help with setting up Netgear DG834G ADSL2+ Switch/Firewall Router

anto2009 · 11-09-2010 6:12pm #1

hi all need help setting up this router Netgear DG834G ADSL2+ Switch/Firewall Router to eircom replacing the one eircom sent out as its no good

i have connected everything up but the internet light does not light up can does not connect to the net

ran the cd etc but tells me the cable is not connected to the phone line but i have connected it any help would be vert greatfull

watty · 11-09-2010 8:25pm

You don't need to run a CD
you need to go the web setup address and enter the Eircom details like user , password, type of connection etc. You can find them on the similar page on the old router.

Google Password & user may be same for all eircom users as they use your phone number.

Set an new Admin password on the actual router to stop driveby DNS poisenings and also of course setup WPA on WiFi with big long random key you write down first.

anto2009 · 12-09-2010 12:31pm

hi watty thanks for replying i still can get this working

have enter details ect but the internet light still does not come on is there any easy way in setting it up?

KennyLegend · 12-09-2010 1:33pm

anto2009 wrote: »

hi watty thanks for replying i still can get this working have enter details ect but the internet light still does not come on is there any easy way in setting it up?

Google eircom broadband settings and enter these into ur router. You'll need to enter settings such as VPI, connection type, dhcp enabled etc. Set ur computer to obtain ip address automatically, dns servers automatically etc. Use the username & password eircom gave you in your welcome letter.

ethernet · 12-09-2010 3:27pm

Make sure you apply these settings. The password is broadband1.

The DNS servers are Google's but you can use eircom's if you so wish (wouldn't recommend it given what's happened in the past) or another alternative service, such as OpenDNS but the ones above will work just fine.

lorf · 13-09-2010 10:28am

mmmm...interesting...

anto2009 · 13-09-2010 11:34am

thanks ethernet will try it out

anto2009 · 14-09-2010 11:25am

still no joy with this

KennyLegend · 14-09-2010 11:32am

anto2009 wrote: »

still no joy with this

Is your internet supply active? Cause that step-by-step from ethernet seems fool proof to me!

is your phone point where your pc is plugged into ok ? Stick a phone into and and check.

ethernet · 14-09-2010 11:38am

As has been said, try a phone.

If it's working, unplug everything else from the phoneline so only the router is connected and see if that works.

If it does sync up (connect), you can try connecting things back to the line, with microfilters in place.

anto2009 · 14-09-2010 11:59am

KennyLegend wrote: »

Is your internet supply active? Cause that step-by-step from ethernet seems fool proof to me!

is your phone point where your pc is plugged into ok ? Stick a phone into and and check.

phone point is ok the internet light doesn't light on the router sometimes goes red when i plug in/out

ongarite · 14-09-2010 12:15pm

if you click on the logs button in Security, what does it say?

anto2009 · 14-09-2010 12:21pm

http://lookpic.com/d2/i2/999/8ciVdPv7.jpeg

anto2009 · 14-09-2010 12:29pm

thanks all got it working i think

using it now

KennyLegend · 14-09-2010 2:24pm

anto2009 wrote: »

thanks all got it working i think using it now

What was it

anto2009 · 14-09-2010 7:02pm

KennyLegend wrote: »

What was it

took out the power supply and put it back in and it started to work , no problem with this so far and wireless is alot better than the eircom one

KennyLegend · 14-09-2010 7:18pm

Good stuff.
I think everybody that replied on here would have assumed you already tried that but nonetheless it's working now.

help with setting up Netgear DG834G ADSL2+ Switch/Firewall Router

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