Ikke <ikke@hier.be> hath wroth:

>Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in
>news:1464s29ks03303ibnqja6las23psudvpm2@4ax.com :
>
><snip>
>> Assuming nobody has messed with the internal settings, the most likely
>> cause is that the CAT5 cable coming from the DSL or cable modem is
>> plugged into one of the LAN ports instead of the internet/WAN port. In
>> effect, the router is acting as an ethernet switch and the IP address
>> is coming directly from the ISP. Check the cabling.
>
>Thanks for the suggestion. However, when I looked at the router at the
>client's home, I could verify that the ISP cable was in the correct (WAN)
>port. The only cable coming from one of the LAN ports went to his PC.
>
>Then when I disconnected it and took it home, I connected it myself and
>verified the cables again.

Well, since it doesn't route and wireless connections are currently
impossible, it's possible that the firmware settings have become
trashed. I'm not familiar with SMC routers, but on Linksys, I just
punch the reset button and start over with all the settings. Lacking
any better suggestions, it seems like the next step.

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