Hi

I have a DSL with a Linksys router. Previously, the connection was fine. Both of the other router users (video game users) and myself were able to access the internet. Today, for no apparent reason--checked all of the connections--the router is not working properly. Each of the individual machines connect and work fine using the modem, but when the router is introduced none of the machines will connect (or the router will not connect to the internet....etc... however it needs to be stated). When the network was working (I'm in port 1), my PC picked up the DSL/router/internet through DHCP on boot. I'm not sure that this was supposed to work, but it did. What is the appropriate way to configure this network so that the router can be used?

My card: Intel 82801DB Pro/100VE (LOM) ethernet controller

Strange, I am on the internet now via direct connection, yet my ethernet card is NOT configured according to Suse.

Should I set static IP addresses somewhere?

Thanks

If you are not familiar with the configuration of your router I would start by downloading the manual from the Linksys web site and looking at the troubleshooting section. In most cases you don't need to assign static addresses, although it might be worth a try at some stage.

To see if your network card is configured, run command 'ifconfig' in a terminal window. It's more reliable than fancy GUI installation tools.

I don't see anything out of place in your setup. Some questions to ask:

Where is the PPPOE (or in some cases PPPOA) connecting from. many new dsl modems take care of the tunneling connection for you. Others require your router or computer to handle it. If you are connected straight to the modem with no additional setup (no isp software, no pppoe setup) then your modem probably handles this.


The other thing to watch for is ip addresses of modem and router. It seems that both modem and router here in your setup have ip addresses and serve DHCP information. This is usually fine (some routers have trouble with it, but they really shouldn't). You should, however, make sure that the modem and router aren't trying to use the same ip address. Often in your type of situation there is a conflict on the address of 192.168.0.1. Remember, your router has two ip addresses. One is assigned to it by the modem. The other is static. Make sure the static one is set to something different than the modem is. When using dhcp, you can tell the addresses by plugging into one device, and then the other, and checking your gateway while plugged into each of them (ipconfig in windows, route from linux).

Post back if you have additional questions.