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  • lexal13
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2009
    • 22

    #1

    router and dbox2

    hi, i have a small belkin wireless router , is it possible to set it up on my nokia 2 chip box , and how to do it , plus what are the main benifits of having a router attached.
  • MetMan
    V.I.P. Member
    • Jun 2008
    • 1091

    #2
    Originally posted by lexal13
    hi, i have a small belkin wireless router , is it possible to set it up on my nokia 2 chip box , and how to do it , plus what are the main benifits of having a router attached.
    use a normal ethernet......give ur dbox an ip addy 1 above ur pc, use the pc ip addy as the dns server and the router ip addy as the default gateway..........dbox - settings - network

    cheers

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    • on_the_jazz
      DK Veteran
      • Jul 2008
      • 557

      #3
      Originally posted by MetMan
      use a normal ethernet......give ur dbox an ip addy 1 above ur pc, use the pc ip addy as the dns server and the router ip addy as the default gateway..........dbox - settings - network

      cheers
      I just used a random ip address which wasn't taken for my box.

      Why would the pc ip be the dns address? The dns address should be the router or some external dns service.

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      • PaphosAL
        Old Git
        • Mar 2008
        • 1064

        #4
        Agreed- my router is fixed IP 192.168.0.1 and my dBoxes connected to it are 192.168.0.3 / 192.168.0.4 and 192.168.0.5 respectively. Each dbox accesses the web no problem, via the VM DNS.

        The fact that my PC is 192.168.0.2 is neither here nor there. My dboxes still pull in live webcam pix from all over the world, even if the PC is shut down. But more important to me, is that from my PC- I can access each dbox via FTP, Telnet, yWeb, and even IFA!!

        Cheers- AL

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        • MetMan
          V.I.P. Member
          • Jun 2008
          • 1091

          #5
          Originally posted by on_the_jazz
          I just used a random ip address which wasn't taken for my box.

          Why would the pc ip be the dns address? The dns address should be the router or some external dns service.
          any ipaddy will do if its ur routers range....next one up if nothing else connected

          my pc is hard wired to my router and acts as a server but may not need to be set to access the web but i do it just to get all pings...

          the router is the default gateway

          try ipconfig /all in cmd prompt, my Def Gate is the routers ip addy.....these settings never failed me.

          this is what i get with dns server not set to pc

          dns_1a.JPG

          when set correctly

          dns_2.jpg


          cheers
          Last edited by MetMan; 26 March, 2009, 21:30.

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          • on_the_jazz
            DK Veteran
            • Jul 2008
            • 557

            #6
            Originally posted by MetMan
            any ipaddy will do if its ur routers range....next one up if nothing else connected

            my pc is hard wired to my router and acts as a server but may not need to be set to access the web but i do it just to get all pings...

            the router is the default gateway

            try ipconfig /all in cmd prompt, my Def Gate is the routers ip addy.....these settings never failed me.

            this is what i get with dns server not set to pc

            [ATTACH]3009[/ATTACH]

            when set correctly

            [ATTACH]3008[/ATTACH]


            cheers
            Don't understand why it ever has to be the next one up.

            In the first pic it will work if you define the dns as 192.168.1.1
            I understand what you're saying about setting it up as the pc ip but since your pc itself is not a dns server it will eventually just redirect the request to your router anyway, and then finally to virgin or whichever dns service you use.
            Last edited by on_the_jazz; 27 March, 2009, 03:39.

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            • lexal13
              Junior Member
              • Feb 2009
              • 22

              #7
              what would you say is best to do in my setup , my pc is setup to a linksys wireless router , that provides access for all lads pcs and laptops , if i set up the small belkin router on the dbox , how do i go about setting it up so that it picks up the existing network?

              Last edited by lexal13; 1 April, 2009, 02:25.

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              • PaphosAL
                Old Git
                • Mar 2008
                • 1064

                #8
                Your Linksys wireless router instructions should tell you if a further router can be added to it's LAN- and if so, how to go about it, m8.

                Cheers- AL

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                • lexal13
                  Junior Member
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 22

                  #9
                  dam , whish i still had the instructions???

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                  • PaphosAL
                    Old Git
                    • Mar 2008
                    • 1064

                    #10
                    Originally posted by lexal13
                    dam , whish i still had the instructions???
                    Google is your friend. Just google your Linksys model number- and you should find the manual online. Usually in pdf format, which you can then save to your pc.

                    Cheers- AL

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