How to couple D-Link Gaming Router with Prolink ADSL Single port Router?

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yogiB

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Hi Folks.

Very new to ADSL and networking in general. Therefore, I'd appreciate it if your answers were as much as possible in laymen's terms. :)

Here's my problem:
I bought a D-Link DGL-4300 gaming router and attempted to couple it with a Prolink Hurricane 9000C ADSL Modem/Router. Essentially, the Prolink is a modem with a single port router combined. Thus, it has a Ethernet output.

Now, when I connect the Prolink alone to my PC, everything works just fine. However, when I connect the Prolink to my D-Link router's WAN port (according to D-Link instructions) and then connect one of the D-Link LAN ports to my PC, the Prolink and D-Link does not communicate with each other.

In other words, I cannot get Internet access with the D-Link connected. But, all the LEDs light up properly. The D-Link WAN, Prolink LAN, D-Link port 1 (PC), Prolink LINK (synchronized with ISP), etc.

When I first setup the Prolink, I inserted the CD and provided Username and Password as requested and all was fine. When I connected the D-Link also I went to its homepage and entered the Username/PW combination. But it never accesses the Internet via the Prolink. The PC communicates fine with the D-Link, but D-Link doesn't do so with the Prolink.

What could I be doing wrong? Could it have something to do with the fact that I'm connecting two Routers together as opposed to a pure modem - router combination?

Any suggestions on how to solve this problem would be much appreciated.
Thanks a lot.

Yogi.
 
you probly have both units configured to do dhcp and routing. They will conflict. Two routers=bad. I would turn off the nat and dhcp on the Pro link and let the dlink do the heavy work.
 
Phaedrus said:
you probly have both units configured to do dhcp and routing. They will conflict. Two routers=bad. I would turn off the nat and dhcp on the Pro link and let the dlink do the heavy work.
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Thanks for the advice. Shall look into it.

Also, I bought the D-Link in the US, whereas the Prolink I bought in Singapore. And I'm using them in Sri Lanka. Could this have an effect or are "signals = signals" no matter where the equipment is manufactured?

Thanks again.
 
All the D-Link routers I have that I have in use as switches/ Wireless APs, I had to connect to one of the LAN ports; you can't use WAN. Assign the router a static IP outside of the router's DHCP range, and all is good.
 
movax said:
All the D-Link routers I have that I have in use as switches/ Wireless APs, I had to connect to one of the LAN ports; you can't use WAN. Assign the router a static IP outside of the router's DHCP range, and all is good.
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Could you please be a little more detailed and specific with those instructions? Since I'm very new to this, most of the stuff pass over my head. ;)

Currently, I have connected the phone line to the Prolink ADSL modem. The modem's Ethernet port is connected to the WAN port of the D-Link Router (per D-Link's instructions). LAN Port #1of the D-Link is wired to the PC.



In this scenario, what exactly are you asking me to do? To which device do I assign the static IP? If you don't mind, please walk me through this. Very much appreciate it.

Also, might this be a firmware issue?

Thanks a lot.
 
Guys,

Thanks for the help. The problem just disappeard when I simply upgraded the D-Link firmware.

Thanks again.
 
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