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January 21st, 2004 16:00
D-Link Router Question
Hi everybody! I recently picked up a D-Link DI-604 4 port router (FREE!). I have it set up and everything seems to be working fine in my dorm room but I have a small problem. When I first plugged the line from my port in the wall of my room into the WAN port on the router and then conneted my computer to port 1, nothing worked. I ran network setup wizard and the only way it would let me sign into MSN and access the internet was by selecting other on the first page and then saying my computer connected through a router to the internet. Makes sense to me so far. Now I have a "Internet Gateway" showing up in my network connections. That's fine with me but now when I select "View Workgroup Computers" it only shows me my computer. When I plugged my computer straight into the wall, I saw everyone in my building that had the same workgroup name. This was particularily useful because it allowed me to connect to LAN games with everyone else. Is there any way to get this functionality back without having to plug my computer directly back into the wall? I use the router to help other people with computers that need things off the internet and it's a lot easier than switching my cable back and forth all the time. Thanks for any help!
P.S. I went to D-Link's webpage so I have all the current firmware and such. Thanks again!
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January 21st, 2004 17:00
Just a guess, but you now have essentially a wired access point. Not familiar with the setup page of that model, but, change the fucncion of the device from a gateway to a router since your school's WAN router is already providing that service.
The only other change might be is you have to wire from the wall to the switch side of the device instead of the WAN port. Now you will a local network inside the schools network and private from prying eyes. This may not be legal within your scholls IT policy , so beware. They could see you as trying to setup some form of illegal file sharing network.
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January 21st, 2004 18:00
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January 21st, 2004 19:00
The switch side of the device would be Ports 1 thru 4. Don' t use the WAN port, or at least start that way. Here is the Link to to product manual. My guess is that the setting is under some advanced tab :
http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?pid=62#manual
Message Edited by jmwills on 01-21-2004 04:40 PM
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January 21st, 2004 20:00
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January 21st, 2004 22:00
You didn't understand. There can only be one gateway on the WAN and you are trying to add a second. All routers are switches and that what you want you want to uitilize is just the switch portion of the device.
I know this type of setup works because I have a Linksys WRTG54g router inside my LAN that serves just as an Access Point. This was accomplised by doing what I told you to do. Disable the gateway and use the routing functions only, I forgot to tell you to give the device a static IP address (my fault), and plug the incoming LAN connection into ports 1 to 4. Even Linksys couldn't figure this one out.
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January 22nd, 2004 00:00
I thank you for your patience jmwills. It really means a lot to me. So I go into my network connections folder to try and disable the gateway and it wouldn't let me. I'd click disable and it'd just sit there, still enabled. And when you say give the device a static IP address, is that under the WAN or LAN tab? And what would a guy put there if he could get it to work? Does he just make something up, or would I use the address that the University's servers assign?
I thank you again for your patience!
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January 22nd, 2004 01:00
Not into the Network Connections folders. The abilit to change the device (router) is in the setup pages for the router which you access thru the web based utility. I think D-Link is 192.168.0.1 username = admin password = (leave blank)
Use an address of 192.168.1.110 for your IP address and 255.255.255.0 for the subnet. Now before you do this, go to start>run>cmd> ipconfig /all to find the addresses of your DNS servers because you will need those also.
What you are actually doing a crating a subnetwork with our schools network. I highly suggest your thoroughly read the documentation that came with the router. I just looked at the document for the router and if you DO NOT run the wizard and fill in everything manually, it really isn't that diffucult: Changing from gateway to router should be under the Advnaced Tab (2nd from Left)
You will need the following:
WAN Ip Address
WAN Subnet Mask
WAN Gateway Address
Primary DNS
Seconday DNS
All of this is obtainable from the ipconfig /all command from a commamd prompt (note the space between g and /) All fo the above info is needed in steps 3 & 4. Remember to set the device for a Static IP Address
I have some certifications with all this and it took me two days to finally think mine through.
Message Edited by jmwills on 01-21-2004 10:19 PM