Total Router Disaster!

[CostelloMagick]

I'm staying with my aunt in Australia, and their router was working perfectly fine for about a year. Then the internet started to get really slow and lagging, and then the computer totally died. They had to get a brand new hardrive installed and ever since the router has not worked on the computer.

We have 3 computers. The main computer, which the router is connected to, and then two other computers which are (trying) to recieve the signals.
The router is a:

Belkin Wireless G Router - 2.4 GHz-802.11g
Model No. F5D7230-4
Ver. 6003au

Ther wireless adaptors are:

Belkin Wireless G adaptor 802.11g - 54mbps

This morning, when the router was connected the internet on the main computer was working fine, but the two others weren't. Then, We unplugged the router and reset it back to factory settings, and the internet worked on ONE other computer, but no the main one. I tired a few other thigns i saw on these forums, like changing the TCP/IP to:
IP: 192.168.2.5
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1
DNS Server: 192.168.2.1
but that didnt work, and now the IP adress is different again
NOW, the internet doesn't work on ANY of the computers when the router is plugged. The Main computer says 'Little or no Connectivity', and the other two say 'connected', but the net and msn aren't working.

We have phoned OptusNet once, and Belkin 4 Times!! (They kept telling us to reset the router then hanging up!) We re totally out od ideas!

The internet works fine on the main computer when plugged directly into the tower!

We are totally stumped and would appritiate as MUCH help as possible! Thanks Muchlies!

Stef

[johnwill]

Sounds like the router is about to, or already has, bit the dust.

I'd do the following.

Some things you can try here.

1. Update the firmware to the latest version available on the manufacturer's site.
2. Reset the router to factory defaults and reconfigure.

Many times these measures will resolve a lot of intermittent issues.

If that doesn't get the wired connection working to the router, it's almost surely dead.

[Rusty_NZ]

Originally Posted by CostelloMagick

I'm staying with my aunt in Australia, and their router was working perfectly fine for about a year. Then the internet started to get really slow and lagging, and then the computer totally died. They had to get a brand new hardrive installed and ever since the router has not worked on the computer.

We have 3 computers. The main computer, which the router is connected to, and then two other computers which are (trying) to recieve the signals.
The router is a:

Belkin Wireless G Router - 2.4 GHz-802.11g
Model No. F5D7230-4
Ver. 6003au

Ther wireless adaptors are:

Belkin Wireless G adaptor 802.11g - 54mbps

This morning, when the router was connected the internet on the main computer was working fine, but the two others weren't. Then, We unplugged the router and reset it back to factory settings, and the internet worked on ONE other computer, but no the main one. I tired a few other thigns i saw on these forums, like changing the TCP/IP to:
IP: 192.168.2.5
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1
DNS Server: 192.168.2.1
but that didnt work, and now the IP adress is different again
NOW, the internet doesn't work on ANY of the computers when the router is plugged. The Main computer says 'Little or no Connectivity', and the other two say 'connected', but the net and msn aren't working.

We have phoned OptusNet once, and Belkin 4 Times!! (They kept telling us to reset the router then hanging up!) We re totally out od ideas!

The internet works fine on the main computer when plugged directly into the tower!

We are totally stumped and would appritiate as MUCH help as possible! Thanks Muchlies!

Stef

Dont think your DNS should be the same as your default gateway. The deafult gateway is that of what your modem/router is. for instance I have a DLink modem.
My ip is 10.1.1.32 on one of free pcs
Subnet mask 255.0.0.0 same on all 3
Default gateway 10.1.1.1

DNS 58.28.6.4 because that is my ISPs DNS server.

[johnwill]

Originally Posted by Rusty_NZ

Dont think your DNS should be the same as your default gateway. The deafult gateway is that of what your modem/router is. for instance I have a DLink modem.
My ip is 10.1.1.32 on one of free pcs
Subnet mask 255.0.0.0 same on all 3
Default gateway 10.1.1.1

DNS 58.28.6.4 because that is my ISPs DNS server.

That would be wrong for many routers, including mine.

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI
Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-31-00-90-D6
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.18
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, April 05, 2008 5:28:03 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, January 18, 2038 11:14:07 PM

Please note the Default Gateway and DNS Server addresses. They look the same to me, and this is a perfectly working network.

FYI, the router forwards the DNS requests to the ISP for most SOHO routers, though some pass the DNS addresses directly through.