internet even though it has 192.168 address.
5. But as soon as I take the ethernet out of the equation, my old PC with USB works fine, which is I don't won't as I wont have internet on the laptop then, that was the whole idea of me buying the router.
6. Been on the phone with VM support for an hour, went through all sorts of rituals but no joy. The guy from tech surprisingly suggested me to contact my PC vendor to reset my static IP address!! :shocked: (I have doubts about this as my laptop is not picking the internet either but it picks up the router ok!!)
I am not sure what to do next but just hope that the modem IP renews it soon and work. Or could it be the etherner port on the modem is faulty? BTW I did swapped with few ethernet cables and definitely sure all cables are working. None of them are cross-over ones. I tested these with router connected to the PC/Laptop.
Please help.. :confused: