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Need help connecting DVD to Internet

My Samsung DVR has lost its connection to my Netgear router and the Internet. This happened to me once before and configuring the IP/DNS settings manually did the trick. This time I'm unable to make it work. The attached file is the settings of my router.

Here is what I used to manually setup the DVD but something is wrong

IP Address: 10.0.0.100 (there is no other device on the network with this address)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.66
DNS Server: 192.168.1.254

Thanks.

n2fc

If the DVR doesn't have a DHCP option to get the settings from your router automatically, you should assign it an IP that has addressability to your router...

The Gateway address should be that of the router... You have it set for 192.168.1.66... Is that in fact the router?

The IP address set manually should be the same as the router except for the last group; ex: if the router/gateway is 192.168.1.66 then the IP should be something like 192.168.1.70

techca

ASKER

The DVR does have a DHCP option but it is not working.

I attached a file with the router settings to my question - it is attached again.

The other devices on the network have the address 10.0.0.X so I tried setting the gateway to 10.0.0.1 but it still did not work.

Thoughts?

Dave Baldwin

Those numbers look like you have a Netgear Router connected to a DSL modem with AT&T service. I just set up one yesterday but not with a DVR. Consider setting it back to DHCP and power cycling the DVR to see if it picks up a new IP address. Also, my Netgear router lists the IP addresses that were previously assigned to computers and devices on the network. The previous IP address might show in that list.

Dave Baldwin

And no you didn't attach a file.

techca

ASKER

You're right--I do have ATT DSL. When this problem popped up before I had comcast.

I looked in the Netgear router settings and found what looks like the old IP address

Here are my new settings:
IP Address: 169.254.247.59
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.1.66 or 10.0.0.1
DNS Server: 192.168.1.254

Now the message it gives me for either gateway address above is: "Local connection is completed. But cannot connect to Internet. Check the DNS Settings from Network Setting and contact your Internet service provider to use Internet service."

Based on my router settings, what do you think?
Router-Settings.jpg

Dave Baldwin

169.254.247.59 means it is not connecting. That is a self-assigned IP address that machines give themselves when they can not connect or get an IP address otherwise. It is possible that it will work... but it won't connect locally to computers on your LAN because it's not in the same network IP address segment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-local_address

Your router settings in that image don't tell us much. The DHCP mentioned there is for the router to get an IP address from the modem. If your DVR is connecting to your router, it should have a 10.0.0.x IP address. At least that would be the normal set up.

You are connecting wired and Not wireless, right?

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techca

ASKER

I set my DVR to these settings and I'm now connected again.

IP: 10.0.0.200
Sub Net: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.0.0.1
DNS: 10.0.0.1

Thanks, Tahir2008 and also to everyone else who gave me their ideas. This was my first question to the board and I will definitely come back when I need help again.

techca

ASKER

Thanks for giving me clear and complete information.