[HLUG] DrayTek adsl router

Tue Mar 21 00:24:47 GMT 2006

Hi there.
I noticed your conversations re the DrayTek router, I have had one for a 
couple of years now and it works very well. However, a couple of points 
worth checking:
1. Ensure that you are using DHCP to allocate your network address AND 
have set "Gateway" on your PC to the same IP address as the 
router(192.168.1.1 ?)
2. Access the router control facility (just type 192.168.1.1 in your 
browser URL line), the id should be "admin" hopefully without a password
    Click on the LAN/DHCP setup option and then ensure that  the DHCP 
Server option is enabled, plus the LAN Gateway IP address is specified 
(192.168.1.1) PLUS ensure that the two DNS IP Address boxes are completed 
with the IP addresses of your ISP's servers.
3. Finally, ensure that you do not have a firewall on your PC that is 
preventing outgoing messages, if, heaven forbid, you are using WIN....., 
then TURN OFF the WINDOWS Firewall. If using Linux (i don't remember you 
specifying which distribution you use, I use Suse 10 & 9.1 & 8.1) then 
ensure that any firewall there allows outbound connections.
4. Check your Network Connections in your operating system to ensure that 
they are activated for the appropriate LAN connection (guess they will be 
if youcan reach the router!).
I hope this helps

Terry Bodkin

Julian Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm> 
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Re: [HLUG] DrayTek adsl router

Andrew Hodgson wrote:

>Hi,
>
>There is a firewall on it but from the outside interface only.
>
>Was this the one that Box was selling on this list?  If so then it was
>originally my router.  Are you plugging it into the LAN port or the ISDN
>port (also an RJ45 interface) - sorry if this seems a bit silly but it
>is possible.
>
>Are you using DHCP or assigning addresses manually?
> 
>
If you need to access 192.168.1.1 your pc must be on the same subnet ,
ei 192.168.1.2 or 192.168.1.3 would work, but 192.168.0.1 would not.

Check if your pc is using a static Ip address or DHCP. If its dHCP then
thsi should work out automatically, if static you must use an IP address
like 192.168.1.2 to be able to talk to the router.

Julian

>Andrew.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
>[mailto:herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Graham
>Cole
>Sent: 18 March 2006 17:57
>To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
>Subject: RE: [HLUG] DrayTek adsl router
>
>It's not new, I have pressed the factory reset button and having
>connected to a PC with XP on it I think that there's a firewall
>preventing the connection from working. So maybe a reset does not remove
>the firewall.
>
>Thanks
>Graham
>
>On Sat, 2006-03-18 at 17:32 +0000, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> 
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Is it a new router?  Are you using a straight-through cable?  You
>> 
>>
>should
> 
>
>>have the switch 1 light on and you should get IP address through DHCP.
>>Have you tried reseting maching using reset button (you need a
>> 
>>
>paperclip
> 
>
>>to get this).
>>
>>Andrew.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>[mailto:herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Graham
>>Cole
>>Sent: 18 March 2006 09:06
>>To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
>>Subject: RE: [HLUG] DrayTek adsl router
>>
>>The default gateway of the router is given in the book as 192.168.1.1
>>and I used this in my browser: http://192.168.1.1 but connection was
>>'refused'. (What is this address? Is it for the router itself?)
>> I suppose this refusal was related to the fact that the router has no
>>light on for the connection to the pc, P1. The WLAN light is on. I
>>suppose this means the router is prepared for wireless connection
>> 
>>
>only.
> 
>
>>I haven't the kit to use wireless so I have made connection by wire.
>>
>>On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 22:03 +0000, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
>> 
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>You shouldn't need router tools.
>>>
>>>Can you connect to the HTTP interface?  If using wireless, start
>>> 
>>>
>with
> 
>
>>>wired connection to make sure the whole thing is set up correctly
>>> 
>>>
>>before
>> 
>>
>>>you move to wireless.
>>>
>>>You can do firmware manipulation via FTP, when I had my unit I just
>>> 
>>>
>>used
>> 
>>
>>>FTP to put new firmware on the router, I think the router tools is
>>> 
>>>
>>just
>> 
>>
>>>the firmware upgrade tool which uses TFTP to put the image on, and
>>> 
>>>
>>there
>> 
>>
>>>is I think also a quick setup tool and a syslog daemon.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>Andrew.
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>>[mailto:herefordshire-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of
>>> 
>>>
>Graham
> 
>
>>>Cole
>>>Sent: 17 March 2006 19:41
>>>To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
>>>Subject: [HLUG] DrayTek adsl router
>>>
>>>I seem to be stuck at the start with the factory re-set putting the
>>>router on WLAN which I can't use. I have a line to my PC and can
>>> 
>>>
>ping
> 
>
>>to
>> 
>>
>>>the router but I don't have the LED lit up for the connection to the
>>> 
>>>
>>PC.
>> 
>>
>>>I have no way of installing  'Router Tools' from the disc which
>>> 
>>>
>needs
> 
>
>>a
>> 
>>
>>>Mac or windoze OS. So I can't configure the router. What next? Go
>>>somewhere to use a windoze PC?
>>>Day one of broadband.....
>>>Graham
>>>
>>>
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