Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
Sun Apr 17 20:24:00 CDT 2011
Hi Jim, Yes, the subnet mask on all the computers and routers is 255.255.255.0. The IP ranges are all compatible. I will post some more photos sometime - not sure just when, but I promise I will. The winters can be spectacularly beautiful, and I do have some gorgeous photos of this past winter. Time to toddle off to read in bed. Best, T Jim Lawrence wrote: > The only way that can be done is the set a common IP range through out the > network. As the new Router 0 will not/can not be changed then all the > computers as well as the Routers (which you have already done) will have to > be changed... something like 192.168.0.100,101,102 etc. Can we assume that > the subnet mask on all computers and routers is 255.255.255.0? > > Your property does sound awesome. I did see some pictures awhile back > related to a family gathering but any other seasonal pictures you would like > to post would be very nice...snow in the trees, red leaves of fall, wild > flowers of spring etc. :-) > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris > Fields > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 12:39 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] New router network puzzle > > Hi Jim, > Actually, I did keep a copy of the specs for the routers in my system. > Thus, I was able to fix the IP address conflict that did arise. The new > router 0 insisted on xxx.xxx.1.x rather than xxx.xxx.0.x for its IP > address, so I had to change router 1 from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.3.1, > which worked perfectly. > > Now, every computer has access to the internet. However, I still have > the issue of there being two networks. The gateway IP address and the > WEP key have made the internet access work. How do I persuade the > NetGear router - the new router 0 - to join the existing home-office > network? > > And, yes, where I live is a little bit of paradise. It's a heavily > wooded property with a river that runs through it. We have the beauty > and excitement of all four seasons. We are visited by the deer and the > turkeys and lots of other wild creatures. We enjoy the many birds, > especially the hummingbirds that visit us. We're in a small town, but > we're near enough to a bigger town to have the cultural, medical, and > business advantages of that setting. Our "big" city is Traverse City, > with the beautiful twin bays, the annual Cherry Festival, and the annual > Film Festival. It's a good place to be. > > Thanks for your help on this broadband wireless network puzzle. I now > grasp the basics fairly well. I look forward to understanding a whole > lot more. > > Best regards, > T > > Jim Lawrence wrote: > >> Hi Tina: >> >> Between the gardening and a coffee and a new counter-top for the last >> bathroom and another coffee and always programming (running late, very >> > late) > >> and yet another coffee and doing an HTML page (with tabs on the top >> signifying years and tabs of the side signifying months) and we will have >> > to > >> do a grocery and garden run as soon as all the dirt and saw-dust has been >> washed away. How I love Sundays...clear blue sky and cool...perfect ;-) >> >> At the risk of yet digressing again; your place sounds absolutely lovely; >> > a > >> real picture postcard home. I can now see why such a complex router >> > layout. > >> The Router 0 is the key to everything and of course that failed. Of course >> you have a complete copy of all the specs of all the routers on a handy >> sheet paper and/or maybe the SSID specs are on a label attached to bottom >> > of > >> each router just incase anything got lost as the chance of remembering all >> your codes and passwords is 1000:1, unless you have a photographic memory >> > or > >> have a standard sequence. If you do not, you will most likely have to >> > reset > >> the logins, wifi wise on all the routers and start from scratch. (I hate >> > to > >> be the bearer of bad news.) Actually that is the good news as then ever >> computer that accesses the WiFis will have to have their setting changed >> > as > >> well. >> >> All I can say at this point is to set up Router0 using the setting from >> > the > >> other routers as a base template and then set the appropriate differences >> > as > >> outlined in the last post...hope that post was easy to understand. >> >> Right now I am having a problem with my router as it a Gigabit; Dlink DDR. >> Our local ISP uses a method of starting a connection in burst mode and >> > then > >> slowing down. My router steps up to the burst mode but does not like to >> resume at a slower speed. In addition we have discovered only one (there >> > are > >> probably many) IP addresses that the Router will block for absolutely no >> reason. We actually had the senior tech specialist from Dlink logon and >> test...and yes, it is the case and there is no resolution. (We are using >> > an > >> $8 wireless router set to only respond to one IP address and linked around >> the main router and into the switch...and it did take a while to resolve >> > the > >> resultant hardware chatter.) >> >> If there is any more help I can give you just send another post. >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >