WRT54GS v2 and Static IP Cable Modem

[greyhavens49420]

I'm sure this is a simple question but I can't seem to get my newly flashed Linksys WRT54GS v.2 router to connect to the internet. I flashed it with Gargoyle version 1.0.14 and didn't change any settings. I've attached 2 screenshots showing the connection and I am 100% sure that these are the correct settings. The ethernet cord going from 1 of the ports on my 5 port cable modem goes directly into the Internet port on the router.

I'm not sure what needs to be where but I am 100% sure of my numbers and they need to be:

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71.43.93.148 for static IP
71.43.93.145 for gateway
255.255.255.248 for Subnetmask
65.32.1.65 - primary DNS
65.32.1.70 - secondary DNS

Can you please tell me what setting I need to change and where to get this working?

[DoesItMatter]

Usually shouldn't matter since you're using the same piece
of hardware, the MAC address should be the same.

Just in case though, have you also power-cycled the cable modem?

Sometimes the cable modems store a piece of info about the
hardware, usually just the MAC address, but sometimes it can store
other info as well. Power-cycle the cable modem just in case.

Also, verify there's no battery backup in the cable modem.
If there is, remove the battery, then unplug the power cable.

[greyhavens49420]

Yes, I have power cycled the modem (model # U10C020) and the router to no avail. Would it be easier for me to use the router as a switch? I already have another Linksys WRT54GS using the stock Linksys firmware for my other machines (it operates on a 192.168.2.x range). All I'm looking to do is use the bandwidth monitor feature of Gargoyle to test the bandwidth usage of a streaming media device. So whatever the easiest way for me to get Gargoyle to recognize my internet connection is fine.

Thanks

[DoesItMatter]

If you setup the router as a switch, I don't think the
bandwidth monitor function will work.

Yea, it looks like you have all the settings correct on the
Gargoyle setup page.

Does the time function work on the router itself?

If your router with Gargoyle is showing the correct time, then
its getting a good connection to the internet, and you need to
troubleshoot the client to the router.

If your router is not getting correct time from the internet,
then it has to be settings in the router itself.

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Edit - looked over your images you posted again, and yea, I see
that it is showing the proper date and time.

So the router itself IS connecting to the cablemodem and is
seeing an internet connection.

So somehow, you have to check the client -> router settings.

[pbix]

How did you determine that you router did not connect to the Internet? Are your client computers getting addresses via DHCP? You did not post a screen shot of your DHCP page. Post the result of an ipconfig on a computer connected to the LAN side of the router. Form this same computer ping the DNS servers and the gateway to see if any respond and post your results.

If you plug your computer directly into the modem can you can you use the computer to connect to the internet? Have you tested the ethernet cables you are using to make sure they all work?

There is nothing wrong with the settings you showed so if your IP information is correct as you say the problem is elsewhere.

[greyhavens49420]

Because the clock seems to be updating I do believe that the router is the passing of the internet from the router to my computer. I plugged it in at home and everything works fine.

It works with: Linksys WRT54GS with standard cable modem using DHCP configuration when an ethernet cord is run from a port on the main router to the internet port on the Gargoyle router. The bandwidth monitor works fine and no extra configuration was required. The IP scheme used for the source router is 192.168.0.x and the default scheme of 192.168.1.x was used for the Gargoyle.

I take that same router and plug it in at the office which also uses a Linksys WRT54GS except a static internet IP address to the cable modem and the DHCP and DNS is run through a Server 2003 machine. The IP scheme we use is 192.168.2.x in the office and the Gargoyle router is set to use 192.168.1.x by default.

Edit: I just messed with some of the settings and I've got it working as a switch. I just had to set the WAN settings to an internal IP and input the correct DNS settings for the source local network. I've attached some more screenshots for future reference to other folks.

Thanks for your help guys!