I have a D-Link Ethernet Modem and have recently purchased a Netgear wireless router. I am running windows Vista Home premium (which I hate) on a P4 Dual core system. I set the system up as follows: Modem conected to router via it’s ethernet and the routers uplink port. The router is then connected to the PC via Ethernet port 1 to the PC’s Ethernet port. I have DHCP enabled on Vista and TCPIP settings set to Automatically detect settings. When I try to ping the Internet I get a response from the router but “Host destination Unreachable” from the Internet. I have tried connecting my modem directly into my PC’s ethernet port and I get Internet access straight away. As soon as I put the Netgear router into the system I get nothing. I have reset the router a number of times and I have also reset the modem once, The Router gives an IP addy of 192.168.1.1 and the PC 192.168.1.3 I believe the modem is 192.168.1.2 but I’m not at that terminal now and cannot check. I have updated the firmware on the router to the latest that netgear supply. The modem is still as standard so maybe an option to upgrade firmware on that before I swap the router out. I don’t know how to go about that though. I spent an hour and a half on the phone to the Help and support centre last night only to discover that they had no idea what the problem was either and eventually told me to swap the router out for a new one. I know they mean well but I find it hard to believe that the router is broken and don’t want a wasted journey just to find out that the new router I pick up has exactly the same issues. As you can probably tell I am at the end of my tether and may even take up jogging in the afternoon so please somebody save me from the pain! it hurts! it hurts!
