Stonerrob420 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Hello I bought a Gigabyte wireless GN-BC01 PCI router for my computer. I have no idea how to set it up. I am completely lost. When i first start up my browser it asks my for WAN addresses? I am going to attach a screen shot of the screen that way maybe someone will know how to do it. I am on a comcast high speed connection. The computer I am using is a Dell dimension 3000 with the ethernet card built in to the motherboard. Any help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I am not an expert but I believe that if you are using a static address then you will find most of what you need will have been provided by comcast when you started with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerrob420 Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I called comcast last night. They told me that they could not help me and that I would have to contact the manufacturer of the card. They were not much help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerrob420 Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 The thing that has got me so confused is that up plug your cable modem into the router pci card then plug a patch cable into the ethernet port on the card and then plug it in to the ethernet port on my computer. The network card in the computer automatically accepts the ip that the router has set for it. It setting the ip for the router itself that seems to be the problem. As far as i know it doesnt work like a regular card. All it does is draw it power from the PCI slot. According to gigabyte site it doesnt need drivers because it is a stand alone card. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I can't help I'm afraid, but found this that might help you with the setup http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1764 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 There are two ports on your PCI router card. Are you plugging the WAN port of the card into the Comcast Cable Modem or DSL Modem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerrob420 Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Yes, it has two ports. I am plugging the cable modem into the one labeled "internet" Then plugging the one labeled "LAN" into my built-in ethernet port of my computer. Is this the wrong way to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 You're probably doing everything you can right. I've heard a lot of bad stuff about Comcast, I'd get on the phone to them about it. They should give you the help you need before you run into trouble with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 While I'm not absolutely clear on how your PCI Router works, I wouldn't think you should have to plug the LAN side of the PCI Router into an Ethernet port on the same computer. It should be able to get to the Internet using the router card, should it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Have a look at this ?http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?art...1764&page=3and the following pages on setting it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonerrob420 Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Got it fixed....come to find out all i had to do is reset cable modem and then reset router then it automatically configured the IP adddress. I spoke with a very nice person @ comcast in technical support. He told me that the only way comcast runs is dynamic and to reset the cable modem and then it should work. It was easy like falling off a rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Thanks for letting us know!Just curious, but do you have the LAN port of the Router card plugged into the built in Ethernet card? If so, do you have to have it that way, or will it work with just the WAN port of the Router card connected?Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 TedFrom my link above :-To connect to the Internet through the AirCruiser GN-BC01, your system will still require a working wired or wireless Ethernet adaptor, as the AirCruiser GN-BC01 does not act as any sort of network adaptor for your computer. You use the included patch cable to connect the router's LAN Ethernet port to your Ethernet adaptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Thanks Boris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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