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I just got a Linksys WRT160N router. I cannot connect to the internet using the ethernet port in my pc. I can, however connect via a wireless card in a USB port. I can also use my digital video phone. When I run cmd - ipconfig/all this is what I get: Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mpg Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-2C-02-B0-97 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 4: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : IEEE 802.11g USB Wireless LAN #4 Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-A3-00-41-87 Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.103 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.18.47.61 209.18.47.62 Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:05:27 PM Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:05:27 PM I can successfully ping 192.168.0.1 as well as 192.168.1.103 It seems that the problem must exist with my ethernet port/driver...correct?

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You are right, need cd for you lan card for it to work right,,but if you dont have it go to linksys web site and download the files you need

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SOURCE: D link router connection Hi I have recently bought

Everything looks normal:

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1D-D9-44-F8-15
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1c05:824a:4808:dd81%14(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.102(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 21 February 2011 13:48:48



At the command-line prompt, try: ping www.ucla.edu
If it responds, then you *DO* have a good Internet connection.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 26, 2011

SOURCE: I am trying to wirelessly connect to a netgear

I am having exactly the same problem - driving me mad! It seems it does not pick up the ISP addresses.

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