Mac: From SBC to Comcast

[crystals1]

Hi All:

Can anyone tell me how to use my 2Wire 2701-HG as my wireless router to my comcast service (arris)? I know that there has to be a way to make this work. I keep getting a full signal but it won't allow me to connect to the internet. I use a Mac with OS X version 10.4.10. I'm a student just trying to use the internet. HELP!!!!!


Thanks in advance

 

[DelJo63]

hum; describe your ISP connection {cable; adsl}

 

[crystals1]

Not sure what you mean. I'm using cable.....??? Where should I look for your answer?

 

[DelJo63]

the final setup will look like

cable modem-->wireless.router  .... wireless connected systems

however, to config the router, you use a wired connection;
the final setup will look like

cable modem-->wireless.router--->wired system

have you seen these instructions?

 

[crystals1]

I'm still confused....I have my comcast arris hooked up to my 2wire wireless router.

I haven't seen the instructions.

Soo what do I do next?

 

[DelJo63]

First, use this :cable modem-->wireless.router--->wired system
and get the system to work. The cable modem has several lights and
typically ALL of them are solid on except on which flashes irregularly (that's the traffic light)

Until the wired connection works, the wireless is hopeless.

Once the wired connection runs, read the instructions noted.

 

[crystals1]

Wired System??? This is throwing me...I think I understand everything else.

 

[DelJo63]

Yes, wired to begin with otherwise you can not configure the wireless side

 

[crystals1]

I'm afraid you're really going to have to spell this out....

What needs to be wired (my computer, the wireless router)?

Or maybe I should ask....How should I wire the "system"?

I'm sorry to sound stupid...but in this instance, I'm VERY unaware of how things work.

Thanks for your patience!!!

 

[DelJo63]

it's all ok-- you can do it

take an ethernet cable (about 6ft) from your modem to the router WAN side connection

take another cable from ANY LAN port and connect to your PC connection.

You should soon be able to see connections working; first
click run
enter cmd /k ipconcif /all

you get back something like:

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-xx-yy-zz-BC-1D
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.4 << this is your system
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 << this is your router
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
​

next enter NSLOOKUP GOOGLE.COM and it replies with

....
....
Name: google.com
Addresses: 64.233.167.99, 72.14.207.99, 64.233.187.99​

You've now proven two important facts:
1) you can talk to your ISP and
2) the DNS can resolve names into ip-addresses

and low-and-behold http://www.google.com in your browser will fetch the website page

get to this point and we'll proceed from there ...

 

[crystals1]

Thanks....but I've given up! I begged my dad for the money for the wireless router! Thanks for all of your help! I really do appreciate it!!!!!