[pchelpers] Re: disfuntional router?

Billyus Eximius wrote:
>> What it sounds like is one or more systems is hogging the router. It may
>> be due to infections. Step 1 therefore is to clean out each system of
>> any bugs or other problems. Once that is clear we can discuss network
>> configuration issues.
>>     
>
>
> Right John.............
>
> Main PC                      in #  1 on it's own...............flying.
> Second PC                  in #  2 on it's own...............flying
> Laptop                         in #  3 on it's own.................flying
> Laptop 2                      in #  4 on it's own................ flying
>
> Any or all of these combinations tried together, either won't connect or do 
> so very slowly. Therefore I don't think that on of the machines has a 
> infection as they have all been tried in varying combinations. I have also 
> tried different cables and the result is the same.
>
> My daughter has decided that she would like a wireless router as he new 
> laptop has wireless connectivity built in, so we've sent for a Linksys 
> WRT54GL as that can be hard wired and wireless.
>
> I did wonder what it could be that has caused this as it just seemed to 
> happen all of a sudden. John's theory would be creditable if we didn't have 
> the other PCs/Laptops to try in combinations.
>
> So, I have to come to the reasoning that the router has gone belly up? I 
> mean, electronics do go sometimes don't they?
> BTW the present router is a Linksys BEFSR41 4 port switch with broadband 
> router.
>
> Billy 
>
>   
If the router had died, most likely none of the machines would be 
connecting to the internet. Is the router set to NAT (Network Address 
Translation)? If it is, then to get the others working with it they 
would need to be set to "Obtain an IP address automatically". That way 
the router avoids conflicts and addresses the network efficiently. If it 
is not set that way, then each station requires a specific IP address in 
a similar range (such as 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2 etc). These sometimes 
develop problems, but with a bit of experimentation it is usually 
possible to arrive at one acceptable for your network.

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