Can someone verify this logic to me?

[E equals MC2]

Sorry, I posted this in Networking and no one goes there so here I am... please help:

1. ISP is in full working order
2. Router A works fine at full signal
3. I can also connect neighbor's connection perfectly without problems
4. But when I hook up Router B, it says it connects perfectly at full signal but the actual connection isn't there (Browser doesn't work, AIM, etc...)
5. HOWEVER I can access Router B's admin page without problems.

What's going on? Router B is Airlink101-AR410W. If I switch immediately to other wifi, they work fine.

Thanks for your help!

 

[vi edit]

Sounds to me like the ISP doesn't have "Router B's" MAC address registered and isn't allowing it ISP access. Is it a cable provider?

If you can get into the routers setup page, you can usually test the connection. Can you pull up a webpage/ping a site from within the router?

 

[Aikouka]

It sounds like you're connecting over Wi-Fi on both routers... do the normal RJ45 connections work properly on Router B.

EDIT:

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Sounds to me like the ISP doesn't have "Router B's" MAC address registered and isn't allowing it ISP access. Is it a cable provider?

If you can get into the routers setup page, you can usually test the connection. Can you pull up a webpage/ping a site from within the router?

Good advice as well, if this is the case, you could try spoofing Router A's MAC address. But be aware to check if Router A is spoofing another address. Sometimes routers are set to spoof the main computer's MAC address, because I've seen plenty of ISPs set up Internet service with just one PC and not with a router.

 

[TallBill]

Wrong forum. Tech support or networking would be the obvious better choices to post this.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Wrong forum. Tech support or networking would be the obvious better choices to post this.

*points at...*

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
Sorry, I posted this in Networking and no one goes there so here I am... please help:

 

[DaWhim]

having access to router b just mean you can get on the network of router b. a router doesn't mean internet access

 

[TheKub]

Easy use router A.

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
having access to router b just mean you can get on the network of router b. a router doesn't mean internet access

Both Router A & B are mine and A connects to ISP perfectly... so I assume problem lies somewhere between B itself or B with ISP together.

 

[FoBoT]

1. sell Router B , Airlink101-AR410W on ebay
2. profit!

 

[goatjc]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
having access to router b just mean you can get on the network of router b. a router doesn't mean internet access

Need more info on your setup. Does your ISP just take the MAC from your modem? Do they take the MAC from your actual computer? Router?

 

[TheKub]

Are you trying to use just B, or are you trying to connect B to A?

 

[EKKC]

stop stealing neighbor wireless to test. be a man, if you're going to steal, steal it completely and cancel your own ISP

j/k

i agree with fobot. sell router B. but not before resetting all the settings and try it again without touching any of the settings (except the setting to connect to your ISP, of course)

 

[Phoenix86]

Reset router B to factory settings, there could be any one of a dozen settings that are incorrect.