After the install
I installed a Linksys 4 port befsr41 router, and so far, I LOVE it! I'm running on Windows 98SE, 256mgs ram, Speedstream 5260 DSL modem, and I did use Enternet 100 PPPOE to connect before I installed the router. When I used the Enternet software, I went in to my network neighborhood to the nic card (3 Com Etherlink 10 PCI TPO)properties, and specified an IP address, and subnet mask etc to solve the problem with stalls and freezes. But,when you install the router, you're instructed to select to find an IP automatically (which I did) and I'm up and running.But, I've noticed some "lagging" when I go from site to site. Now that I'm using the router, how do I address the stalls and freezes?
Do you have the latest firmware for the router? Linkys use dhcp but it sometimes helps to assign ip like 192.168.1.101. You can check what each computer is assigned if you go to the setups for linksys.. Type in 192.168.1.1 in ie explorer. Password is by default i think admin
Now that I'm using the router, how do I address the stalls and freezes?
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that not uncommon with the linksys. if you can stop the stalls and freezes? you can tell the 10,000,000,000 other people who has one how to fix it
Originally posted by zxc47 Now that I'm using the router, how do I address the stalls and freezes?
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that not uncommon with the linksys. if you can stop the stalls and freezes? you can tell the 10,000,000,000 other people who has one how to fix it
Stalls and freezes shouldn't happen. Do you have at least a fairly recent version of the firmware? Such as at least 1.38?
Checkbox for "Maintain connection"
Any PPPoE software is fully uninstalled on all computers connected to the router? (it conflicts with the routers own PPPoE support in it's firmware)
What I prefer on router setups, is to assign static IP info on each workstaton, unless there is an NT server to govern proper DHCP...as all routers DHCP services are marginal at best.
Router is 192.168.1.1, it's DHCP service hands out from .100 on up, so pick something like 192.168.1.11, 192.168.1.12, etc etc...(uniqute for every computer) and leave the DHCP service of the router turned on as a safety net...so you can take any computer and set to obtain auto in case you get messed up.
Subnet will be the same for all, 255.255.255.0
Gateway will be the same for all, 192.168.1.1...which is the router.
WINS disabled on all
DNS...enter your ISP's two DNS servers....which you can find on your Linksys routers web admin, the status tab...when it's connected.
Also, under advanced tab....with later firmware you could set the MTU size...play around with this.
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Originally posted by YeOldeStonecat Stalls and freezes shouldn't happen. Do you have at least a fairly recent version of the firmware? Such as at least 1.38?
Checkbox for "Maintain connection"
Any PPPoE software is fully uninstalled on all computers connected to the router? (it conflicts with the routers own PPPoE support in it's firmware)
What I prefer on router setups, is to assign static IP info on each workstaton, unless there is an NT server to govern proper DHCP...as all routers DHCP services are marginal at best.
Router is 192.168.1.1, it's DHCP service hands out from .100 on up, so pick something like 192.168.1.11, 192.168.1.12, etc etc...(uniqute for every computer) and leave the DHCP service of the router turned on as a safety net...so you can take any computer and set to obtain auto in case you get messed up.
Subnet will be the same for all, 255.255.255.0
Gateway will be the same for all, 192.168.1.1...which is the router.
WINS disabled on all
DNS...enter your ISP's two DNS servers....which you can find on your Linksys routers web admin, the status tab...when it's connected.
Also, under advanced tab....with later firmware you could set the MTU size...play around with this.
Are the gateway ip add and the ip you select related to the type of router? I have a 3-com 3c510 gateway and it uses 192.168.2.1 for it's gateway and ip adr are in the range of 192.168.2.xxx. I didn't notice at first and when I used 1 instead of 2 my win 2k machine frooz at the win 2k boot screen. I had to go into safe mode and disable the nic card and reboot. I also had to go into my router setup and add the ip adr in the client priviledges. That was a good sugestion to leave the DHCP service enabled, saved my a$$.
