Setting up a home office network

I'm looking for some simple, straight forward instruction as to how I can use my Airport Extreme base station to network together my MacBook Pro, a G4 tower (connected to Airport Extreme via the Ethernet LAN port) and a PC laptop.
I want to be able to move files between the MacBook Pro and the PC laptop. (right now I have to use email to do that.) I want to use the G4 as a file server for both computers.
The Ethernet WAN port of the base station is connected to my cable modem. Right now I can wirelessly access the internet on both the MacBook Pro and the PC laptop. No problems there. No internet access on the G4.
I can network the PC laptop to the MacBook Pro, but I can only move things off the MacBook Pro onto the PC, not the other way around.
Could anyone direct me to some simple instructions as to how to make this network work? There's a lovely little drawing in the Airport setup guide, and mine looks just like the one in the picture...it just doesn't work.

Your network configuration, with the AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS), should look something like the following...
Cable modem > (Ethernet cable) > [WAN port] AEBS [LAN port] > (Ethernet cable) > [Ethernet port] G4, AND AEBS > (wireless) > MacBook Pro & PC laptop
To share files between the Macs and the PC, check out this iFelix reference: http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3020.html

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Help/Advice needed on setting up home office network please

Hi
I hope someone can help me with some technical difficulties i am having with a home / office network.
Computer equipment i have is:
2 desktop PCs on same floor different rooms.
2 laptop PCs to be used wired in office and/or Wifi if possible any room
2 Apple mac Laptops to be used wired in office and/or Wifi in any room.
1 HP Laser printer with network enabled
1 TB HDD network enabled
1 Linksys WiFi extender unit
Connection equipment:
I have an NTL Cable modem
Linksys WR54G ver 2 router ( with the option of going to aLinksys WRT300N ver 2 router)
A Netgear Dual speed hub DS116
What i would like to do is have one office holding 1 desktop pc, 1 HP Printer and the other office holding the 2nd desktop PC with USB printer attached. I would like to be able to go Wifi around the house for all PC & Mac Laptops with the option of connecting them by wire in the office if required.
Idealy i would like to be able to share files, folders and printers between all units as well as all having internet access through the router's firewall.
I also use Zone Alarm Pro.
At the moment i have in one office the WR54G attached to the cable modem with one Desktop PC wired in to one of the 4 ports. in a 2nd port i have a cable going to the 2nd office into the DS116.
Connected to the DS116 is the 2nd Desktop PC, the HP Laser printer and the 1TB HDD.
The Wifi extender is in another room.
For some reason every now and then the whole system goes wobbly and seems to loose settings at which point internet access is denied and ihave to go back to 1 pc into the cable modem and starting rebuilding the network.
Can anyone give me an idiots guide to settin this kind of system up with specificsettings on each item if possible.
I would say i would also like to use 1 desktop PC for gaming now and then which at the moment sems very hit and miss with speed etc.
Any help warmly welcomed
Best Rgds
Kev

ryclark wrote:
Following on from Steve's advice I would probably not bring the unwanted channels all the way down on the faders, either in a live mix or if mixing subsequently in Audition, as it may change the background acoustic too much. Leaving a bit of the background mics faded up a bit helps to pull the whole recording together and also means you have a better chance of getting all the faders back up in time for when they are needed without missing anything.
I didn't actually touch on this at all - perhaps I should have. There's definitely more than one way to undertake this sort of operation, and it rather depends on exactly what equipment you have available. So far, we know you've got potentially 16 channels available, but have no idea how you were planning to cover the different aspects of it. For instance, I would always consider it worth it to have a pair of ambience mics up all the time - which would get around this particular problem anyway....
The other thing you really have to pay quite a bit of attention to before you start is making damn sure (the previous day) that everything is in good order, and it all works when connected together. And if, for instance, you're going to rely on radio mic feeds from clergy, that you can tap into these without difficulty, etc. Make sure your mic stands are not falling apart, and that you've got all the right mic stand adaptors - amazing how many times people have screwed that one up!
What this generally means is that even if you're familiar with the location, you still need to do a reccé just to make sure that everything in the venue is as you think. And if you can grab a dedicated assistant for the event, go for it. This can make carting stuff about a lot easier, and provide additional security for your equipment. And sometimes other benefits too, like tea...

Home Office Network Setup

Sorry in advance. Just spent the better part of the weekend trying to find related post/replies...and just got woefully confused.
I do architectural graphics and work primarily on a mac for PShop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Sketchup. I also use a PC to work in AutoCAD. Trying to update my OSes (major backup needed, hence the external drive)AND streamline my workflow.
Currently, I use sneakernet/flashdrive to share graphics files between the two platforms. This is getting old. Was told I could share an external hard drive between the two. Bought one without researching HOW-TO first. My bad. Before integrating the hard drive, would like to create a home-office network. (hard drive not connected yet)
Here's what I have:
imac G4 17-inch, OS X 10.4.11, NO airport extreme card installed
Dell Latitude D610 notebook, Windows XP, sp1 (I know, updating after success here)
My Book External Hard Drive (non-portable, TO BE usb-connected to imac)
ABS Snow
A few pre-bluetooth printers
*Current set up*, archaic, but works fine:
Cable modem> ethernet> ABS (WAN port)
ABS (LAN port)>ethernet> imac g4
Windows wireless to ABS
Printer > usb > imac
What I want to do:
1) Print wirelessly from pc.
2) Access my mac-stored graphic files from pc.
3) Share external drive with mac and pc without having to do the sneaker-flash drive dance. I intend on connecting directly from mac via usb.
4) Read/write SHARED files to/from said external drive with either mac or pc.
5) Use external drive for backups, mac and pc.
6) Share iTunes library between pc and mac.
Money's my biggest limitation, or I'd just go buy a newer extreme w/ usb ports, etc. After trying to piecemeal the 5000 related posts I've read, I officially have no idea where to start.
I THINK I understand how to share files/folders between the two (http://www.ifelix.net/tech/3020.html) With my current setup, can I simply use file sharing in a similar way to connect PC to external hard drive? printer?
I THINK I will be moving my mac documents/graphic files/music to the external hard drive. I THINK I will chose the moved folders on this _external hard drive_ that I want to pc-share. I THINK the mac-pc compatible external drive will allow equal read/write access. I THINK it's going to be THIS easy.
BUT...does the Snow have the capacity to support my intended network (internet, external drive, printer)? Or will the mac need an airport extreme card to make this work?
Also, any thoughts on partitioning the external drive? I've read some posts elsewhere with that recommendation. It seems like a potential headache since I'll be sharing things like music and graphic files.
I have some serious backing up and general hd cleanup to do but am petrified to lose everything in my attempt to share this external disk. Help! Mega-many thank you's if you made it this far in the post!

Does the mac need to be wireless in order to utilize file sharing or 'Connect to Server' commands?
No. You can do both via an Ethernet connection. A matter of fact, file sharing will be demonstrably faster with Ethernet as compared to wireless.
Do I need programs like DAVE and/or SAMBA to make all this wireless talk happen?
Neither. These have nothing to do with wireless connectivity. When sharing files between Macs, you will utilize AFP which is built-in OS X. Sharing with Windows/Linux clients will require SMB. This too is available from OS X.
It sounds like, by your post, that the pc will only network with peripherals directly connected to the router (snow) and NOT to peripherals connected to the mac, which is wired to the snow. Is that correct?
Sorry, if I mislead you. That is not true. A PC can access either devices connected wired/wirelessly to the Snow or to devices connected to a Mac that is sharing them.
Let me know if the AFP link I provided doesn't answer all your questions. You may also find the following iFelix link handy: Sharing files between a Windows XP PC and a Mac running OS 10.4.x

Home/Office network setup (Mini Lan Network) if possible?

Hi,
To all the people that know what the best way to set up a home to office network such as the diagram below, please help us out with the following questions:
I hope that someone can understand the diagram. Anyways,
We currently have both setups, but there is no network communication either through Home nor Office where a PC will talk to a Mac or vic versa, nor through connecting through the internet where our office machines will talk to the home machines and vices versa. This is where my requirements for such a setup is needed.
Our Office uses the iMac for general Administration/Accounting work, whilst the PC is used for Engineering Draft work and others. The home machines; the PC again is used for Engineering work and others whilst the Mac is a general Purpose machine used by most members of the house hold.
Basically speaking, we would like to somehow link all peripherals and machines in such a way that:
- The home machines can talk to each other and their respective connected devices as well as the Office machines and their respective devices.
- The Office machines can talk to each other and their respective connected devices as well as the Home machines and their respective devices.
Currently the setup is as follows:
Home: PC : Has one main user for doing Engineering work and General other purpose activities.
MAC : Has multiple Accounts for doing general work
Office: PC : Has one main user for doing Engineering work and General other purpose activities.
MAC : Has 3 accounts; One for main Admin user and the other two only to access MYOB accounting and shared folders.
If I can get a point listing of how to achieve all this, I would be very grateful. Also, due to software licensing imposed by S/W companies what would be the best way to reduce the number of software bought for each computer only to be run from one main machine... similar to how program linking worked in Mac OS 9.2.2. I would like to do this through Virtaul PC running off the iMac and say running Microsoft Office from the P3. I currently have MS remote Desktop connection but this logs out the user that would otherwise been logged on when I hook up to the PC, is there another way?
I hope to get lots of feed back for this one guys.
Thanks
Tibs
<pre>
Home/Office Network Diagram:
PC (P4/2GHz Win 2000 Professional) Mac ( Dual Boot Dual 1.25GHz G4/ Tiger 10.4.9)
- Microsoft Office - General Software
- Engineering Software
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---------------------- SWITCH (100MBps) -------------------------
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ADSL/CABLE Modem
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- HOME
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INTERNET
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- OFFICE
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ADSL/CABLE Modem
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|
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---------------------- SWITCH (100MBps) -------------------------
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| |
PC (P3 800MHz/ Win 2000 Professional) iMac ( 1GHz G4/ Tiger 10.4.9)----------------------------- USB HUB ----------------------
- Engineering Software - MYOB Account Edge Version 6 | | |
- Microsoft Office - Virtual PC 6.1.1 | | |
| - Apple Works 6.2.4 | | |
| Epson Scanner Lexmark BW Laser Brother Fax
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---------------------------------- |--- FW 400 Ext. HD 80GB
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HP A0 EPSON COLOUR
(NETWORK PLOTTER/PRINTER) (NETWORK LASER PRINTER)
</pre>
PPC MDD Dual Boot/Dual 1.25GHz Mac OS 9.2.x 2 x 23" Apple HD Display, 2GB RAM, 2x150GB + 1x1TB HD
PPC MDD Dual Boot/Dual 1.25GHz Mac OS 9.2.x 2 x 23" Apple HD Display, 2GB RAM, 2x150GB + 1x1TB HD

You should study VNC.
You will need to configure the router at work, to accept and forward VNC connections. (open port 5900, forward to computer#1's IP address. open port 5901, forward to computer#2's IP address...see below)
You will need to set up work computers to be running as VNC servers.
Work computers should also be configured to have static IP inside the LAN. Your router will need a fixed IP address to forward VNC traffic into.
standard listening port for VNC is 5900 (i think), and each VNC server can be set to listen on different port. (5900,5901,etc)
You will need to configure home computers to be VNC client.
On home computer, in order to connect to work computer #1, run VNC client to connect to Work Public IP address (WAN router address) on port 5905(or whatever standard VNC port is). Work router will forward that hit on VNC port, into work computer#1.
More FAQ here:
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=vnc+faq&btnG=Search

Home Office Network Software Challenges - Post HP Support Assistant Update

Hi
I have an existing home office network setup on an HP Officejet 7410 with assistance from 'Dean' at the end of 2009 / early 2010.
Essentially I have a relatively new HP Compaq 6000 Pro MT Windows 7 32 bit main desktop connected by ethernet to a Netgear DG834GT router, a wirelessly connected Vista Business 32 bit laptop I use when in London and a secondary wirelessly connected family XP Pro Desktop.
All has been running smoothly until fairly recent HP Support Assistant updates for the main desktop - this has caused the HP all in one not to function and corrupted the HP Support Assistant software. I have tried uninstalling the HP 7410 software and have had to use Revo Uninstaller on a medium setting to remove some stubborn programme elements.
I am now unable to reinstall using the Full HP Software suite but have managed to get the printer part working using the basic HP driver download.
Can anyone provide assistance as to how to get back my computer and printer functionality ?
I did try contacting HP support but as it is an old printer they will not provide support (without considerable charge) despite being related to their own HP update software on my somewhat newer (but again out of warranty) Win 7 main desktop.
If I can not solve this problem by uninstalling and reinstalling the software I will be forced to consider a new printer (for which I will get support) but currently the most likely candidate is going to be a move to Epson which would be a shame after over 15 years of sticking with HP.
I look forward to hearing of any possible solutions but please let me know if you need any further info from my end.

Sorry to hear you also have a similar issue. I tried every thing I knew but unfortunately due to the lack of support I gave up ,and ended up purchasing a new printer from a competitor after 15 years of using HP printers. It was a great shame as HP had always been the leading choice for me as a small business.

Can someone please point me to a guide to set up XP Home / Leopard network?

Hello!
I’d be grateful for advice on setting up a home network.
I’m a total newbie to MAC OS Leopard, so please excuse my lack of knowledge!
Background:
Livebox (residential internet gateway)
XP Home OS Desktop pc (has wired connection to Livebox)
MAC OS Leopard (latest) Apple Mac Mini (has wireless connection to Livebox)
Mac Mini also has a Windows partition with XP Home OS (has Boot Camp and Fusion installed).
I want to set up a network between the desktop pc and the Mac Mini so I can back up the two hard drives on a shared area, share files, and share the printer.
Can someone please point me to a step by step guide on how to do this?
Thank you.
albyliontk

if you are going to use Apple Extreme N routers then www.apple.com/support and type in Airport Extreme networks so something similar. There's an excellent pdf 60 page file for your perusal.
x-box360 with its wireless device Mine: airport Extreme N router with Airport Express wired to the N router. The Express is set up to create its own network and wireless WEP security. x-box360 can find that Express. http://www.nullriver.com/ download Connect360 live system preferences pane lets wireless Mac stream photo, music and movies to x-box360.

Setting up a small office network - advice needed

We are to move our small office (3 people) from a shared office environment to our own office space. That has the huge advantage that we´ll finally be Mac-only, but the agreeable disadvantage that there is no longer a networking professional around. And this is where I enter. I now have to find a solution on how to set up the network, and I do not have experience in that field (though I am fairly experienced with OSX).
As of today we have a G5 iMac, a G4 powermac and a G4 iBook. In the not too far future we will be getting a proper G5 powermac as well.
The G4 is used for low key office applications, Word and Mail mostly. The iMac is the workhorse that runs all graphic/video applications. It also is used for presentations once in a while, so that this machine is not always available. The iBook is used for writing and e-mail plus some light-weight field editing.
I would like to find a solution that we could store all important files on one computer, so that it would be easier to make regular back-ups. And everyone could easily access those files.
It would be great if data from iCal and Adress Book could also be stored centrally, such as that addresses are available for everyone, and updated calenders are available for all employees.
As the budget should be as small as possible, I was wondering if we could use the G4 powerbook (867mhz, 1gig memory) to run a sharing service in the background. Then I could also install a second harddisk and use both hdd as a backing-up-raid. Once in a while I would make a backup on a external firewire disk.
Is this a possible solution, or should we rather have one machine dedicated as a server. Would it be sufficient then to use the G4 as that server and buy a MacMini or iMac as the office machine?
Since it is a small network, would I still need an OSX server license, or is the standard OSX enough for this?
iMac G5 20, G4 QS 867mhz, iBook G4, PB 190, and a Pentium that I haven't switched on in months... Mac OS X (10.4.3) Experienced with technology, just not with networking...

There are two ways to set up a network:
1 peer-to-peer
2 client-server
Peer-to-peer is cheaper, but not reliable. Apple supports peer-to-peer in OS X. (In fact, in all versions of the Mac OS since System 7.) You can have up to 10 users connected to any one machine using peer-to-peer. (Warning... if you have more than five users, that machine is going to get slow.) The various peers are used as normal workstations while sharing. You have three peers, and may get one or two more, so you can use peer-to-peer. Just don't overdo it. Your planed usage of a few Word docs and a few graphics files sounds about right.
Under OS X the peers are limited to sharing specific folders only, unless they use 3rd-party software such as SharePoint, which allows the sharing of any and all folders.
It seems that you plan to use the G4 as a 'server' using peer-to-peer. You also seem to be planing to add additional drives, and RAID. I'd get a high end IDE PCI card, or a FireWire card, or a SCSI card, for the G4. Depending on which G4 you have, you can stick up to four hard drives in the case if you go IDE or internal FireWire or SCSI. External SCSI or FireWire drive configuratins are limited only by the drive slots available (7 for low-end SCSI, 15 for high-end SCSI, 63 for FireWIre) and the space available. (And, of course, the budget availanle...) You can get dedicated RAID controllers.
For backup I'd get DVD or tape. Tape holds more and is easier to use, but is expensive (you have no idea how expensive, but I suspect you'll find out) and can be finicky. DVD is a lot cheaper, but it's slow, and someone will have to sit and feed discs into the machine. This will get old really fast. If your backup requirements are modest, DVDs might do, but probably you'll need something else. You could just buy an external hard disk and back up to that...
Apple charges US$500 for OS X Server 10 seat version. (They charge $1000 for the 255-seat version.) OS X Server should run on the G4, and will turn it into a full-fledged server.
Any of the O'Reilly books on OS X Server and/or on Samba should help you get started. O'Reilly's _Using Samba_ has a section devoted specifically to SMB on OS X Server which should be quite helpful.

How can I set up a home wireless network with Comcast high speed internet?

I just signed up for Comcast High Speed Internet. I was able to get my Power Mac onto the internet. However, I connected my Airport Extreme and am unable to get it to recognize that I have an internet connection. I want to set up a wireless network in my apartment. Comcast tech support said that I only have one IP address.
Any suggestions as to how I can get my wireless network up and going? Thanks!

Should I change set up so that cable goes from the cable modem directly to Airport Extreme and then use the ports on the Extreme to run Ethernet Cable to Power Mac and other devices?
Yes
As an aside, would this setup allow me to hook my iBook up to Airport via Ethernet cable and let it get into Internet that way?
Yes

Home Office Setup

This is probably a very simple question, but I'll ask anyway!
I have a couple of clients that want to set up a home office configuration providing a PC, wireless and VOIP handset configuration, providing the same functionality as though they were in the office.
At the main office, I have an ISR 877 providing a basic ASDL connection and connected to that I have an ASA5505 providing the firewall, VPN access etc.
I'm thinking that I can install a ISR 851 or similar at the home site, which will have it's WAN port connected to the existing Broadband router. I can then create a VPN connection (IPSec or Site-to-site?) to the main office through the ASA and hey presto, I have some happy users!!
The things that I want to clarify are:
1) Can the ISR 851 connected to an existing Broadband router through the FE, thus making a little secure business subnetwork within their home network.
2) Am I going to need an IP at the home end? Or would I ensure the connection through the VPN through other means?
3) Are there other, better ways to do this?
Bear in mind that there isn't a huge budget to change the main office setup. I really want to buy an ISR, configure and install....
Thanks in advance for any help...
Campbell Thompson
http://www.etonbridge.com

You do not need a public IP if you use EZVPN:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080808395.shtml
We used this once for a customer who had only one IP terminated on the router. We configured EZVPN on an ASA5505 but this should work with IOS routers as well.
regards,
Leo

Home wireless network trouble

I got a new wireless router, Netgear WPN824 from Newegg, a refurbished product. I set up a home wireless network using the online manual on the Netgear website. The router works well for the wired setup. But I could not connect to wireless.
My wireless network shows up on the list of available wireless networks. I can connect to other wireless networks such as that of my neighbour's. I tried connecting to my network using both unsecured and secure WEP / WPA modes. Except once, I could never connect. That one time, as soon as I could connect and verify that I was indeed connected I thought the problem was resolved and so shutdown my system to see if i could connect again - alas, same trouble again. I use NetworkManager to connect, and here's the output for two networks - jaydoc which is my home network, and linksys, that of my neighbour's to which i can always connect.
<info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Auto jaydoc'
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto jaydoc' requires no security. No secrets needed.
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'jaydoc'
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE'
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Feb 26 02:37:04 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: scanning -> associating
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associating -> associated
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associated -> completed
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'jaydoc'.
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 7 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> dhcpcd started with pid 2428
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) started...
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) complete.
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam dhcpcd: version 5.1.5 starting
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device wlan0 state changed normal exit -> preinit
Feb 26 02:37:05 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: broadcasting for a lease
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): DHCP transaction took too long, stopping it.
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam dhcpcd: received SIGTERM, stopping
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: removing interface
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 2428
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_dhcp_manager_handle_event(): Received DHCP event from unexpected PID 2428 (expected 0)
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) started...
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 7 -> 9 (reason 5)
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (jaydoc)
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto jaydoc' invalid.
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed.
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) complete.
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:37:51 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 0).
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Auto linksys'
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto linksys' requires no security. No secrets needed.
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'linksys'
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE'
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Feb 26 02:39:08 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: scanning -> associating
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associating -> associated
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associated -> completed
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'linksys'.
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 7 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> dhcpcd started with pid 2444
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) started...
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) complete.
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam dhcpcd: version 5.1.5 starting
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device wlan0 state changed normal exit -> preinit
Feb 26 02:39:09 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: broadcasting for a lease
Feb 26 02:39:17 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: offered 192.168.1.115 from 192.168.1.1
Feb 26 02:39:20 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: acknowledged 192.168.1.115 from 192.168.1.1
Feb 26 02:39:20 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: checking for 192.168.1.115
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: leased 192.168.1.115 for 86400 seconds
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device wlan0 state changed preinit -> bound
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) started...
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> address 192.168.1.115
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> prefix 24 (255.255.255.0)
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> gateway 192.168.1.1
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> nameserver '167.206.254.2'
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> nameserver '167.206.254.1'
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled...
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) complete.
Feb 26 02:39:25 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started...
Feb 26 02:39:26 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 7 -> 8 (reason 0)
Feb 26 02:39:26 Sarvam NetworkManager: <debug> [1267169966.595494] periodic_update(): Roamed from BSSID 00:1D:7E:4E:C1:D7 (linksys) to 00:13:10:43:D7:DE (linksys)
Feb 26 02:39:26 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto linksys' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS.
Feb 26 02:39:26 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) successful, device activated.
Feb 26 02:39:26 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
Is the wireless router i got a dud, being refurbished i took my chances and maybe i wasn't so lucky..! Or is it something wrong in my network settings..? I tried shutting down everything and then turning the modem, then the router and finally the PC without the ethernet cable connected. Still I am unable to connect.
Any help is deeply appreciated. I am a total newbie in networking...!
Last edited by jaydoc (2010-02-26 07:57:15)

Router Status
Hardware Version WPN824v3
Firmware Version V1.0.7_1.0.8NA
Internet Port
MAC Address 00:1E:68:12:EB:1C
IP Address [i]edited[/i]
DHCP DHCP Client
IP Subnet Mask 255.255.252.0
Domain Name Server 167.206.254.2
167.206.254.1
LAN Port
MAC Address 00:1F:33:FF:97:FF
IP Address 192.168.1.1
DHCP ON
IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Wireless Port
Name (SSID) jaydoc
Region United States
Channel 1
Mode b and g
Wireless AP ON
Broadcast Name ON
that is what my router status is at the moment. and I am able to connect to the wired network using the router. However I still cannot connect wireless. I did not see any settings in the wireless settings page of the router that ask for DHCP server names/addresses. This is the current logfile output
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Auto jaydoc'
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_dhcp_manager_handle_event(): Received DHCP event from unexpected PID 2548 (expected 0)
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: completed -> disconnected
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0)
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): connection 'Auto jaydoc' requires no security. No secrets needed.
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'ssid' value 'jaydoc'
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'scan_ssid' value '1'
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: added 'key_mgmt' value 'NONE'
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Config: set interface ap_scan to 1
Feb 26 08:30:36 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning
Feb 26 08:30:37 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: scanning -> associating
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associating -> associated
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: associated -> completed
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Connected to wireless network 'jaydoc'.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started...
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 5 -> 7 (reason 0)
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Beginning DHCP transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> dhcpcd started with pid 2730
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) scheduled...
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) started...
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) complete.
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam dhcpcd: version 5.1.5 starting
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: rebinding lease of 192.168.1.115
Feb 26 08:30:38 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> DHCP: device wlan0 state changed normal exit -> preinit
Feb 26 08:30:48 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: broadcasting for a lease
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): DHCP transaction took too long, stopping it.
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam dhcpcd: received SIGTERM, stopping
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam dhcpcd: wlan0: removing interface
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): canceled DHCP transaction, dhcp client pid 2730
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) scheduled...
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_dhcp_manager_handle_event(): Received DHCP event from unexpected PID 2730 (expected 0)
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) started...
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 7 -> 9 (reason 5)
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed for access point (jaydoc)
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Auto jaydoc' invalid.
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) failed.
Feb 26 08:31:23 Sarvam NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Timeout) complete.
So if its still a DHCP problem, it seems to be affecting only the wireless part. How can I make wireless use the same DHCP servers as the wired..? Or is there something else wrong here..?

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