How do I tell if my router is dead? I think it is.

Edward78 · 27 Feb 2010 at 04:16

I got a new router, my current one is having wireless issues & the new one came today, I can ping the router IP, but the Internet is down when connected to it & the the router IP goes nowhere.

Edward78 · 27 Feb 2010 at 05:33

arknor said:
router ip? you mean the config web addy? are you sure your trying the right address? its different for different brands of routers/models.

your router probably isnt set up properly anyway if it seem to work but you dont have the internet.

whos your isp? was your last router one from your isp pre configured?

Yes, I mean the web config addy. Right address, it responds to a ping, plus the instructions say it is the right one. A wireless ISP & no the last router I had was bought by me. I can ping the router IP, but that is it. It is a SMC Barricade SMCWBR14-G2 802.11g 54 Mbps 4-port Wireless Router

Edward78 · 27 Feb 2010 at 15:49

The router IP is 192.168.2.1 could that be a prob.?

Also double check that you have been given an IP address which is valid e.g. 192.168.1.X and not the crappy 169.x.x.x addresses that microsoft automatically assigns if DHCP fails.

I used Linux (OpenSuSE 11) when I tried going to the IP, no mention of IE or Windows being a requirement of setting up the router in the manual. Never really heard of a router like that anyway.

Edward78 · 27 Feb 2010 at 16:47

J.B said:
May seem like a dumb question but have you gone to the web config page at 192.168.2.1 by the sounds of it and set up the details for your internet connection.

Sorry if you've mentioned this but I'm struggling to see exactly what the problem is, it needs to be configure before you will get a net connection.

No, I can't go to the web config page, that is the point of the thread. In the first post I said

the router IP goes nowhere

Edward78 · 27 Feb 2010 at 17:59

Oh ok do a IPconfig /release then /renew. So will I need to do this with all PCs or just one?? Firefox 3.0.18. How do I do that in Linux?

Edward78 · 27 Feb 2010 at 18:33

Well the internet didn't work through the router yesterday. Hoping it is because it isn't setup yet. I just don't want the other systems not to have internet. Others use them. Is 192.168.2.x an EU IP? MY router part number has EU on the end, but I bought the router here in the US. Oh & routers I thought change the IP of systems if needed when the setup in the OS is DHCP.