Adapter before the Router/Comcast Warning Letter

Posts: 33 · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject:

@ Moto or gary2_2k

so what do you think fellas? any thoughts on my two DNS's?

Posts: 36 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Aug 15, 2003 Posts: 36

Multiple DSN servers is normal. If there are problems with one of the servers, you automatically fall back to the second one.

Why not run IPCONFIG /ALL (Presuming that you are running XP or another NT flavor) on your PC and post the results here. Also post the IP addresses for the MTAs (and submask if there is any way to get that). That would enable someone to do some detective work and find the problem. Do you have your MTA in a DMZ zone?

Posts: 33 · Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 11:59 am Post subject:

actually when I try to run ipconfig on my XP pro box from the Run menu or from the DOS prompt, I get error messages. from the DOS prompt it says that "ipconfig is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file".

I don't how to run a MTA in a DMZ zone, honestly. I wouldn't even know to set that up, and if its a good thing or not

Posts: 33 · Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 12:27 pm Post subject:

Well after the first fix of going to Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment variables and replacing the PATH command (that somehow had been repplaced leading a folder for my Treo?) with C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32, my ipconfig/all at the DOS prompt works, thought it still doesn't from the RUN menu.

Anyway, DOS says:

Windows IP Configuration
Host name: (PC's name)
Primary DNS Suffix: (blank)
Node Type: Hybrid
IP routing enabled: No
WINS Proxy Enabled: No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection
Connection-specific DNS suffix: attbi.com
Descritption: Intel (R) PRO/100+ MiniPCI
Physical Address: (my MAC addy)
Dhcp Enabled: Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled: Yes
IP address: 192.168.0.125
Subet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DHCP server: 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers: 63.240.76.4
204.127.198.7
Lease Obtained: Friday, May 28, 2004 12:24:13
Lease Expires: Friday, June 4, 2004 12:24:13

...now to get back to work on the command prompt

Posts: 33 · Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:32 pm Post subject:

so that is the end of my snipe hunt, eh?

Posts: 64 · Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 2:07 pm Post subject:

try typing "command" from start run to see if that brings up a DOS session. I often run ipconfig /release (enter), then ipconfig /renew (enter).

Posts: 36 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Aug 15, 2003 Posts: 36

Now, run the DOS command

arp -a

and post the results. No need to post the MAC codes but please mark the IP address for your MTAs. See if it agrees with all the devices on your network.

Posts: 33 · Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 8:40 pm Post subject:

Interface: 192.168.0.125 ---- 0x2
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.0.1 (MAC) dynamic

this (192.168.0.125) corresponds to the ip addy that the router (D-Link config addy is http://192.168.0.1/)has assigned to my PC, the other three devices are show similar (192.168.0.x) addys.

now, the router shows that the external IP addy is 67.173.12.46, which is what www.whatismyip.com shows and this is consistent when My PC is going through either the router or on the PC port.

The MTA's ip addy's are 192.168.0.178 and 192.168.0.197 when I go to the MTA's status screen's (http://192.168.102.1/)

Posts: 36 · Vonage Forum Junior Joined: Aug 15, 2003 Posts: 36

Looks fine to me. Don't understand why you would be assigned more than one IP. You don't have any on-line game machines like an xplayer do you? I believe those would need an extra IP address.

Posts: 33 · Posted: Sun May 30, 2004 2:02 am Post subject:

cool, I am glad that I am in good condition to keep on using the connection