Anyone good with Belkin routers?
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Anyone good with Belkin routers?
I've just had to replace my old Belkin G router for a new one. I went with a Belkin F6D4630 N router, partly because the Belkin interface is easy & partly because it's at work & I needed it there & then, so it was an emergency trip to PC*****.
Now, what I'm finding is if I set it up with WPA, it closes port 110, so my pop3 stops working & if I switch it off, or turn it to WEP, which I'd obviously rather not do, then everything works ok.
I've confirmed this with Telnet, but I can't see anything obvious in the set up that will open the port for email.
Now, what I'm finding is if I set it up with WPA, it closes port 110, so my pop3 stops working & if I switch it off, or turn it to WEP, which I'd obviously rather not do, then everything works ok.
I've confirmed this with Telnet, but I can't see anything obvious in the set up that will open the port for email.
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Not really RGB, there is a page for virtual servers, but that is designed to let individual programs through, games mostly I think. It's the office router, so I'm not sat in front of it now, with apologies.
Question on similar subject? neighbour across the way has a computer in the corner of the living room that he and his missus use,young son has a new puter upstairs in his bedroom,neighbour intends to get some kind of multi user router? so both machines can use the single Virgin media Broad band socket he has,,first is this possible? second what kind of cable would it require for a run like this,he was assuming it would be coaxial like his broad band socket,but I thought in would have to be some kind of multi core like the ethernet cable.
I have no experience of routers or their mysteries,they didn't have em int olden days when I built me first puter. and I have never needed one in Draper Towers
I have no experience of routers or their mysteries,they didn't have em int olden days when I built me first puter. and I have never needed one in Draper Towers
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I have Virgin broadband here. it comes out the wall into the Virgin modem. That connects by ethernet to a netgear router & that broadcasts all round the house, so I should think that'd work just dandy.
He has given some thought to wireless stuff but he lives in a older house from the time when they were built to last, thick walls floors ect,I understand from reading various techy sites that wireless is not very forgiving,
Frinstance his BIL brough his puter down for me to try and get one of those wireless internet dongles to work I eventually did but reception was terrible,it would work ok for a while then when you rebooted you could get nowt.
One has always had a preference for a good honest copper cable betwixt bits of kit
Frinstance his BIL brough his puter down for me to try and get one of those wireless internet dongles to work I eventually did but reception was terrible,it would work ok for a while then when you rebooted you could get nowt.
One has always had a preference for a good honest copper cable betwixt bits of kit
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I live in one of those houses & mine is ok from one end to the other. So anyone know why wpa closes port 110? I'm sure I have some interesting email to read.
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While we are talking Belkin, is there a status page in a B modem/router that will show things like input speed, noise margins, attentuation and the like? Cannot find this detail in the user manual.
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Belkin - I don't allow 'em in the house any more after several problems with 'em and a total lack of interest from "customer service". They nearly work.
Tony - if you can get your hands on a wireless device for him to try, I would. I live in a 15th Century house and the WiFi covers the whole place.
Failing that, you're into running cables. You can get Cat 5 cable in almost any length (or even make up your own if you have the right cable stock). I had a 10 metre one from my study to the attic in the old house, with a backup server up there, and it worked fine. It's twisted pair stuff, not coaxial. I've never dug inside one (they're so cheap it ain't worth the bovver) but I think there are three twisted pairs.
Tony - if you can get your hands on a wireless device for him to try, I would. I live in a 15th Century house and the WiFi covers the whole place.
Failing that, you're into running cables. You can get Cat 5 cable in almost any length (or even make up your own if you have the right cable stock). I had a 10 metre one from my study to the attic in the old house, with a backup server up there, and it worked fine. It's twisted pair stuff, not coaxial. I've never dug inside one (they're so cheap it ain't worth the bovver) but I think there are three twisted pairs.
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I was helping my sister a few years ago who had a wireless LAN problem. She was with Telewest, and they had provided a Belkin router. I couldn't tell you the model number. I managed to get her Windows laptop talking to the router again, but no internet. I did a little digging, and I discover that Telewest had configure the router NOT to give out IP addresses, but the laptop was getting an address from somewhere. It was shortly after that, that I noticed that I could see loads of shared folders and printers. Some of the names and descriptions of those shares indicated that they were emanating from various other houses down the street! Yup, you guessed it Telewest had basically configured the entire street as a flat network!!!
Now... do you think I could get the Telewest help line to sort things out? No, I couldn't, but the nice chaps at Belkin were able to talk me through getting a working internet connection!
Now... do you think I could get the Telewest help line to sort things out? No, I couldn't, but the nice chaps at Belkin were able to talk me through getting a working internet connection!
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Perhaps someone will correct me here but I thought Port 110 was used for POP mail access by a server and not a client.
Sprogget: I doubt you have an email server running on your PC?
Sprogget: I doubt you have an email server running on your PC?
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I thought Port 110 was used for POP mail access by a server and not a client
Now, what I'm finding is if I set it up with WPA, it closes port 110, so my pop3 stops working & if I switch it off, or turn it to WEP, which I'd obviously rather not do, then everything works ok.
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Whilst not in possesion of anythig like that kind of tech knowledge, I can only report my experience, which was to test the set up by switching off AVG, then Win firewall, then avh & win firewall & finally, disabling wpa on the router.
I suspected the router as it was the only change to the previously perfectly working system. I spoke to my hosts, 1&1 & they said nothing wrong thier end & I could logon to webmail & see messages that way, but given that the Belkin interface is so straight forward when compared to say Netgear or Sonicwall stuff, I'm left scratching my head.
I suspected the router as it was the only change to the previously perfectly working system. I spoke to my hosts, 1&1 & they said nothing wrong thier end & I could logon to webmail & see messages that way, but given that the Belkin interface is so straight forward when compared to say Netgear or Sonicwall stuff, I'm left scratching my head.
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Sprogget,
I meant to ask if you also found the POP3 problem with a client connected directly to one of the switch ports rather than over wifi, when WPA is enabled.
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I meant to ask if you also found the POP3 problem with a client connected directly to one of the switch ports rather than over wifi, when WPA is enabled.
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Haven't tried that SD in truth, will give it a go tomorrow. RGB, only windows firewall, which prior to the new router had no bearing on the issue, so I discounted it as the cause, but tried it with the firewall off too & no joy.
Under wpa, telnet reported local host unreachable, wpa off & it connects. As an aside, telnet is not switched on in windows 7, you have to add it from the control panel.
Under wpa, telnet reported local host unreachable, wpa off & it connects. As an aside, telnet is not switched on in windows 7, you have to add it from the control panel.
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Have you applied the most recent firmware update (if any, given that it must be a pretty recent device, being "n")?
As reported, the firewall behaviour is preposterous. You must take it up with Belkin, and let us know how they resolve it (or not).
Sadly, it appears to be confirming the "vox pop" verdict of Belkin products - at least their networking stuff.
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As reported, the firewall behaviour is preposterous. You must take it up with Belkin, and let us know how they resolve it (or not).
Sadly, it appears to be confirming the "vox pop" verdict of Belkin products - at least their networking stuff.
SD