beechbum
join:2005-02-17
Pensacola, FL
| reply to beagle78
Re: [Modem] Westell 6100 with Linksys WRT54G + webcam
haha, wow. I have been trying to do the SAME THING!
Except for the fact that I was trying to set up the cam at a friend house. He has: The same modem, I have the same camera, and he's also got the exact same router!
Crazy stuff.
I ended up giving up, BUT, there is plenty of information on my previous thread: »[Home Network] Trying to set up a web camera on DSL, no luck
I gave up because I didn't want to bug my friend all that much (the cam was for a small tourism website). I have been on cable and everything has worked fine, but DSL was another story. I just ordered DSL and it should be here soon and I should be able to test it some more and get it working. One thing I forgot to do was log into the router and forward the ports from it (192.168.1.254). |
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asg2
join:2003-03-10
Atlanta, GA | Re: [Modem] Westell 6100 with Linksys WRT54G + web
I would say that it's the Linksys. The Westell in bridged would not be blocking anything. |
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beagle78
join:2005-08-09
Daphne, AL
| reply to beechbum
Re: [Modem] Westell 6100 with Linksys WRT54G + webcam
said by beechbum  :haha, wow. I have been trying to do the SAME THING! Except for the fact that I was trying to set up the cam at a friend house. He has: The same modem, I have the same camera, and he's also got the exact same router! I spent two more days on the phone with Linksys technical support, and they couldn't figure out what the problem was, and why the ports weren't opening.
After digging around the net for a few days, I found another forum that post from people who were having the same problem. Its a problem with the router firmware! Turns out, for some reason, it doesn't effect everybody. But in a few cases the firmware and router just screws up port forwarding.
The solution on the forum was to use a third party firmware for the router. This bothered me since I didn't know much about the 3rd party, and did want to risk it. So I went to Best Buy, bought a new D-Link DI-524 ($19.95 after all the rebates).
But because I was curious, I went ahead and flashed the 3rd party firmware on the Linksys router, just to see if it worked. Bingo! all the ports I needed opened up. And everything worked like it was suppose to. Because I didn't trust the 3rd party firmware, I immediately flashed the firmware with the official Linksys firmware to return it back to normal. Disconnected the router and threw it into the closet.
Hooked up the D-link, set it up in 5 minutes, and everything, including the cam worked perfectly.
Seems like Linksys would know about the firmware problem. Or they do know about it, and don't know what the fix is since it seems to only effect a few cases. |
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FAQ Guy
@bls.com
| said by beagle78 :said by beechbum :Seems like Linksys would know about the firmware problem. Or they do know about it, and don't know what the fix is since it seems to only effect a few cases. They do...they choose not to do anything about it. It I'm suprised they wasted that much time on the phone. It must have been a newbie Linksys tech because everyone else knows about it. |
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chong67
join:2001-11-18
Jonesboro, GA | reply to beagle78
Everybody says Linksys is so good.
I had a D-Link that died after 1.5 yrs, so I tried Linksys. Its bad. Went back and get another D-Link. Its only $5 AR, sometimes free. |
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luciddreamer
join:2003-12-28
Orlando, FL | Does the inability to open up ports with the 6100/Linksys combo affect Bittorrent in any way?
I just bought a Linksys for $50 after rebates, but the Dlink is $20 at Best Buy this week |
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