[IMC-Tech] Re: internet in the basement

[dan blah]

thats what i am talking about... i just did what i did down there
about 5 mins ago.  before i started none of the 3 machines in the BTP
area could ping anything or open the library page... now they can,
after doing what i said i did.

On 4/17/06, Wendy Edwards <wedwards at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> 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
> >
>


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Daniel