The machine is being assigned a valid private IP address from DHCP. When
comparing the results from the IPCONFIG command the two machines look the
same except for the IP address. Both machines can see each other and share
files. If I wire directly from the modem to the machine it can access the
Internet. I cannot access the Internet coming from the router with the
firewall turned on. I have a wireless laptop also that works fine however my
son brought over a new Dell laptop that has the exact same problem as my
second machine. Something is really goofy here.
"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in message
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> "Charlie" <Charlie@nowhere.com> hath wroth:
>
>>I am running a Linksys WRT54GS router with 2 machines attached with CAT 5
>>running Windows XP. One machine can access the Internet and the other
>>machine can't and displays the message "Internet Explorer cannot display
>>this web page" By playing around I discovered if I turn off the firewall
>>on
>>the router I can access the Internet. Does anyone have any ideas as to
>>what
>>the problem might be.
>
> You might want to run:
> Start -> Run -> cmd <enter>
> IPCONFIG
> If the IP address of the 2 machines are 192.168.1.xxx, then it's
> working and I don't have a clue why it's broken.
>
> If the IP address of *ONE* of the machines is a routeable IP address
> (other than 169.254.xxx.xxx), then you have successfully miswired the
> CAT5 cables. Connect the "internet" or "WAN" port on the WRT54G to
> the cable or DSL modem.
>
>
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