Router set up help

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

When you allowed your PC to get the IP address automatically from your router it will have obtained 2 DNS addresses.

You wrote these down.

You need to input them into those boxes.

Here's a picture of mine:

Ok so mine should look like this

[Raistlin]

Ok, I see the confusion now (and it's partly my fault - sorry).

When you set your manual connection up enter all of the details it asks for as they are on that screen shot, except the DNS addresses.

So you should have:

IP Address: 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Primary DNS: 192.168.4.100
Secondary DNS: 192.168.8.100

See if that helps.

[MadGamer]

I entered that info, and it didnt work.

EDIT: why 192.168.1.3? I have 192.168.1.2

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Primary DNS: 192.168.4.100
Secondary DNS: 192.168.8.100

Are you quoting the ntl DNS IPs?

They start with "194" not "192"

[Raistlin]

Have you still got DHCP turned on in the router control panel?

Have you still got any DNS specified in the router control panel.

Have you diconnected form the connection and re-connected?

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Have you still got DHCP turned on in the router control panel?

Have you still got any DNS specified in the router control panel.

Have you diconnected form the connection and re-connected?

Nope
Nope

Connection re establishes automatically

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Matt D

Are you quoting the ntl DNS IPs?

They start with "194" not "192"

Sorry, you know what....you're absolutely right - that's probably why it didn't work.

My bad, all I can say in my defence is that I'm very tired tonight

Matt's right Wayne, the addresses should start 194 not 192 - sorry

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Sorry, you know what....you're absolutely right - that's probably why it didn't work.

My bad, all I can say in my defence is that I'm very tired tonight

Matt's right Wayne, the addresses should start 194 not 192 - sorry :
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Im not on NTL, im with AOL

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Wayne A

I entered that info, and it didnt work.

Does your router's admin interface have a page where it gives you connection info?

If so, it should tell you there what the DNS server addresses are.

e,g, here is mine:

(edited to remove IP & MAC etc. Also, my DNS servers are the ntl ones, as I use ntl. I don't know if you'd be able to use them for your connection or not - but you need to find what your own ones are anyway)

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Wayne A

Im not on NTL, im with AOL

I thought you'd got rid of AOL?
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Try:

64.12.128.2

and

64.12.130.2

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

I thought you'd got rid of AOL?

No, i just dont have to use the browser anymore, in that case as its a dynamic IP addy, shall i set Windows to obtain automatically.

[Raistlin]

Originally Posted by Wayne A

No, i just dont have to use the browser anymore, in that case as its a dynamic IP addy, shall i set Windows to obtain automatically.

No need, your router will obtain the newest IP address for you - all we need to do is get your PC talking to the router properly.

Try the new addresses I've posted above.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

No need, your router will obtain the newest IP address for you - all we need to do is get your PC talking to the router properly.

Try the new addresses I've posted above.

Nope, heres what i enter:

IP Address: 192.168.1.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Deafult Gateway: 192.168.1.1

Primary DNS: As above in your post
Secondary DNS: As above in your post

[Raistlin]

Ok, one last try:

dns-01.ns.aol.com

and

dns-02.ns.aol.com

If that doesn't work then you may just have to go back to letting Windows get one automatically from the router.

[SMHarman]

Can you install a router with AOL?
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/article.php?a=74
mentions issues about AOL and NTL cable, but I recall Wayne has ADSL.

Wayne - Who is your ISP?