Re: Cannot access BT Efficient 5861 router login page from XP PC
- From: "Gaz" <gazter@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 17:38:52 +0100
"henner" <henner.1w92ye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
>
> I can access my BT Efficient 5861 router login page using IP address
> 192.168.254.254 from Internet Explorer when my Windows 2000 PC is
> connected directly to it via an ethernet cable, and it connects to the
> internet.
>
> However, I cannot access the router login page from a PC running
> Windows XP Home using Internet Explorer, typing the same IP address and
> same ethernet cable to attach directly to it. It just won't connect to
> the internet.
>
> I've tried disabling the XP firewall and anti-virus software but this
> didn't make any difference.
>
> Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong please?
>
> Thanks
>
You need to check that your XP is picking up the settings given to it by the
router.
Go to start menu, run, type cmd, in the box type ipconfig.
check the ip addresses are all in the same range, ie 192.168.254.xxx
If the ipadress is something like 169.254 etc it means that the xp machine
is unable to pick up the dhcp settings from the router.
If the ip address is 192.168.0.xxx for example, when the address for the
router is 192.168.254.xxx then it means the ip settings are been set
manually by xp, go to the network connection properties and set them to
automatic.
Gaz
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