ok so I got a new router its a wired router with a 4 port switch. A linksys model (BEFSR41)
This is how my setup is right now.
Modem -> BEFSR41 Router -> PC 1 & Mac 1
Cat5e cables being used throughout. The router says it supports Cat5 is this possibly my issue must I use exclusively Cat5 without the e? I'm not sure.
Modem: Motorola Surfboard 4200
PC Motherboard: EVGA 680i (using its built in Ethernet ports)
Router: Linksys BEFSR41 v1.42 (Latest revision of hardware) using latest firmware (Released 9.11.2006)
Mac: MacBook Pro 17" also using its built in Gig ethernet to test the setup
This leaves me with a loss of internet, Live Messenger will not sign in webpages fail to load, some pages will load without images but only text. The Lan icon on the Windows machine stays active, it never shows "disconnected" or "reconnecting" etc it seems stable but obviously its not when some webpages will not load etc..
Now before I got this router I had a Netgear wired router, same specifications as the linksys now you might think "well that must have worked fine" well no it didn't it had the exact same problem as this router which is why I sent it back I thought perhaps it was just defective or a poor model. So when I got the linksys and it displays the same behaviour I obviously think there is something wrong with the rest of my configuration.
When I setup like this:
Modem -> PC -> Mac
(using ICS to serve Internet to the Macintosh through Windows)
Everything works fine, no problems, all websites load, stable connection everything works as advertised.
I am using Cable Internet in the United Kingdom my ISP uses DHCP to serve me access based on my MAC address which is registered to them when the Modem is rebooted. I use a MTU of 1500.
I am trying to include all relevant information if anyone has any ideas or needs more information please don't be afraid to state so I will be glad to get any advice on this as I am really racking my brain on this one.
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ok so I got a new router its a wired router with a 4 port switch. A linksys model (BEFSR41)
This is how my setup is right now.
Modem -> BEFSR41 Router -> PC 1 & Mac 1
Cat5e cables being used throughout. The router says it supports Cat5 is this possibly my issue must I use exclusively Cat5 without the e? I'm not sure.
Modem: Motorola Surfboard 4200
PC Motherboard: EVGA 680i (using its built in Ethernet ports)
Router: Linksys BEFSR41 v1.42 (Latest revision of hardware) using latest firmware (Released 9.11.2006)
Mac: MacBook Pro 17" also using its built in Gig ethernet to test the setup
This leaves me with a loss of internet, Live Messenger will not sign in webpages fail to load, some pages will load without images but only text. The Lan icon on the Windows machine stays active, it never shows "disconnected" or "reconnecting" etc it seems stable but obviously its not when some webpages will not load etc..
Now before I got this router I had a Netgear wired router, same specifications as the linksys now you might think "well that must have worked fine" well no it didn't it had the exact same problem as this router which is why I sent it back I thought perhaps it was just defective or a poor model. So when I got the linksys and it displays the same behaviour I obviously think there is something wrong with the rest of my configuration.
When I setup like this:
Modem -> PC -> Mac
(using ICS to serve Internet to the Macintosh through Windows)
Everything works fine, no problems, all websites load, stable connection everything works as advertised.
I am using Cable Internet in the United Kingdom my ISP uses DHCP to serve me access based on my MAC address which is registered to them when the Modem is rebooted. I use a MTU of 1500.
I am trying to include all relevant information if anyone has any ideas or needs more information please don't be afraid to state so I will be glad to get any advice on this as I am really racking my brain on this one.
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