Configuring Router

[3RA1N1AC]

nah, doesn't matter how many PCs you use.

okay, i'm looking at the u.s. robotics page.

does your config page still say this?

the router's default LAN IP is 192.168.123.254. the "pool" is the range of fourth numbers that the PCs can use, and the default range is 100 to 199.

the router's LAN IP should be 192.168.123.254, and the PC can be anything between 192.168.123.100 and 192.168.123.199. 192.168.x.x are internal network addresses only, so it's okay to discuss them specifically-- people cannot access them from outside.

i gotta go. i hope you figure it out, though.

[abu_has_the_power]

omg!! i got it to work!! i had to fill in the 254 thingy in prefered dns! now it works!! ok, now wat do i do after i get this static ip thing going?

[4play]

he router's LAN IP should be 192.168.123.254

its pretty standard to have 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.123.1 in your case as the gateway ip adress.

[abu_has_the_power]

thanks a lot guys. now, after i get this static ip thing goin, wat next?

[abu_has_the_power]

HOLY SHIT!!! I'M GETTING GREEN NOW!!! WAHOOOOOO... GOD BLESS THE WORLD!!! I'M DA HAPPIEST COW IN THE WORLD!! WAHOO!!!

[abu_has_the_power]

so now my hardware firewall is set up rite? do i need to configure anything else?

[3RA1N1AC]

under miscellaneous items you might want to enable "discard ping from the WAN side." that just stops the router from responding to unsolicited pings from the internet (i.e. if someone is just trying to check out your address at random and see if there's a computer present)-- it won't have any effect on your PC's activity.

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC@30 November 2003 - 02:09
under miscellaneous items you might want to enable "discard ping from the WAN side." that just stops the router from responding to unsolicited pings from the internet (i.e. if someone is just trying to check out your address at random and see if there's a computer present)-- it won't have any effect on your PC's activity.

so is there anything else i need to do? or is the firewall thingy automatically enabled?