Tom: The ActionTec 1524R SU is a wireless broadband gateway (modem/router). The Dlink 614+ is a wireless router. This begs the quesiton why you need the D-link router at all? Unless there is some other reason you haven't mentioned that you need the D-link for?
To connect to the internet via a DSL connection, and have a home LAN sharing that connection, is fully within the scope of the ActionTec alone (more than enough connectivity with 4 x LAN ports PLUS wireless). In fact adding the D-link into the mix is just adding to your configuration difficulties (connecting two NAT routers back-to-back, each DHCP servers, each with wireless!!). For a start you've having to set up port-forwarding in two places when it really isn't necessary. I suggest using the ActionTec alone and see if you can get GoToMyVNC.com to see Display 0 .. 9. -------------------------------------------- Peter Coulter -------------------------------------------- > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Knowlton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > > Peter: > > I'm grateful for your help. > > A little more on the modem and router: > > Both have 4 ethernet ports. DLink Router has a WAN port, > which the ActionTec is plugging into right now (using one of > the ethernet ports on the ActionTec). > > The ActionTec is a model 1524R SU. It is a Wireless-ready > (not being utilized by me) DSL broadband modem. > > ActionTec Vendor Home Page: > http://www.actiontec.com/ > > ActionTec Model specific: > http://www.actiontec.com/products/broadband/wireless_ready_dsl > _gateway/wireless_ready_dsl_gateway_specifications.html > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > DLink Wireless Router is a DI 614+. I need the DLink so I > can transmit the Internet to our laptop, and daughter's > computer upstairs. > > DLink router Vendor Home Page: > http://www.dlink.com/ > > > DLink router Model specific: > http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=20 > > > > > ============================================= > ============================================= > > To answer your other questions (best I can): > > Q: Is the modem a DHCP server? > A: Yes. I turned this OFF once with disasterous consequences. > > In fact, I think DHCP is turned on for both the ActionTec > modem and the DLink router. I think it is Dynamic DHCP > assigned for both modem and router. > > > IMPORTANT UPDATE on the DLink (LAN) subnet: > > I have changed the DLink router subnet over to 10.x.x.x. I > did this last night. > > > Q: I assume also that it is set to automatically acquire > Default Gateway and DNS server information from the ISP > > A: Not sure. Seems right. > > > > <<<<<Looking forward to actually getting to the VNC bit!! ;-)>>>>> > > Me too! > > > Right before I went to bed last night I ran the GoToMyVNC.com > against my IP address (205.208.x.x) and Display 0 thru 9 were > NOT OPEN. :( > > > > Thanks, > > > Tom > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Coulter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 1:21 PM > To: Tom Knowlton; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > > Tom, > > You'd need to say a bit more about the ActionTec modem before > I could answer questions on it. Even the model name would > allow a manual to be dragged up online. But your modem must > be slightly different to mine because if I type my external > (dynamic) IP address into IE it doesn't take me to the modem; > the only way I can access the modem via IE is using 192.168.0.1. > > Also, when it comes to mind: Is the modem a DHCP server? The > D-link router will be a DHCP server by default and you cannot > have two DHCP servers on the same subnet or they will likely > be issuing clashing IP addresses. So if both devices are DHCP > servers the facility would have to be disabled in one or > other of them. To me it makes more sense to have the router > as the DHCP sever and thus deactivate the facility in the > modem (if such a facility exists there). > > It's rarely enough just to quote an IP address; usually at > least the sub-net mask but also the default gateway are > necessary to get the whole picture (although in most > small/home LANs the former can be guessed with almost > complete certainty and the latter with a fair degree of > certainty!) So when you say that you have moved the D-link > over to the IP address 192.168.0.2 I assume you mean you've > set the router IP address in the LAN-side set-up pages. I > assume also that it is set to automatically acquire Default > Gateway and DNS server information from the ISP; that will be > how the D-link directs traffic that is not bound for its own > sub-net out onto the Internet, I don't think it really cares > too much about the fact it is going through the modem, it > just dumps stuff out the default gateway as its only known > route to the outside world. > > I must say there are things that get me excited ... but > routers ain't one of 'em! :-) Looking forward to actually > getting to the VNC bit!! ;-) > > Peter > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tom Knowlton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 26 March 2004 03:54 > > To: coulter; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > > > > > UPDATE: > > > > I moved my DLink router IP over to 192.168.0.2 > > > > Now when I type 192.168.0.2 it takes me to the DLink Router > config (as > > expected) > > > > When I type in my static IP address (205.208.XXX.XXX) it takes me to > > my ActionTec broadband modem config....is that right? > > > > Now, there is still another IP address, isn't there? The > one that my > > DLink is using to connect to my ActionTec modem. > > That is the part I am not sure about. > > > > So I need an answer to that part, plus I still need to get VNC > > working. > > > > But the good news is that for the FIRST TIME....I can get to the > > firewall config for both my DLink Router and my ActionTec broadband > > modem WITHOUT having to disconnect any cables. I'm so excited. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: coulter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 6:36 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Tom Knowlton > > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > > > > > As noted by other posters your diagram is incomplete. > > > > However what if does tell me is that you have two devices - > namely the > > Actiontec modem and the D-link router - with the same IP address > > namely 192.168.0.1 (you say it in words in some of the > supporting text > > but it is not shown in the diagrams). > > > > First you can't have two devices with the same IP address and not > > expect problems. Plus your Dlink must be getting very > confused -- it's > > supposed to be a router, by definition a router routes! > > Usually between different sub-nets!! :-) > > But as it is seeing the same IP address 192.168.0.1 on each > > of its port (both WAN-side and LAN-side) it's likely not a > > happy bunny. > > > > For me the easiest way to solve this is to put the modem and the > > router on different sub-nets as follows: leave the modem on > > 192.168.0.1 (the 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 sub-net) and put > the router > > on a completely different sub-net. So that it is very clear which > > is which make them very different, thus I suggest putting the > > router on the 10.0.0.0 / 255.255.255.0 (although really > > anything other than 192.168.0.x will do). The router being > > the DHCP server then dishes out LAN IP address to this > > revised sub-net. The very first consequence of this will be > > that you can access both devices via IE using their now > > different IP addresses without having to be disconnect the > > devices every now and again! ;-) > > > > Once you get this difficulty between modem and router sorted you may > > be able to progress with VNC issues. Set up port-forwarding on each > > device now as appropriate. > > > > Good luck, > > P > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > > > Message: 14 > > > Subject: RE: router config to work with VNC > > > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:13:21 -0700 > > > From: "Tom Knowlton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Scott C. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Does this diagram help any? (until I can get Kaboodle up > > and running) > > > > > > > > > http://www.knowltonfamily.com/config_port_forward.gif _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
