Ok guys, I am absolutely stumped right now and I've been working on this for a few days. I will forever be thankful if someone can solve this dilemma of mine. Here's the brief rundown and then specifics later: I have a modem with a built in router/wifi that when connecting anything to its Ethernet ports, I can't access internet. Wifi, however, works great. My PC, apple TV, or smart TV, you name it, if connected by ethernet, it won't connect. I did a full reset of all my routers just to see if this would solve my situation, and for a moment I thought I had it because both the TV and Apple TV were working through ethernet. But this afternoon apparently it stopped.
My setup is as follows: I have a Modem/Router than connects by an ethernet cable to another router to provide additional connections. The cable goes from one of the LAN ports to one of the router's LAN ports. I then connect an additional router to the 2nd router in the same fashion. What's really crazy is this: I go downstairs to connect my PC to an ethernet jack in the wall that is connected to the 2nd router and I get Internet. I can also connect my PC to the third router and I also get internet access. I for the life of me can't figure out why this is.
Here are some settings on my routers:
Main DSL/Router:
Modem IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Beginning IP Address: 192.168.0.2
Ending IP Address: 192.168.0.254
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
2nd Router
Modem IP Address: 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP Disabled so no IP Address
I can't get at my third router right now, and I'm not even sure that matters. Can anyone offer some thoughts or suggestions? I'd hate to call up Centurylink to pay for someone to fix this thing for me. Thanks!
My setup is as follows: I have a Modem/Router than connects by an ethernet cable to another router to provide additional connections. The cable goes from one of the LAN ports to one of the router's LAN ports. I then connect an additional router to the 2nd router in the same fashion. What's really crazy is this: I go downstairs to connect my PC to an ethernet jack in the wall that is connected to the 2nd router and I get Internet. I can also connect my PC to the third router and I also get internet access. I for the life of me can't figure out why this is.
Here are some settings on my routers:
Main DSL/Router:
Modem IP Address: 192.168.0.1
Beginning IP Address: 192.168.0.2
Ending IP Address: 192.168.0.254
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
2nd Router
Modem IP Address: 192.168.0.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
DHCP Disabled so no IP Address
I can't get at my third router right now, and I'm not even sure that matters. Can anyone offer some thoughts or suggestions? I'd hate to call up Centurylink to pay for someone to fix this thing for me. Thanks!