I have a new TV and BRD player with Panasonic on line Vericast
capability. Unfortunately, there is a issue with my network setup. I
have figured out a work around but I don't particularly like it. My
Network is setup to isolate the WAP from my LAN, I give access to
employees as well as friends, and family but I do not want them to
even see my LAN. So I use three older Linksys stacked routers. Cox
cable is plugged into a Motorola Surfboard 2 which is plugged into
the WAN 192.168.3.x which is a wired router. The LAN 192.168.1.x is a
wireless router with wireless disabled. The WAP 192.168.2.x is a
wireless router. The routers are setup with three different IP
numbers. The LAN and the WAP are plugged into the WAN.
There are lots of stuff running off the LAN, a couple of network
printers, a couple of 10/100/1000 switches, a 10/100 switch. This
setup has run for years, and while I had to screw with it to get it
going, once I had it setup, it has been running flawlessly for years
now. I never have to reboot or shut it down. It never gives me a
single problem. It works like things should work.
I am in the process of setting up two additional routers as simple
access points. One to extend the range of the existing WAP, which is
not a problem .... and a new N router which will be for my personal
use connected to my LAN and operating as a switch for my TV, BRD and
a WD Live media player. This is the one Greg helped me setup as a
simple switch and access point.. no DHCP, no firewall.... and it works.
But my TV, BRD and WD Live can't function correctly when plugged into
it. When plugged into the switch all three see, and correctly ID the
LAN the COX numbers, and can even pass their internal network
test... but when I want to get out to the internet, or access my LAN,
it can not find it's way out, and I typically get a DNS server not
found error.
To troubleshoot, I worked my way back, one wire, one connection, one
switch, one router at a time until it worked. This happened
instantly when I plugged the TV, BRD and WD live directly into the
WAN. The TV and the BRD don't need to access my LAN so I could solve
that problem just by running CAT 5e cable directly from the WAN to
those devices. However, the WD live needs to work with my LAN in
order to access media. It also needs to access the internet for
updates, and services such as Netflicks.
Apparently, something is blocking DNS Server access from the TV, BRD
and the WD Live and keeping them from accessing the internet when
plugged into the LAN, and in the case of the WD Live my shares. Any
ideas on solving this?
Thanks.
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