Cannot get my modem to work with either of my routers

kurtis · 23-01-2009, 11:26

I've tried directly connecting my laptop to the modem and i get internet fine but when i connect it to my dlink DI-254 (i believe) or my W306r tenda router
neither are able to get connected, they continously say connecting, yesterday morning it was working fine though..

MovedGoalPosts · 23-01-2009, 11:33

Are you rebooting the modem when you change the connection / plug in the router?

My connection went weird last night. VM may well have been doing some work on the network. Until I rebooted everything I couldn't connect this morning, and now I have a new IP.

kurtis · 23-01-2009, 11:36

i've rebooted everything 3 or 4 times.. it sometimes get's the connection but no gateway..

Aragorn · 23-01-2009, 11:38

Did you power off/on the modem each time you changed the connection?
I'm assuming you are refering to a VM Cable Modem. What says 'connecting' - the laptop wireless connection to the router or the router admin page? If the former, have you tried plugging a lan cable between laptop and router?

kurtis · 23-01-2009, 11:45

I'm connected directly to the modem right now.

It says connecting on the status page on each router i tried, i did reset every appliance at least 3 times yesterday v-v

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i just remembered that when it does say that there is some sort of connection but there's no gateway it has a different ip to what i have when connected directly through

Aragorn · 23-01-2009, 11:48

What type of modem is it (name on front or bottom) and what does the 'different' IP begin with, eg 86.x.x.x?

LondonRoad · 23-01-2009, 11:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurtis

I'm connected directly to the modem right now.

It says connecting on the status page on each router i tried, i did reset every appliance at least 3 times yesterday v-v

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i just remembered that when it does say that there is some sort of connection but there's no gateway it has a different ip to what i have when connected directly through

Is it a 169.x.x.x IP address?

When you say reset, do you mean unplug for a bit or did you reset to factory defaults?

kurtis · 23-01-2009, 13:56

no something like 213.x.x.x i think if i remember rightly

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bump?

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Anyonee?

Aragorn · 23-01-2009, 14:51

A 213 IP address is a valid Virgin IP.
Does either router have a test function, to ping direct from the router to somewhere like www.bbc.co.uk?

kurtis · 23-01-2009, 16:09

nvm i fixed it in a weird way..

i found an old modem a few weeks ago (ntl one)

so i decided to try that, then i unplugged it then i plugged in the current one again and it worked o.O