User Name
Password

Go Back   Planetarion Forums > Non Planetarion Discussions > Programming and Discussion > Hardware and Tech Support
Reload this Page Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!

Reply
View First Unread View First Unread  
Thread Tools Display Modes
Unread 18 Jun 2004, 23:57   #1
sayonara
Shai Halud
 
sayonara's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Sunny Leeds \o/
Posts: 2,127
sayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nice
Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
Argh

I have two PCs connected to a sitecom WL-025 router, which in turn is connected to NTL's stand-alone broadband modem.

Using the MAC number of the PC on which the modem was registered for the NTL service, the router can't connect to the intermaweb.

Using the MAC number of the modem the router connects fine (crazy I know) , however this still results in no access for browsers etc. I suspect DNS servers may be involved.

Any super geeky advice?
__________________
meow
sayonara is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 00:08   #2
NEWSBOT3
NEWSBOT
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: The enby cave!
Posts: 4,872
NEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriend
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
are you actually getting an ip address assigned though ?

oh i see it.

dont use the modem mac, use the mac of the pc that registered. if you havent done that yet, plug a pc on its own in and register.
__________________
[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
__________________
Pretty parks and funky scrap metal things here
NEWSBOT3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 00:13   #3
sayonara
Shai Halud
 
sayonara's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Sunny Leeds \o/
Posts: 2,127
sayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nice
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
Already regged from one of the PCs.

Connecting either PC to the modem directly works fine - it's connecting via the router that is the problem. Even though the router says it can get a response (and IPs I notice) from NTL.
__________________
meow
sayonara is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 00:18   #4
sayonara
Shai Halud
 
sayonara's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Sunny Leeds \o/
Posts: 2,127
sayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nice
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
Ahhhh... is this perhaps something to do with crossover cables?
__________________
meow
sayonara is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 00:19   #5
NEWSBOT3
NEWSBOT
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: The enby cave!
Posts: 4,872
NEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriend
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
yes, you cant use those for normal connections.
__________________
[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
__________________
Pretty parks and funky scrap metal things here
NEWSBOT3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 00:43   #6
sayonara
Shai Halud
 
sayonara's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Sunny Leeds \o/
Posts: 2,127
sayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nice
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
I'm not using one atm, but I have been trawling support forums for similar problems and a common solution I have seen is "modem to network card uses regular ethernet cable, but router to modem needs a crossover".

Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice.
__________________
meow
sayonara is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 00:58   #7
NEWSBOT3
NEWSBOT
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: The enby cave!
Posts: 4,872
NEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriendNEWSBOT3 needs a job and a girlfriend
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
no, router to modem uses a standard cable here and is fine. (this may depend on the model of router however. and which port on the router its plugged into.)

edit : check nat and dhcp are enabled on the router.
__________________
[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
__________________
Pretty parks and funky scrap metal things here
NEWSBOT3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 01:01   #8
sayonara
Shai Halud
 
sayonara's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Sunny Leeds \o/
Posts: 2,127
sayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nice
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
Yes they are - the router seems to be configured fine.

Only thing is it only gets a connection when it is using the MAC number of the modem, and even then neither PC can connect to the intermaweb.

Anyone know the IP for a reliable DNS server I can use to eliminate that as a possibility?
__________________
meow
sayonara is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 19 Jun 2004, 01:23   #9
sayonara
Shai Halud
 
sayonara's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Sunny Leeds \o/
Posts: 2,127
sayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nicesayonara is just really nice
Re: Sitecom Router + NTL Broadband = Fun!
RE-FKIN-SOLVED!

I added NTL's backup DNS servers to the router config, and changed the MAC to the router hardware default. That seemd to satisfy NTL's handshake thingummy.

Tra la laaa, me so happppy.
__________________
meow
sayonara is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Hardware and Tech Support | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 14:27.
Planetarion - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2002 - 2018