Linksys Router with Linux

[Smoke24]

I am having a problem using my Linksys router with the Linux box. I have three machines on the router including the Linux one. It seems that any time I bring up one of the browsers in Linux it will disconnect and lockup the second Windoze machine. My main Windows one that the router was configured on remains OK but it kicks the other off. Linux also runs fine on the internet after it does this. Is there a way of preventing it from doing this? Is there a place that will give me specific instructions on setting up my internet connection and the router to run in Linux? I kinda winged it and it will connect to the net but I don't know if I did it right.

[Xayd]

Sounds off the top of my head like the IP addresses may be fubar'd. Did you set the Linux box for DHCP or did you assign it a static IP? If a static IP, is it conflicting with one of the other machines?

Xayd

[Smoke24]

I initially put the IP in static, went online and when I saw what problems it caused I changed it to use DHCP but the problem stayed around. I then went into the network config on the Linux box and it is still using the static IP that I put in but is still set for DHCP. The Linux machine seems to be wanting to host the network for the second Windoze machine and won't let both online at the same time but my main one is working fine. Is there any place online that has specific instructions for setting up the Linux boxes network config?

[HAL9000]

I had nothing but trouble running my Linux box through my Linksys router. I got an internet connection, but downloads were less than 1k per second on my cable modem. Never did figure out why it doesn't want to run through there.

[Statica]

Can you post the Network settings from your linux & windows boxes? Just as you see them, and maybe we can troubleshoot it. Also would help if you can give a listing of any servers that you are running on your linux box would be helpful .. are you running DNSd or any such service?

[Smoke24]

I have been tinkering with the network settings in Linux and found a place to disable servers or hosting, or something like that, and it seems to work now. I also put all the IP and DNS info into it manually to make it work. I am sure my problems are not over though but so far, when it works, I really like this version of Linux, Mandrake 8.0. It is enough like Windoze that you can figure out some things through trial and error and don't have to know the command lines and even better, it don't seem to crash it when I screw up. My old Mandrake 7.0 wasn't as easy or I just never got far enough to figure it out.

[Statica]

I am surprised, I've had no probs with our Linksys (or any other routers) routers. Check your network settings again, is all I can suggest. If nothing else, a router cleans up the configuration needed for a network immensely.

Originally posted by HAL9000 I had nothing but trouble running my Linux box through my Linksys router. I got an internet connection, but downloads were less than 1k per second on my cable modem. Never did figure out why it doesn't want to run through there.

[Smoke24]

Thanks for the help Statica. By golly I think I got it. It still seems to be working fine after I did the complete manual config for the network. It may help Hal to get his going by doing the same. I did it through the start menu, configuration, networking, netconf. In the Network Configurator go through each item and if you have that info for a field, put it in there. Under Host name and IP network devices, make sure you have the host name for your ISP then under the adapter 1 tab, enable, manual, and put the IP (make sure not to use one already in use by another machine) and netmask for the router. Under Name server specification (DNS) check DNS required, put the domain name of your ISP and the DNS number or numbers of the servers. That is how I set mine up and got it to work. I also turn off hosting on the Linux box since it was connected through the router and I think that fixed the problem of booting the second Windoze machine off the net. This may or may not be the proper way to set it up but it worked for me. Before I did all of this, I had a real slow connection too, I guess it just wasn't configured right. I know I had failed to put in the DNS's and had used an IP that another machine was using.

[Statica]

I assure you sir, I have done nothing Just induced you to go through your settings again. Kudos on geting the bugs ironed out. Primary among the services to be disabled is the DHCP server of course.

[HAL9000]

Originally posted by Statica I am surprised, I've had no probs with our Linksys (or any other routers) routers. Check your network settings again, is all I can suggest. If nothing else, a router cleans up the configuration needed for a network immensely.

Well, I dunno what the deal is with mine, but since I get two IP's from my ISP, I ran one to my Linux machine and one to my router and everything works fine. I've even had our local university Linux/Unix guru look at it and he couldn't find anything that should be affecting it.

[Smoke24]

Just another easy question or two. I just signed up to do the Mandrake Campus online and was just wondering if you think it will be worth my time to help learn more? Also in looking at software downloads, I notice that there is usually three or more versions to pick from, how do I know which one to download that will work in Mandrake 8.0?
Yes, I did disable the DHCP in Linux also.

[Xayd]

Sure you put it on the right subnet Hal?

Simple mistake, yeah, but I've done it.

::shrugs::

Xayd

[Statica]

I was a mandrakeexpert .. quit cos I grew tired of dealing with the same questions and the same stupidities.

[HAL9000]

Originally posted by Xayd Sure you put it on the right subnet Hal? Simple mistake, yeah, but I've done it. ::shrugs:: Xayd

Positive, I don't get it, but since I have the second IP at no additional charge and it works great with a dedicated IP, I went that route. It's a bit more cable mess going from the modem to the hub, splitting to the machine and the router, then splitting again, but all seems to work well.