Windows XP Professional Setup

KerNeL

Hello..

I have the following network:

Cisco 801 ISDN Router.
Windows XP Professional.
LinkSys WRTG54G Access Point.

I installed the latest trial version of FirstSpot.
I have enabled Remote Access Routing under XP Professional.
First Network Card 192.168.1.5
Second Network Card has 10.20.7.2 assigned to it.

It would appear that IP Forwading is not functioning as I am unable to see the 10.0.0.0 network from the 192.0.0.0 range and I can not see 10.0.0.0 range from the 192.0.0.0 range. Can someone please help?

Regards

Phil Kern

kevin · **Forum facilitator** Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 442

I'm assuming:

10.20.7.2 is the private interface while 192.168.1.5 is the public one?

So what is the problem you have encountered? Can't login? Can't being redirected?

And why would you want to "see" the private network from your public network?

By the way, you don't have to tweak the RRAS or IP Forwarding settings, FirstSpot will take care for you.
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KerNeL · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 3:52 pm **Post subject:**

I'm assuming:

10.20.7.2 is the private interface while 192.168.1.5 is the public one?

>>Sorry small mistake.
10.20.7.1 is private interface IP.
255.255.255.0 is private interface subnet mask.
10.20.7.2 is private default gateway.

10.20.7.2 is Linksys Wireless Access Point.

192.168.1.5 is public interface IP.
255.255.255.0 is public interface subnet mask.
192.168.1.50 is public default gateway.

192.168.1.50 is Cisco Router.

So what is the problem you have encountered? Can't login? Can't being redirected?

http://10.20.7.1:5788 from local Windows XP Server I can get the login.

If I login via remote pda and notebook, I can not login. The pda and notebook has connected via wireless ok.

And why would you want to "see" the private network from your public network?

Your instructions mention to put public IP to see network.
http://public_ip/firstspotdemo
I would imagine that IP forward must be used to forward from 10.20.7.1 to 192.168.1.5??

By the way, you don't have to tweak the RRAS or IP Forwarding settings, FirstSpot will take care for you.

Regards

Phil Kern

kevin · **Forum facilitator** Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 442

As usual, check these things:

- turn of the DHCP in your access point if it's enabled

- check what IP is assigned to your notebook:
>> is the ip the same network as your FirstSpot priviate network card (10.20.7.x)
>> is the default gateway pointing to FirstSpot?

- if all ip/gateway/dns info look ok, try to see if you can ping 10.20.7.1
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KerNeL · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:53 am **Post subject:**

As usual, check these things:

- turn of the DHCP in your access point if it's enabled

>>DHCP if off.

- check what IP is assigned to your notebook:
>>Notebook is Wireless and connects

>> is the ip the same network as your FirstSpot priviate network card (10.20.7.x)
>> Yes
>> is the default gateway pointing to FirstSpot?
>> Yes

- if all ip/gateway/dns info look ok, try to see if you can ping 10.20.7.1
>> Do you want me to try from the Wireless Notebook or from the XP Professional FirstSpot Server?

Regards

Phil Kern

kevin · **Forum facilitator** Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 442

try pinging 10.20.7.1 from your wireless notebook

please post the following information:

1. from your noteobook: ipconfig /all

2. from your notebook: route print
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KerNeL · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:54 am **Post subject:**

Hello Kevin as requested.

I can not see the public IP or public website. After logging with the wireless notebook in the page can not be displayed. ie http://www.kern.com.au

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : KERN-NOTEBOOK
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-87-8A-DB-32

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : firstspot.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8180 Wireless LAN (Mini-)
PCI NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-F0-12-52-4B
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.20.7.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.20.7.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.20.7.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.6.140.10
202.6.140.20
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, 13 August 2004 7:29:26 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 15 August 2004 7:29:26 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\customer>route print
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 0d 87 8a db 32 ...... Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC -
Packet Scheduler Miniport
0x20003 ...00 0d f0 12 52 4b ...... Realtek RTL8180 Wireless LAN (Mini-)PCI NIC
- Packet Scheduler Miniport
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.20.7.1 10.20.7.4 30
10.20.7.0 255.255.255.0 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 30
10.20.7.4 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 30
10.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 30
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 30
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.20.7.4 2 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 1
Default Gateway: 10.20.7.1
===========================================================================

alan · **Forum facilitator** Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 4435

Your client looks correct.

It looks like your Windows has some "offending setting". Either you:

1) Install FirstSpot again in a clean windows. Again, I want to emphasize that FirstSpot will take care of the routing, DNS, etc... All you need to do is to make sure the FirstSpot machine can access the Internet. FirstSpot works very well with "default" setting in Windows, it is usually that something got changed in Windows that creates problem with FirstSpot.

2) Or, please post the following in your FirstSpot machine:
ipconfig/all
route print
config.ini file

(Note that this will take some considerable effort and time).
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KerNeL · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:21 am **Post subject:**

Hello Alan, see below..

Your client looks correct.

It looks like your Windows has some "offending setting". Either you:

1) Install FirstSpot again in a clean windows. Again, I want to emphasize that FirstSpot will take care of the routing, DNS, etc... All you need to do is to make sure the FirstSpot machine can access the Internet. FirstSpot works very well with "default" setting in Windows, it is usually that something got changed in Windows that creates problem with FirstSpot.

>>The machine was a clean install of Windows on a new 3000+ AMD with 512DDR Memory with 120Gb HDD.

2) Or, please post the following in your FirstSpot machine:
ipconfig/all
route print
config.ini file

(Note that this will take some considerable effort and time).
>>I am not too clear on what you mean, please advise?
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alan · **Forum facilitator** Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 4435

I thought there might be some non-default Windows settings in your windows. It is sometimes just easlier to install FirstSpot in the clean Windows.

Anyway, please pass me the following:

ipconfig/all
route print
config.ini file

BTW, what SP level are you using?

Also, make sure the Routing and Remote Access Service is "stopped" and "manual" before you start FirstSpot.

Also, please describe in a bit more details your exact symtoms. Can you see the login page (after you type a valid domain such as yahoo.com from the client)? Or you can see the login page but cannot surf the Internet? Note that you shouldn't need to type http://10.20.7.1:5788 directly to access the login page.
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KerNeL · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:13 am **Post subject:**

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : KERN-NOTEBOOK
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth
ernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-87-8A-DB-32

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : firstspot.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8180 Wireless LAN (Mini-)
PCI NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0D-F0-12-52-4B
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.20.7.4
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.20.7.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.20.7.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 202.6.140.10
202.6.140.20
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, 13 August 2004 7:29:26 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, 15 August 2004 7:29:26 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\customer>route print
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 0d 87 8a db 32 ...... Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC -
Packet Scheduler Miniport
0x20003 ...00 0d f0 12 52 4b ...... Realtek RTL8180 Wireless LAN (Mini-)PCI NIC
- Packet Scheduler Miniport
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.20.7.1 10.20.7.4 30
10.20.7.0 255.255.255.0 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 30
10.20.7.4 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 30
10.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 30
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 30
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.20.7.4 2 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 10.20.7.4 10.20.7.4 1
Default Gateway: 10.20.7.1
===========================================================================

KerNeL · Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:15 am **Post subject:**

Also, please describe in a bit more details your exact symtoms. Can you see the login page (after you type a valid domain such as yahoo.com from the client)? Or you can see the login page but cannot surf the Internet? Note that you shouldn't need to type http://10.20.7.1:5788 directly to access the login page.

Yes I can see the login page. I set up a new user. I can not surf the internet.

alan · **Forum facilitator** Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 4435

Sorry, but I need the ipconfig/all & route print for the machine that installs FirstSpot (not the client machine).

Again, please post the config.ini (located under the FirstSpot subdirectory).
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KerNeL · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 12:20 am **Post subject:**

I have now reset all the public network card setting and set remote access and routing to manual.

This has corrected the problem, I am now able to surf the internet via the wireless notebook after login...

The help guide needs to be a little easier to follow, this is far too technical for just simple setup.

Maybe have a quick setup guide?

alan · **Forum facilitator** Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 4435

Great to hear that the problem is resolved.

Can you give us some examples on which part of the manual is causing you difficulties? This can certainly help us to improve the documentation in the coming version.

Again, thank you for your feedback.
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