I use a linksys router, WRT300N with my ancient laptop, an IBM Thinkpad, T23.
It's got a wireless card and a built in NIC card that both read that they're connected, yet, for some reason, I can't connect with either the router utility (192.168.1.1) OR the WAN/Internet via web or any other service over TCP/IP.
I was in teh cmd to make sure i had an IP address and woah! It was 192.168.253.130 on the wired connection and 192.168.253.131 on the wireless connection. These addresses are far and away weird compared to the normal 192.168.1.1xx addresses that the router is assigned to dole out.
Anyone know what's going on? I've tried to repair through XP, (the OS), I've ipconfig /released and /renewed, used different wired ports on the router and reinstalled the wireless card and reviewed the network settings of each network adapter against the ones in the computers that DO connect to the router and the net (which is how i'm posting this message).
Any suggestions? I really need some help.
thanks,
Dwayne
It's got a wireless card and a built in NIC card that both read that they're connected, yet, for some reason, I can't connect with either the router utility (192.168.1.1) OR the WAN/Internet via web or any other service over TCP/IP.
I was in teh cmd to make sure i had an IP address and woah! It was 192.168.253.130 on the wired connection and 192.168.253.131 on the wireless connection. These addresses are far and away weird compared to the normal 192.168.1.1xx addresses that the router is assigned to dole out.
Anyone know what's going on? I've tried to repair through XP, (the OS), I've ipconfig /released and /renewed, used different wired ports on the router and reinstalled the wireless card and reviewed the network settings of each network adapter against the ones in the computers that DO connect to the router and the net (which is how i'm posting this message).
Any suggestions? I really need some help.
thanks,
Dwayne