[IMC-Tech] Re: internet in the basement

[Wendy Edwards]

Oh, that was a long time ago, and I fixed it.  I think the current
problem is no access for the BTP machines.

Wendy

On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 04:53:17PM -0500, dan blah wrote:
> all is working now (can ping google.com on all)... whomever did some
> cable swapping incorrectly plugged in the cables.  w/o having my
> laptop on me i am not able to test the wireless, but it should be
> working just fine also.  thre is a single red cable that is running
> from the uplink port on the linksys router in the first room which
> needed to be plugged into the wan port on the router in the b2b room. 
>  i honestly dont remember how it was wired when i first got in
> there... i basically pulled everything out and traced all the cables
> and then plugged everything in how i knew it would work.  if its found
> that something isnt working right let me know, i should be able to fix
> it... but as far as i can tell all is well.
> 
> On 4/17/06, Wendy Edwards <wedwards at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> > I wasn't involved in dismantling it, though I noticed that it had
> > been removed.  I'm not even sure whether the Linksys router works.
> > A few months ago, the basement connection got messed up because
> > someone had unplugged cables from the switch and then put them back
> > in without seeming to realize that it mattered which one was
> > connected to the "uplink" slot.  At that time, it wasn't clear
> > whether the Linksys router worked.
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 03:57:30PM -0500, Jay Schubert wrote:
> > > Tech,
> > >
> > > I went to the IMC on lunch and saw that the old SBC modem is gone, however
> > > the linksys router was still there in the btp anteroom with the WAN cable
> > > and power disconnected.  Was anybody on the tech list involved in
> > > dismantling the SBC setup?  I'm hoping to get some help getting btp back
> > > online ASAP.
> > >
> > > Here's where things stand right now:
> > > It appears that the wifi router in the family room is working just fine, but
> > > the WAN feed comes in on a gray cable from the vent on the wall into
> > > Melanie's studio (between the family room and btp anteroom).  There are a
> > > couple open ports on that wireless router, but I can't connect it to the btp
> > > router without running cable down the hallway at this point, as the art
> > > studio is locked (and is a private space).  Does anyone know what's going on
> > > with the cables inside that art studio (there are two blue ethernet cables
> > > plugged into LAN ports on the btp router, which go through the wall to the
> > > art studio and indicate a link when the router is turned on)?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jay
> > >
> > > On 4/17/06, Jay Schubert <jay.schubert at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Tech Group,
> > > >
> > > > I haven't had a chance to swing by in the last couple of days, but I'm
> > > > being told by other BTPers that there's no internet service in the
> > > > basement.  They've rebooted the workstations down there (which are set to
> > > > autodetect internet settings) but apparently still aren't connecting.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have a thought about why?  Have we completely migrated to
> > > > insight?  Are there some changes still required in the basement or new
> > > > settings?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jay
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jay
> >
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> --
> Daniel
>