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alliv143 · 05-10-2009, 11:49 PM

Hello everyone!

I hope someone can help me. I have this nightmare of a problem in our LAN.

It all started when I tried this new wireless router (TP-LINK TL-WR541G/TL-WR542G) and connected it on our LAN. I wasn't able to change the default IP which is 192.168.1.1, the same IP as our current linksys (EtherFast Cable/DSL router). Later though, I also was able to change the IP of the wireless router to 192.168.2.1.

I started getting help calls about (winxp) computers in our LAN that can't connect to the internet. I have to do a 'REPAIR' so that they can connect to the internet. Then in a while, it reverts to looking for the wireless router yet again, thus cutting the internet connection. I tried to connect to the router on a non-connecting computer by entering 192.168.1.1 in the address bar, and to my surprise, it was looking for the wireless router! Not the linksys cable/dsl router! When I do a repair, and try this again.. it then finds the correct linksys cable router.

Question is, how do I clear this wireless router from the computers? How do I prevent the computers from looking for this wireless router. Why do they revert to it? But when I do a repair, it goes back to the linksys cable router. I already disconnected the wireless router and powered it off, yet, the winxp computers seem to cycle-locate between the two routers.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

05-10-2009, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
alliv143 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4 OS: winxp	two router with same IP was connected to the same LAN Hello everyone! I hope someone can help me. I have this nightmare of a problem in our LAN. It all started when I tried this new wireless router (TP-LINK TL-WR541G/TL-WR542G) and connected it on our LAN. I wasn't able to change the default IP which is 192.168.1.1, the same IP as our current linksys (EtherFast Cable/DSL router). Later though, I also was able to change the IP of the wireless router to 192.168.2.1. I started getting help calls about (winxp) computers in our LAN that can't connect to the internet. I have to do a 'REPAIR' so that they can connect to the internet. Then in a while, it reverts to looking for the wireless router yet again, thus cutting the internet connection. I tried to connect to the router on a non-connecting computer by entering 192.168.1.1 in the address bar, and to my surprise, it was looking for the wireless router! Not the linksys cable/dsl router! When I do a repair, and try this again.. it then finds the correct linksys cable router. Question is, how do I clear this wireless router from the computers? How do I prevent the computers from looking for this wireless router. Why do they revert to it? But when I do a repair, it goes back to the linksys cable router. I already disconnected the wireless router and powered it off, yet, the winxp computers seem to cycle-locate between the two routers. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!