Router will not be identified

I have tried everything.

I have highspeed cable modem connection. Direct
connection to the modem works fine.

If I disconnect and connect the modem to my router and
the router to my enthernet card, I can't get my computer
to communicate with the router.

I have released and renewed IP over and over again and
it's only connecting to ip 192.168.1.XXX, when it should
be connecting at 192.168.123.XXX (the routers defalt
settings).

I don't have ICS, I have disabled ICF. I have disabled
Norton antivirus. I have no other firewalls. I have reset
the modem and the router. This is the only computer
attached to the router. I have used netsh to dump
everything and clear everything out for the renew, and
still it's not working.

I have set up 2 networks this way before in pre-winXP
versions, but I'm at a loss with this. The other networks
were simple. I just renewed, logged into the router, set
my settings, and all was well. With this I can't even get
to the router to do the settings!!

Help!

In article <95f801c4338f$b5d98d50$a601280a@phx.gbl>, "Archie"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have tried everything.
>
>I have highspeed cable modem connection. Direct
>connection to the modem works fine.
>
>If I disconnect and connect the modem to my router and
>the router to my enthernet card, I can't get my computer
>to communicate with the router.
>
>I have released and renewed IP over and over again and
>it's only connecting to ip 192.168.1.XXX, when it should
>be connecting at 192.168.123.XXX (the routers defalt
>settings).
>
>I don't have ICS, I have disabled ICF. I have disabled
>Norton antivirus. I have no other firewalls. I have reset
>the modem and the router. This is the only computer
>attached to the router. I have used netsh to dump
>everything and clear everything out for the renew, and
>still it's not working.
>
>I have set up 2 networks this way before in pre-winXP
>versions, but I'm at a loss with this. The other networks
>were simple. I just renewed, logged into the router, set
>my settings, and all was well. With this I can't even get
>to the router to do the settings!!
>
>Help!

Are you sure that the router uses 192.168.123.XXX? That's the default
on some SMC and SpeedStream routers, but other routers (e.g. D-Link,
Netgear, Linksys) use 192.168.0.XXX or 192.168.1.XXX.

Could there be another device with a DHCP server on the network? If
you've configured the computer's network connection to obtain an IP
address automatically, it must be getting the 192.168.1.XXX address
from a DHCP server. Right click the network connection, click Status
| Support | Details, and see what it shows for the DHCP server
address. Then, try connecting to that address in your web browser,
which should bring up your router's (or other device's) web interface.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Try calling your ISP and getting them to assign the MAC
address to the router.


>-----Original Message-----
>In article <95f801c4338f$b5d98d50
$a601280a@phx.gbl>, "Archie"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>I have tried everything.
>>
>>I have highspeed cable modem connection. Direct
>>connection to the modem works fine.
>>
>>If I disconnect and connect the modem to my router and
>>the router to my enthernet card, I can't get my
computer
>>to communicate with the router.
>>
>>I have released and renewed IP over and over again and
>>it's only connecting to ip 192.168.1.XXX, when it
should
>>be connecting at 192.168.123.XXX (the routers defalt
>>settings).
>>
>>I don't have ICS, I have disabled ICF. I have disabled
>>Norton antivirus. I have no other firewalls. I have
reset
>>the modem and the router. This is the only computer
>>attached to the router. I have used netsh to dump
>>everything and clear everything out for the renew, and
>>still it's not working.
>>
>>I have set up 2 networks this way before in pre-winXP
>>versions, but I'm at a loss with this. The other
networks
>>were simple. I just renewed, logged into the router,
set
>>my settings, and all was well. With this I can't even
get
>>to the router to do the settings!!
>>
>>Help!
>
>Are you sure that the router uses 192.168.123.XXX?
That's the default
>on some SMC and SpeedStream routers, but other routers
(e.g. D-Link,
>Netgear, Linksys) use 192.168.0.XXX or 192.168.1.XXX.
>
>Could there be another device with a DHCP server on the
network? If
>you've configured the computer's network connection to
obtain an IP
>address automatically, it must be getting the
192.168.1.XXX address
>from a DHCP server. Right click the network connection,
click Status
>| Support | Details, and see what it shows for the DHCP
server
>address. Then, try connecting to that address in your
web browser,
>which should bring up your router's (or other device's)
web interface.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>.
>