Problem with router setup

a) Never noticed if you're on Vista or Win/7 - - Which?

If either, google disable ipv6 and apply the Fixit for your system; disable ALL & reboot.
If XP, ignore.

b) disconnection from the router (ie: pull the RJ45 out),

disable Comodo
enable the windows firewall
reconnect to the router
wait 30 secs; and rerun ipconfig /all

now try ping 8.8.8.8
and also ping google.com

if the IP config is good AND both pings work w/o timeouts, then COMODO settings are the issue.

@Will40 The fix is only good for older nics and routers. To check if it is straight or crossover cable, place the two RJ45 end points of the cable side by side (where you can clearly see the copper contacts) the wires are color coded, if the first two wires (left to right) have the same colors (compare with the other RJ45) they are straight cable otherwise it is a crossover calbe.

Have you tried disabling the firewall entirely? Can you ping the router (without timeouts) or access its web-interface without delays? Make sure internet explorer LAN settings are all unchecked. By any chance you have another device with the same IP of your router connected the same network? Try changing the IP address of your router.

GRRR; the 192.168.x.x Class C address ALWAYS uses a mask of 255.255.255.0

Y E S

@wrt54gs7: The O.P. doesn't need ANY VPN settings and should not require manual setup either. IMO, if the DCHP option will not run, then there are reason why
and manual settings will not circumvent the underlying problem.

In addition, disabling all firewalls does not say the system will run without network filtering. The best choice is to run the simplest FW (ie the windows default) until the CAUSE(S) of the problem are determined - - then to learn how to configure a better FS (btw: Comodo is excellent).

@Will40: please avoid all manual configurations until a basic network connection can be made which will perform

• ping by address (ping 8.8.8.8)
• ping by domain.name (ping google.com)

With your follow-up, please provide the output of ipconfig /all again (unedited). Thanks

Hmm. I have not made any posts about vpn neither did I suggest any manual settings. The pc gets 169.x.x.x IP because it is unable to communicate with the dhcp server (in this case the router). Disabling the fw just simply the troubleshooting steps.

@Will40 Nvm about another device having same ip with your router since you can properly access it with your iphone.

OK guys,

Just to recap! I'm on XP Pro. I had previously tried disabling all FW & AV systems (Comodo, Peerblock, WinPatrol, SAS) to no avail as I don't need to be online to get access to the router itself. But this was BEFORE jobeard had got the address to 'Obtain automatically' yesterday! Thank you jobeard!! :grinthumb

This morning - Comodo disabled, Win FW on, instructions followed as above! However, the pinging WILL work as it is going out through my USB dongle (PPP adapter 1.3G below). However, IP still at 169.254! (And I had tried ipconfig before making these changes & still got the 169.254 address.)

But I think at least this tells us it's not Comodo.

ipconfig /all results with Windows FW on, Comodo disabled.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Will
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter 1.3G:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 92.251.242.138
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 92.251.242.138
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 83.136.47.249
193.120.14.101
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-BF-25-6C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.186.70
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping 8.8.8.8

Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=902ms TTL=57
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=311ms TTL=57
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=320ms TTL=57
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=529ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 311ms, Maximum = 902ms, Average = 515ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping google.com

Pinging google.com [209.85.143.99] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 209.85.143.99: bytes=32 time=386ms TTL=57
Reply from 209.85.143.99: bytes=32 time=325ms TTL=57
Reply from 209.85.143.99: bytes=32 time=293ms TTL=57
Reply from 209.85.143.99: bytes=32 time=322ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 209.85.143.99:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 293ms, Maximum = 386ms, Average = 331ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>

This is the ipconfig /all last nite when all seemed to be working....

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Will
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : SAPIDO_GR-1733_c98bc3

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : SAPIDO_GR-1733_c98bc3
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-BF-25-6C
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.50
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 22 December 2011 21:00:55
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 19 January 2038 03:14:07

PPP adapter 1.3G:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 92.251.203.50
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 92.251.203.50
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 83.136.47.249
193.120.14.101
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled


I should also mention wrt54gs7, I have unchecked all settings in IE (apart from 'Direct access to the Internet'), have tried pinging different addresses for router. Have also tried disconnecting 3G dongle from PC, just to see if that made a difference - it didn't!

Have also removed Network Zone I created in Comodo as mentioned below (don't want to make you angry jobeard ) However, there is another in there now 192.168.1.1.....255.255.255.0, which I didn't create.

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Now playing: The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
via FoxyTunes

Confused: Multiple Adaptors are shown:
(A)PPP adapter 1.3G:

• Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
• Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface
• Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-53-45-00-00-00
• Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
• IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 92.251.242.138
• Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
• Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 92.251.242.138
• DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 83.136.47.249
• 193.120.14.101
• NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

and
(B)Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

• Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
• Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
• Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-BF-25-6C
• Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
• Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
• Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.186.70
• Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
• Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

The (A) connection is within the domain of THREEMBB.IE and is a PUBLIC address,
not part of your Router setup at all - - causes concern.

Checking IP: 92.251.242.138...
Name: 92.251.242.138.threembb.ie
IP: 92.251.242.138
Domain: threembb.ie
Querying whois.domainregistry.ie for threembb.ie...

% Rights restricted by copyright; http://iedr.ie/index.php/mnudomregs/mnudnssearch/96
% Do not remove this notice

domain: threembb.ie
descr: Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited
descr: Body Corporate (Ltd,PLC,Company)
descr: Discretionary Name
admin-c: AKG004-IEDR
tech-c: ADC696-IEDR
renewal: 18-December-2012
status: Active
nserver: mr0mba011z.threembb.net
nserver: mr0mba021z.threembb.net
source: IEDR

NetRange: 92.0.0.0 - 92.255.255.255
CIDR: 92.0.0.0/8
NetName: 92-RIPE
NetHandle: NET-92-0-0-0-1

don't try to run with two or more connections (ie disconnect the USB doggle)
as it messes-up the routing table.

For the setup as is (ie comodo disabled, running windows fw, usb doggle removed)
would you please show me the the routing table (start->run->cmd) and enter route print >myRoutes.txt
and attach the myRoutes.txt to your follow-up

goes with the SAPIDO_GR-1733_c98bc3 setup. Are you saying it is in COMODO? Thought you said Comodo was disabled.

J - have it running now after trying few different things.

Here's what I did, I took the ethernet cable out of both the PC & the router (just to triple check it WAS ethernet!) This gave me connection, but again was taking forever to load 192.168.1.1 on web. For some reason, I took the USB dongle (this is my internet access - it's a midband 3G/4G wireless solution from Three Mobile here in Ireland) out of the PC, and plugged into the router.

Hey Presto! It flew along - full access to the router!

So now I have full access to the router but can't get internet access via the 3G USB. It shows up in Network Connections as 'Internet Gateway'. I right click Enable, but it needs settings:

IP Address of device to be used for access - which is the routers 192.168.1.1
It then asks for Inbound & Outbound ports to use (TCP or UDP) - but am unsure what these would be!

Sorry about confusion on firewall! I switched back from Windows to Comodo earlier to see if any change. Comodo picks up new Network Zone when it discovers a connection.

OK.
a) Just HOW was the doggle attached to the router?
b) what does the WAN plug on the router connect to?

I think "a midband 3G/4G wireless solution from Three Mobile" is a cellphone connection using your phone data plan. Do you have a line-line ISP connection (aka- DSL, Cable, Satellite)?

this is NEVER necessary when the wiring is correct.

Copy/Correct as necessary/and paste this in your follow-up; a wiring connection diagram like this:

Code:

isp--dls--modem--(wan)router(lan)---systemA---usb.doggle
                       (lan)
                        |
                        +--- systemB

Router has USB port - dongle connects to it & is set as WAN on router setup (see mp iPhone pic - WAN setup on previous page...)

setup with router:
isp--3G dongle----(wan)router(lan)---PC
(wlan)
|
iPhone/other wireless devices


setup without router:

isp--3G dongle-------PC

3g Mobile Broadband dongle: http://www.three.ie/products_services/broadband/billpay-broadband.html

Does that make sense?

Damn! WLAN should be directly beneath router....

jobeard - this is the Internet Gateway I spoke about:

http://img.ie/6b496.png

Almost all routers with a USB port also have an RJ45(ethernet) connection.
Both of these are designed to connect to the PC and 99% of the time, it is an either/or but not both at the same time.
The UG shows

Code:

USB Port  ->  For 3G/4G modem only 
Ethernet Port (LAN 1~4) ->  RJ-45 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Ports 
Ethernet Port (WAN)  -> RJ-45 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Port 

so leave the WAN port on the router empty.

Ok, the dongle gets you WiMAx style internet connection. Then the corrected diagram w/router would be
setup with router:

Code:

[B]*LAST*[/B]
 isp--3G dongle----(wan)router(lan)---PC (up to 4 wired connections)
                             [COLOR="Red"](wlan)[/COLOR]
                                 |
                                iPhone/other wireless devices

I think you're using WLAN as a wireless connection? - - - fine.

I think you've got it by correcting THIS

Code:

[B]*ERROR*[/B]
isp--dls--modem--(wan)router(lan)---[COLOR="Red"]systemA---usb.dongle[/COLOR]
                       (lan)
                        |
                        +--- systemB

to your last diagram *LAST* above

The *Error* setup justed messes up the routing table and that's why you could'n get to the router

Yes - WAN port always empty as USB becomes WAN port. Fully understand the rest of your statement.

However! Still can't access internet through router! Currently connecting direct to PC for internet access....

Any suggestions?!?

P.S. It's wireless broadband as opposed to Wimax - only wish I could get that kind of speed!!

Aren't there any settings to configure the router to use your usb dongle as your internet acess?

Is your ISP by any chance Verizon Fios?

edit: nevermind, just noticed you were in Ireland.

Are you piggy backing 2 routers together?

Suggest you uninstall Comodo completely and resort to windows firewall.