| JonnieStyle 2002-09-28, 10:28 am |
| To recap:
A guy I know bought a Linksys router (4-port...not wireless) and brought it
home to connect two pc's to the internet (shaw high speed).
He previously had two NIC's in one computer and was using NAT software to
share, therefore his *other* machine was connected using a crossover
cable...
He removed the second NIC, and plugged in one machine. No problem. He
plugged the other machine into the "uplink" port on the router (and the link
lights came on), but he's unable to release and renew his IP address nor
connect to the internet (duh.). (He's getting a 169.254.....)
Though the crossover cable worked fine before, I suggested we make a
straight through cable and try a regular port (...'cause what else is there
to try?!)
I sliced off the ends of the crossover cable, and crimped on some straight
thru ends.
Still doesn't work.
I tested the cable with an ohmeter, an (as I write this post) am connected
to the internet with that very cable (it's about 30 ft)
So what's the deal? Is this an inherent problem with Linksys routers? I've
got a D-LINK switch, and there doesn't seem to be a problem. Is there too
much capacitance in the cable and Linksys doesn't use inductors to counter
the signal?
I don't know...!
So I brought this cable to work and tried it on two more Linksys router with
the same problem.
Link lights are on where they should be on, machine is set to DHCP, no IP
address coming down the cable to the NIC - keep getting 169.254 blah blah...
Has anybody got the foggiest idea why this cable works on *some* equipment
and not others?
(BTW - "let the link light be your guide" doesn't cover this problem... The
link lights are responding the way it should...!)
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JonnieStyle
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