I have a BEFW11S4 ver 4 Wireless-B router with both my desktop and laptop connected to it wirelessly. The router is connected to a cable modem and is flashed with the latest firmware update (Apr05).
The problem that I am having is that, behind the router, I can't get to two FTP sites and 1 website (1 FTP site and the website are the same) or the laptop or desktop. I can't ping via domain name or IP address. Can't get to the website using IE or FF, can't FTP via IE, FF, or SmartFTP. Each time I will get timeout errors. I can get to any other website or FTP without issue.
If I remove the router from the equation, I can get to the website or either FTP without issue.
History: the laptop HDD crashed so the drive was replaced and WinXP installed (previously 2k). This shouldn't have any bearing on it as my machine has been XP for the last 2.5 years and it can't get to the sites either. The router had to be hard-reset to factory defaults (via reset button for 5 sec) once, and soft-reset (by pulling power for 30 sec) a few times because of power flickering in the neighborhood. Conicedentally, the HDD and router reset happened at the same time but completely unrelated to each other.
Things I have tried: HOSTS file, double-checking settings, putting either laptop or desktop in DMZ via router, watching traffic across the router via Logview (which comes up alternatively as connected to the website and not appearing in the log at all). The IP remains the same whether the cable modem is connected to the router or directly to the laptop.
I'm lost. The only thing I can think of at the moment is to replace the router. The sites that I need to get to are work-related and it's a pain to have to do this everytime.
Suggestions anyone?
The problem that I am having is that, behind the router, I can't get to two FTP sites and 1 website (1 FTP site and the website are the same) or the laptop or desktop. I can't ping via domain name or IP address. Can't get to the website using IE or FF, can't FTP via IE, FF, or SmartFTP. Each time I will get timeout errors. I can get to any other website or FTP without issue.
If I remove the router from the equation, I can get to the website or either FTP without issue.
History: the laptop HDD crashed so the drive was replaced and WinXP installed (previously 2k). This shouldn't have any bearing on it as my machine has been XP for the last 2.5 years and it can't get to the sites either. The router had to be hard-reset to factory defaults (via reset button for 5 sec) once, and soft-reset (by pulling power for 30 sec) a few times because of power flickering in the neighborhood. Conicedentally, the HDD and router reset happened at the same time but completely unrelated to each other.
Things I have tried: HOSTS file, double-checking settings, putting either laptop or desktop in DMZ via router, watching traffic across the router via Logview (which comes up alternatively as connected to the website and not appearing in the log at all). The IP remains the same whether the cable modem is connected to the router or directly to the laptop.
I'm lost. The only thing I can think of at the moment is to replace the router. The sites that I need to get to are work-related and it's a pain to have to do this everytime.
Suggestions anyone?