Re: [Hampshire] LinkSys WRT54GL Router

> > Can you show us all the settings on the screen that gives the
> > error? Vague memories are stirring of having seen something similar
> > in the past, possibly with a Linksys device. I have a feeling that
> > the error message was misleading, and the fault was with another
> > setting.


It's a fairly complex set of menus-within-menus and therefore difficult to
reproduce. I'll bring it along on Saturday: perhaps some kind person will
point out what I'm doing wrong.

I'm pretty sure some of these routers come with 192.168.1.1 as the
> default internal IP address. My current D-Link one does.


Yes, this one does too. I changed it to something in MY sequence.

.....you may need to enable DHCP for boxes on the network and
> let the router hand out IP addresses,


I prefer to use static addresses, rather than rely on the elves in the
basement. That way, I learn more about what is going on.

The zen IP address is a different thing and I remember having to faff
> about getting the D-Link router to use the given external IP address,
> seem to remember having to set it twice in different screens or
> summat.


I don't understand why a router, which is behind a DSL bridge (or 'modem',
if you insist!) should need to know anything about the ISP's services.
Perhaps someone could explain that, too!

Until Saturday.....

Chris.