Full Version: Network that was working

From: Chris (CHRISSS) [#1]
7 Mar 22:17
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On my previous install on Windows 7 somehow I got my BT Vision box and HTPC to connect to the PC for file sharing but also have net access through the wireless to the BT Hub.

Since reinstalling W7 I can only get the HTPC to access the shares on the PC and neither seem to have net access. The HTPC is setup as 192.168.137.25 with 192.168.137.1 being the gateway so I assume I had the NIC set to 192.168.137.1 before (not sure where I got that from) Wireless is setup as 192.168.1.42 with 192.168.1.254 gateway (BT hub) but I can't seem to get all the bits working.

I was very surprised when it all worked before (especially as it was so easy) but am totally confused this time. Anyone suggest anything?

From: Chris (CHRISSS) [#2]
7 Mar 22:26
To: Chris (CHRISSS) [#1] 7 Mar 22:26

Also when only the BTV box is on there are no packets received on the network. I assume it needs DHCP from the hub so somehow it must have picked it up through the network before.

From: patch [#3]
8 Mar 7:06
To: Chris (CHRISSS) [#1] 8 Mar 8:48

You've got two different network address schemes. Everything should either be 192.168.1.x or 192.168.137.x (assuming the mask is 255.255.255.0). Look at the BT Hub and work out what IP address range it's using, and set everything else to use that.

Alternatively, set the HTPC, BT Vision and W7 machines to get their addresses from DHCP (clear everything in the IPv4 properties on both machines) and let the Hub sort it all out.

From: Chris (CHRISSS) [#4]
8 Mar 10:08
To: patch [#3] 8 Mar 10:13

The BT hub uses 192.168.1.x so not sure why I used 137 for the PC's second network connection. Must hace seen something on Google and tried it.

The HTPC and BTV connect to the upstairs through a wireless router just using it's switching abilities. Will try the DHCP setting tonight but don'r remember thar working before.

From: Chris (CHRISSS) [#5]
8 Mar 20:17
To: patch [#3] 8 Mar 21:05

No luck with it yet. Set all connections to obtain settings by DHCP and the wireless connection is fine but the other gets an autoconfiguration IP and no packets are being received from downstairs.

I believe bridging the connections on this PC would allow the downstairs bits to have net access but not have access to the PC shares.

Hmm. I should have remember to write down the settings I used before.

code:

 
BTV----
          |---Router----PC---Wireless---Hub
HTPC--

From: ANT_THOMAS [#6]
8 Mar 21:08
To: Chris (CHRISSS) [#5] 8 Mar 21:37

So the BTVision box and HTPC are connecting to the router that is acting as a switch? and "Hub" is the BT HomeHub which is actually the router?

Is it possible for you to have the "switch/old wireless router" to act as a wireless bridge? If you can you could go

code:

 
HTPC  -----|
BTV   -----|--OldRouter~~~~~Wireless~~~~~BTHomeHub-----Internet
PC    -----|

From: patch [#7]
8 Mar 21:10
To: Chris (CHRISSS) [#5] 8 Mar 21:37

That diagram makes it all make a bit more sense now. Have you tried Internet Connection Sharing (rather than bridging)?

From: Chris (CHRISSS) [#8]
8 Mar 21:42
To: ANT_THOMAS [#6] 8 Mar 21:50

Oohh, now there's an idea. I've had to move my PC into the back room (baby going where the computer used to be) and don't get the best wireless signal here so using the Cat5 to the router would fix that problem.

I shall have a fiddle soon (nj) and see if I can get it working. It's a Netgear WRT54GL with OpenWRT (I think) which can do all sorts of stuff.

From: Chris (CHRISSS) [#9]
8 Mar 21:43
To: patch [#7] 8 Mar 21:58

I didn't have to use either of those last time. There were still definitely two seperate connections in the Network and Sharing Center which would show as one bridging or using ICS. I did try ICS yesterday, though, and had no luck.

From: ANT_THOMAS [#10]
8 Mar 22:06
To: Chris (CHRISSS) [#8] 8 Mar 22:44

I've never used an OpenWRT router but from what I've heard and read then it'll be able to act as a wireless bridge just fine.

From: Chris (CHRISSS) [#11]
8 Mar 23:17
To: ANT_THOMAS [#10] 9 Mar 0:05

It was actually DD-WRT but still has the wireless bridge capability. It's all working now. Thank you :D

Don't have to leave the PC on now for BT Vision to work either (since the homeplugs stopped working - don't need new ones now either)

Yay!

From: ANT_THOMAS [#12]
9 Mar 0:09
To: Chris (CHRISSS) [#11] 9 Mar 0:27

Good stuff!

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