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Resolved Why does router want to talk to ISP?

Discussion in 'Networking (Hardware & Software)' started by Moglex, 2014/06/25.

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  1. 2014/06/30
    Arie

    Arie Administrator Administrator Staff

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    Waaay to early for that conclusion!

    What's the tablet you are trying to use? What's the networking sowing?

    IPv4 Address
    Subnet Mask
    Default Gateway
    DHCP Server
    DNS Servers
     
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  2. 2014/06/30
    Moglex

    Moglex Inactive Thread Starter

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    LOL, you might enjoy banging your head against a brick wall, I'm beginning to find the experience wearing a little thin. Plus I'm getting a headache.

    Seriously, if they had implemented it properly it would work. (And by implemented, I include the documentation.) I've followed the instructions that ASUS provides (two types) and I've followed the very detailed instructions provided by site staff, here. All the devices that I'm trying to connect connect effortlessly with other wireless systems.


    As I said, I've got three different devices (hudl, kindle and laptop), all of which normally connect wirelessly without a problem (once they have the correct security details).

    Also, your question is pretty much meaningless.

    I'm not sure what 'network showing' actually means.

    If you want to know what the ASUS is showing, it is as expected from TonyT's instructions.

    The other devices can hardly display network details since they are not connected.

    Remember that the router will ping an external site (named, via DNS, not dotted quad), so we know that it is correctly connected to the 'net.)

    Once security is turned off there really isn't that much to change in the wireless setup unless you believe that ASUS have incorrectly set the defaults which seems unlikely.
     
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  4. 2014/06/30
    TonyT

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    I have setup this Asus before successfully for family members & clients with cable Internet connections.

    Using the AP Mode setup as described above you MUST connect the Asus to the Connexant using one of the Asus' LAN ports, NOT the Asus WAN/Internet port.

    Alternately, this will work too if want to use the Asus WAN/Internet port:

    Disconnect the Asus from the Conexant.
    1. Use the Asus reset button.
    2. Connect a computer to the Asus by wire.
    3. Access the Asus setup through a Web browser using the Asus' default IP aqddress: 192.168.1.1.
    4. On the Internet Setup page select Static IP address and use these settings:
    IP: 10.0.0.15
    Gateway: 10.0.0.2
    Subnet 255.255.255.0 (must be same subnet used by the Conexant)
    DNS: 10.0.0.2
    5. Use the same settings for LAN.
    6. Go to Advanced and disable DHCP server.
    7. Setup wifi:
    give a unique SSID
    setup wifi security
    8. Disable any firewall and/or SPI.
    9. Disconnect comp from Asus.
    10. Power OFF Asus, connect to Conexant, power ON Asus.

    If that does not work you will have to setup the network reversed, by setting up the Conexant in Bridged mode and using the Asus to handle all routing. That's my preferred method of setting up DSL networks. I have found that the modem/routers used by DSL providers are usually junk and the only viable part is the modem in Bridged mode.

    To do that you would first have to call your ISP and have them walk you through putting the Conexant in Bridged mode and disabling its routing capabilities. Once that is done, reset the Asus to its defaults and connect it to the Conexant and use the automatic setup, or use the settings recommended by your DSL ISP. Sometimes, when setting up DSL in 3rd party routers you will need to enter a username and password for the DSL connection.
     
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  5. 2014/08/08
    Moglex

    Moglex Inactive Thread Starter

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    In the end I had to give up on the Asus. I certainly wasn't going to start phoning an ISP to reconfigure a 12 y/o modem/router!

    I spent some hours on something that should have taken minutes. This is something that is supposed to be a device that can be installed by a consumer with only minimal computer knowledge.

    Returned to Amazon and got a modem router that went in in 2 minutes flat, once unboxed.

    I am convinced that this is a fundamental fault with this Asus because it seemed to be able to do all the bits individually (i.e. the Asus would talk to various devices via wi-fi OR it would work as a wired router connected to the net), but just could not do them together.
     
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