BEFSR81 - Bringing into Existing NT Network

[trveer]

Hi All,

We have existing NT Network running on 192.168.64.0

We assigned static IP 192.168.64.9 to BEFSR81 and for computers connected to BEFSR81, assigned static IPs from 192.168.64.135 to 192.168.64.149 with default gateway 192.168.64.9. And from my existing LAN switch(3COM super Stack II) i connected the cable into Uplink Port 6 of BEFSR81.

My requirement is these BEFSR81 connected computers (IP: from 135 to 149) has to communicate with my rest of the LAN systems and join my DOMAIN and take authentication from PDC through the Uplink Port6 cable.

We are unable to trace the exact UPLINK Port. Say if I ping one of my existing network system with IP: 192.168.64.56 (which is not connected to BEFSR81) but can be accessible through the cable connected to uplink port 6 of BEFSR81, sometimes the PING works and most of times it says Request timed out and while login, these systems are not joining or authenticated by PDC.

I am unable to see my existing network computers in Network Neightbourhood from the computers connected to BEFSR81.

Can anyone help me to bring this BEFSR81 into my existing network and all i need is all these computers has to be under single DOMAIN.

Thanks in advance.

 

[bcastner]

. Disable DHCP on the BEFSR81, and place it in Router and not Gateway mode.

. The clients behind the BEFSR81 should have a default Gateway address the IP of the 3-Com router, not the BEFSR81

 

[trveer]

Thanks bcastner..

We are using the Static IP which is given by the ISP to connect the Internet and we have changed the static IP of the router (by default 192.168.1.1.) to our LAN IP Segement (192.168.64.9).

We are unable to figure out the Router/Gateway mode configuration section in the Router Basic Setup screens.

Could you please help us on - How to or where to change the mode from gateway to router ?

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> The clients behind the BEFSR81 should have
> a default Gateway address the IP of the
> 3-Com router, not the BEFSR81
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We are using the 3-Com Switch to connect the BEFSR81 router with our existing LAN, but not 3-Com Router.

Thanks.

 

[trveer]

Hi,

I found the router and gateway feature in Version 2 of BEFSR81. But we are using Version 3, in which we are unable to find the information in setup like version 2. Did Linksys removed all those detailed features or is there a way to do this LAN Feature in Version 3 ?

 

[bcastner]

Since you have no connetion on the WAN port of the befsr81, the router vs. gateway means nothing; my apologies.

"Uplink" ports are a convenience in cabling, they have no other special meaning vis-a-vis a normal LAN port on a switch. The issue is really the default gateway assignment: whatever assignment you are using as the default gateway and subnet mask setting on the 3com switch should be the identical assignment for workstations on the befsr81. You can ignore what port is used for the cascade, and you do not need to assign any IP address to the befsr81 itself, as it is not routing anything as now configured.