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I have just built a new pc with the windows xp x64 installed on it. I am not
trying to connect it to the internet using my broadband account. The modem I
am using is a Dlink supplied by Optus. I have talked to optus who said that
they do not support the new operating system. I have talked to Dlink and
they have not released the drivers for the USB yet. So I am currently trying
to connect using Ethernet.

I have a Gigabit connection in the new pc. The modem and cable work fine on
my old pc. According to Dlink I need to access the website for the modem
which is 10.1.1.1 in Internet Explorer. However, when I type this in, the
bottom of the page has www.10.1.1.1 and it alternates between .org, .edu,
..com etc, trying to find the page that I'm looking for. It then tells me
that Internet Explorer tells me that it can not bring up the search engine.
Now that I have restarted, when I do this, it changes the address to
"http://10.1.1.1/ and says that the page cannot be displayed. Without
accessing this page, I can not configure the computer for internet access.

Does anyone have any ideas on what to do next? I have pinged the address
and it works fine. Four packets sent and received. Obviously the cable and
modem work fine as I am now currently connected to the net on the old
computer using ethernet.

HELP!

What are the TCP/IP settings for your ethernet connection? Are you
using DHCP (Obtain an IP address automatically) or Static IP (Use the
following IP address)?

If your using DHCP, run 'ipconfig' in a 'cmd' window to check you system
IP, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway. If you 'Subnet Mask' is
255.255.255.0, then you system IP must be in the range of 10.1.1.2 to
10.1.1.255 and you Default Gateway should be 10.1.1.1. If not, then
this contributes to your not being able to access your modem.

If necessary, you can set a static IP by selecting 'Use the following
IP address' in the TCP/IP Properties.

Set: IP address: 10.1.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 10.1.1.1

You should then be able to access the modem in IE using 10.1.1.1


Lehcara wrote:
> I have just built a new pc with the windows xp x64 installed on it. I am not
> trying to connect it to the internet using my broadband account. The modem I
> am using is a Dlink supplied by Optus. I have talked to optus who said that
> they do not support the new operating system. I have talked to Dlink and
> they have not released the drivers for the USB yet. So I am currently trying
> to connect using Ethernet.
>
> I have a Gigabit connection in the new pc. The modem and cable work fine on
> my old pc. According to Dlink I need to access the website for the modem
> which is 10.1.1.1 in Internet Explorer. However, when I type this in, the
> bottom of the page has www.10.1.1.1 and it alternates between .org, .edu,
> .com etc, trying to find the page that I'm looking for. It then tells me
> that Internet Explorer tells me that it can not bring up the search engine.
> Now that I have restarted, when I do this, it changes the address to
> "http://10.1.1.1/ and says that the page cannot be displayed. Without
> accessing this page, I can not configure the computer for internet access.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on what to do next? I have pinged the address
> and it works fine. Four packets sent and received. Obviously the cable and
> modem work fine as I am now currently connected to the net on the old
> computer using ethernet.
>
> HELP!

OK, first and foremost, we need to know exactly what IP address your PC is
at, and if all is happy. So, open a command window (Start, Run, cmd<enter>)
and type in:

ipconfig /all

Expand the window sufficiently to see the entire result, and then highlight
the text and paste it into a reply here. (right click on the title bar of the
command window, select edit, mark. Then highlight with your mouse and hit
enter.)

to get to your modem, _assuming you're on the same subnet which we still need
to confirm_, you would open IE and type:
http://10.1.1.1 -- no "www" or such is necessary or desirable.

However, if you want my personal recommendation, I would insert a router in
between your modem and your PC. For one thing, you can now have multiple PCs
sharing that connection without having to use your PC as the gateway (which
works, but I really don't recommend it.) So, for wired the D-Link DI-604 or
DI-704UP (usb print server) are good choices, or for wireless + wired, the
DGL4300 is an excellent choice and even has Gigabit ethernet ports on it.


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Charlie.
http://www.msmvps.com/xperts64/


Lehcara wrote:
> I have just built a new pc with the windows xp x64 installed on it.
> I am not trying to connect it to the internet using my broadband
> account. The modem I am using is a Dlink supplied by Optus. I have
> talked to optus who said that they do not support the new operating
> system. I have talked to Dlink and they have not released the
> drivers for the USB yet. So I am currently trying to connect using
> Ethernet.
>
> I have a Gigabit connection in the new pc. The modem and cable work
> fine on my old pc. According to Dlink I need to access the website
> for the modem which is 10.1.1.1 in Internet Explorer. However, when
> I type this in, the bottom of the page has www.10.1.1.1 and it
> alternates between .org, .edu, .com etc, trying to find the page that
> I'm looking for. It then tells me that Internet Explorer tells me
> that it can not bring up the search engine. Now that I have
> restarted, when I do this, it changes the address to
> "http://10.1.1.1/ and says that the page cannot be displayed.
> Without accessing this page, I can not configure the computer for
> internet access.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on what to do next? I have pinged the
> address and it works fine. Four packets sent and received.
> Obviously the cable and modem work fine as I am now currently
> connected to the net on the old computer using ethernet.
>
> HELP!

The following is the result of ipconfig/all:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : thebeast
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-EA-27-BF-CB
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
4.2.2.2

I then took Rick's suggestion and attempted to change the settings to the
following:

IP address: 10.1.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 10.1.1.1

The following is the result of ipconfig/all:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : thebeast
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-EA-27-BF-CB
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.3
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.0.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.1
4.2.2.2

I then tried Rick's suggestion and attempted to change it to the following
settings:

Set: IP address: 10.1.1.2
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 10.1.1.1

Unfortunately, I received the following error message:

You have entered an invalid subnet mask. The subnet mask has to be
contiguous. Please enter a valid mask.

Any more ideas?

P.S. Charlie, I did not enter the http://10.1.1.1 into the address on
Internet Explorer. I enter 10.1.1.1 and the system changes the address to
the above and says that the page can not be displayed. I also enquired about
a router and was told that I would need to configure the router in the same
manner as the modem using Internet Explorer which means that I am back to
square one!