Internet Connection Issues (Routers)

Posted by Torvinen Eric

A question has been submitted by jonathan:

Every so often my router (I think that is what it is called) will not allow my computer to boot to the net. I disconnect it and then after a minute reconnect it. All is fine.
Except today.

I got this message…..

IP Configuration:192.168.2.2 in use by 00:07:xx:xx:xx:xx, DHCP Server 192.168.2.1.

Two or three of my neighbors use our internet service to get on line. I can tell who is using. Sharon has not locked them out yet.

Any thoughts?

If this is a windows machine you can try…
1. click start
2. press run
3. type cmd then hit ok
4. type ipconfig /release then hit enter.
5. type ipconfig /renew then wait….
when it completes you should be able to go online.
and if this is a mac…
1. Go to the apple menu
2. Then System preferences
3. click on network
4. highlight airport by single clicking it.
5. click configure
6. Find Tcpip section and go there
7. Find and press Renew DHCP Lease

In ubuntu you can try, Launch Terminal then type `sudo dhclient`

The above instructions shows you how you can release and renew your internet address.
The internet address is an unque address given by your internet provider. (aka ISP) Which allows you to communicate on the internet.

From the looks of the address “192.168.2.2″ it tells me that you have a router. Your router sends addresses out too, but only local in your lan(home). Think of the router as the middle man between you and your ISP.

If the above steps above does not help you may want to up the addresses leases in your router, using the routers admin area. Another tip is lower the amount of time a computer can lease a address. Both tips usually are found on the same page in your routers admin section.

Which you should probably should do, since you share your connection with your neighbors.

The following is how to configure a linksys router:
In your browser type http://192.168.1.1.

Linksys Default Address

When you see a user and pass. Type…
Username: admin
Password: admin
Which is the default by linksys unless you changed it.

When you get to the first page, you want to modify 3 settings. The Starting Address, Max DHCP Users, and Client Lease Time.

Set the Starting Address to 2
Set MAX DHCP Users to 250
Lastly, Set Client Lease Time to 5 or 10 min.

Basic Setup Screen Of Linksys Router

Click on the images to enlarge them.

More computers on your network the slower your internet connection, because you will be sharing the connection with everyone who connects. So if you decide to do this, secure your network. Then give the pass to everyone you want to allow.

If you use WEP64 as the encryption you can use your phone number as your password. i.e. (1235553456)

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