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SMVH - Aug 8, 2006 - 5:33 pm

We have a cable modem connected to our G5. Internet connection works fine. Trying to hook up a Linksys BEFSR41v2 (wired) router and I cannot get the Internet.
I have no Macintosh connectivity information on this though I have read that it should work. Cannot find anything as to how to set this up. Using DHCP with our ISP (Optimum Online) and I get a 198 IP address when router is hooked up.

Any ideas?

SMVH - Aug 8, 2006 - 6:35 pm

I managed to get the Internet to work via the router config (http://192.168.1.1).
I had to use Explorer (versus Safari) to get to the page where I input my MAC address. My question now is, we have added the other Mac to the router which has Internet access now also, without configuring/plugging in its MAC address. Will this be a conflict at some point? Or does the rputer need only be configured with one MAC address?

SMVH - Aug 8, 2006 - 6:35 pm

- Aug 9, 2006 - 4:44 pm

I rec'd a notice that a response was sent to me, but none was. (I had posted the original question and closed it, having solved my own issue.) Then I re-opened it and posted my second question for which I have not had a response.

SMVH - Aug 11, 2006 - 5:29 am

I keep getting the notice via email that "we have not heard from you 24 hours since we last notified you a tech had answered your question." I have not had any answers from a tech. While I did resolve my initial issue, my secong posting posed another question, which has not been answered. Please advise.

Cheryl - Aug 12, 2006 - 12:10 pm

Suzanne,

I am sorry that your ticket got caught in a loop.

Depending on how you set up the router, you should be able to just connect the second Mac to the router and be able to access the internet.

If the second Mac does not get internet, then all you need to do is go back to the router's configuration web page to allow the connection.

Cheryl

SMVH - Aug 12, 2006 - 5:10 pm

Thanks Cheryl...no problem on the loop I got caught in.

So it is OK that the MAC address shown on both computers: 192.168.100 and 192.168.101 is the MAC address of the first (configured) computer? Or should I just let this go since both computers access the net anyway, with showing the same MAC address in the router configuration... and be secure in knowing I won't have any kid of conflict? (FYI: when I plug in the Mac address of the second Macintosh into it's configuration (192.168.100.101) I lose its connection...)

Apologies in advance if I am confusing...
-Suzanne

Cheryl - Aug 13, 2006 - 12:40 am

Suzanne,

As long as both computers can access the internet, you really have nothing to worry about. The router automatically assigns an address for each computer that gets plugged into it.

There is one setting that you should check on the router if you use iChat, or any chatting message program. Turn off the DMZ in the router's configuration web page. If you need further assistance as to where it is located in the router's web page, let me know. I'll check mine and give you step by step.

I know how all those pages and numbers can be confusing, but the old adage - if it ain't broke, don't fix it applies here.

Cheryl