A newb to networking needs help!

[GodlikeDennis]

No, your static address is set only for your machine. You will use these to redirect port traffic to your machine. That's why the port forwarding is required, because some data packets are sent to some machines and some to others. If you tell the router to send all port traffic to your machine you will no longer have issues.

[Cranialwizard]

I can't find the router address for a WRT610N Linksys. Yay
Post Merge: August 23, 2010, 06:18:18 PM*FacePalm* And I finally get the computer to connect to the router by the browser, and it wants a Username/password, the default is (Blank) and admin, and it won't accept that.

[GodlikeDennis]

Try this:
192.168.1.1

EDIT: Ah, I see. So using username/password as admin/admin doesn't work?

Also out of curiosity, what static IP did you set for your machine if you didn't know your router IP?

[Cranialwizard]

I found the router IP: 174.96.234.46

And the static was set to: 192.168.1.2

It won't accept Admin on EITHER computers, one wired directly and one on wireless. About to give up >.>

[GodlikeDennis]

Hmm, what a strange IP. Do you know who set up your network?

[Seeme]

Don't give up! Your the tactic master of my team!

[Cranialwizard]

Well, I am supposing that the Wireless router is the direct internet access because we have a router that accesses the internet, and then THAT connects to the Linksys router. But everything ELSE connects to the linksys router, the other router is old and only has 1 connection that connects to a Cat 5 cable.

[GodlikeDennis]

AH, that changes things.

I believe you have to connect your computer directly to the very first router. My friend has a similar setup with a router with a single outlet connected to a 2nd router. He has to plug directly into the router closest to the internet connection and configure through that. As a result, he's the only one who can access the internet when he plays CoH. However, you won't need to set up a static IP anyway since yours will be the only IP allocated.

[Cranialwizard]

I'm very unfamiliar with some networking components like such...I'll draw a map:


Ambit Router (Thing is ancient, doesn't even have a marking of what model or type.)
--Connects to Linksys Router WRT610N
-Connects to Laptop
-Desktop Computer

Now...The External IP is 174.96.234.46 (I suppose Ambit) but when I go to access the router it brings up WRT610N.

I can not crack the password, Admin will not work, and I tried Ambits passwords (Root) and it would not work. Is there an override?

[GodlikeDennis]

I'm not sure. You sure you can't find out who set up your network? If not you could try to contact the manufacturer and they would be able to tell you quite easily.

External IP? So this is your WAN IP not your router LAN IP?

Also, your network map isn't exactly clear. Does it go:

Internet cable -- Ambit -- Lynksys -- Laptop
                                                \
                                                  Desktop

Is this because the Ambit only has the one ethernet port and no wireless function?

Have you tried basic passwords like 1111 or 1234 or 9999? These sometimes work.

[Cranialwizard]

I'm not sure. You sure you can't find out who set up your network? If not you could try to contact the manufacturer and they would be able to tell you quite easily.

External IP? So this is your WAN IP not your router LAN IP?

Also, your network map isn't exactly clear. Does it go:

Internet cable -- Ambit -- Lynksys -- Laptop
                                                \
                                                  Desktop

Is this because the Ambit only has the one ethernet port and no wireless function?

Have you tried basic passwords like 1111 or 1234 or 9999? These sometimes work.

Map is more clear in your picture.

I will try those passwords. But I don't think that Ambit manufacturing will be able to support me on something so old.

The ambit has 1 ethernet port and no wireless.

[Seeme]

So how is it going?

[Cranialwizard]

I can't crack the code it seems. More research to come.

If we were in a 2v2 tourney then the other team would have to host, that's it...

Speaking of which, wanna play?

[Seeme]

sure

[GodlikeDennis]

Why not take out the ambit and run straight into the lynksys? A quick google of your router revealed that it is very noob unfriendly so don't feel bad about having difficulty. I'm sure I couldn't work it out either.

You can do a hard reset to factory conditions by holding down the power button for 30seconds. The default IP will be 192.168.1.1 and the default username/password will be either *blank*/admin or admin/admin.