There are 4 IP settings in your computer and your router:
IP address; 192.168.0.20, for example.
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.000, et cetera
These connect your computer TO your router, or your router to the ISP..
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 ( this should connect you to the internet )
DNS Server: 192.168.0.1
These last two connect your computer to the Internet THROUGH your router.
Apparently your IP address and subnet mask are good. The problem is either:
the Default Gateway and DNS settings in your computer do not point to the router;
or, the DNS settings in your router do not point at your ISP.
The tools you need are PING and TRACERT ( in Windows ).
The default gateway is the path through your system to the DNS system on the 'net. If your default gateway is not good, you can't get to the DNS server. Nothing happens until default gateway is right. If you can ping an internet address through your router, your default gateway is good. Typically the default gateway on your computer should point at your router.
Next is DNS server. If your router gives you 3 choices, make the first one your router, the next two DNS servers on the net. Your ISP should be able to provide you a couple of DNS IPs. |