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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
You've almost got it.
If I take the USB cable out, the clients have internet but not the host. If I plug it in, the clients can access the LAN but not the WAN (internet) but the host can access the internet. You are correct in your assumptions about host and clients.
I'm thinking the crossover might be the issue and I will check that now.
Really appreciate the help. Going to bed as soon as I check and will resume the torture tomorrow!
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The bolded part has me baffled, but if I understand it correctly you are probably missing some cables or they are installed incorrectly. Check #1 below. Otherwise read on.
If a computer that is plugged into any of ports 1 through 4 on your router has internet access, then the problem is something about your wireless, and I would suggest returning the router. This is very unlikely since from what you say you can access your network.
If the only way any computer has any internet access is by plugging into the modem via USB cable. Try these things:
1. Make sure the Cat5 cable from your modem is going into the yellow labeled port that says "Internet". Make sure your computer that is hardwired is plugged into port 1 on the back of your router. There should be no other cat5 cables pluged into your router, computer or modem at this time other than these 2.
2. Type 192.168.1.1 into your browser. After entering your admin name/pw do the following 3 things:
i) Click "Wireless" on the black bar, and "Wireless MAC Filter" on the blue bar. Ensure that that it is clicked "Disabled".
ii) Click on "Wireless Security" in the blue bar and take note of your password, security type etc. In your situation it seems like you want to have an unsecure network, so this might be disabled, and that is ok.
iii) Click on "Basic Wireless Settings" and then click the 'manual' button. Take note of your SSID and your network type. This shouldn't matter but make sure it is set to "Mixed", "BG Mixed", or "Wireless G only". This might be set to "Wireless N Only" or "Wireless B Only", if it is for now change it to "Mixed".
3. Bypass the router and plug the modem directly into the computer. Can you access the internet on that computer? If you can, then your router is buggered. A hard reset (via small pinhole on back beside your power cord) might solve the problem. If you cannot, try another ethernet cable that you are sure works. If it still does not work, contact your cable provider as at this point the problem is almost certainly your modem. An extended power cycle (disconnect modem from coax, power and ethernet for 30 + mins) might fix the problem if you want to avoid the on hold for a whole hour situation.