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Hey all,

I'm having trouble setting up a D-Link 604 Broadband Router with my two XP machines. I read through the manual and did everything it said and both machines could connect to the router and ping each other but can't connect to the Internet. I dont know whether this is a UK forum or a US forum. Im from the Uk and im with NTL. I connect to the internet through a dongle i think its called, which is USB. I thought maybe that was the problem. Can anyone help me out please as i've been trying to sort this out for ages and can't seem to find out how to make it work properly.

Thanks for your time guys and if you need anymore info just ask, i didn't quite know what you needed to know :( sorry. Cheers

Coul

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Short expert summary and next steps (grounded in the replies from , and )

Most likely cause: the DI‑604 expects an Ethernet WAN (connected to a cable/DSL modem) while an ISP “dongle” that plugs only into USB is normally a PC‑bound modem that uses vendor drivers. That setup will give you a working LAN (your two XPs can see each other) but the DI‑604 won’t receive a public WAN IP, so clients have no Internet. The DI‑604 web UI shows WAN status/Release‑Renew and the device expects an Ethernet modem on its WAN port. Routers in general do not work with USB‑only ISP modems unless the router explicitly supports USB modems. (manualslib.com)

Practical checks (in order)

  • Identify the “dongle”: if it physically plugs to USB only and installs a Windows driver/connection manager, it’s PC‑bound.
  • Log into the DI‑604 (default 192.168.0.1) → Status / Device Information and check the WAN IP, gateway and DNS. Use the router’s Release/Renew buttons if WAN is set to DHCP. If WAN IP is blank/private, the router never got a WAN lease. (manualslib.com)

How to get it working

  • Best: ask NTL for a modem with an Ethernet (RJ‑45) interface or a bridged modem so the DI‑604 can be the NAT router.
  • Workaround: use one XP machine as the gateway (enable Windows Internet Connection Sharing on the machine that runs the USB dongle) and connect that PC’s Ethernet to the DI‑604 WAN—but first change the DI‑604 LAN to a different subnet (e.g. 192.168.1.1) because ICS forces the host to 192.168.0.1 and will otherwise clash. ICS behavior and defaults are documented in Microsoft guidance. (flylib.com)
  • If the ISP bound service to a PC MAC, use the DI‑604’s “Clone MAC Address” function before renewing the WAN. (manualslib.com)

Quick diagnostic commands (run on an XP box already on the LAN)

tracert -d 8.8.8.8
nslookup example.com
arp -a

If the DI‑604 shows a proper public WAN IP but clients still fail, try the router’s Renew, clone the MAC, and check any ISP/connection manager software on the USB host (it may block ICS). These steps address the common USB‑vs‑Ethernet mismatch that matches the symptoms in this thread. (manualslib.com)

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I have a d-link 614 with 3 computers networked onto it. Just to clarify, Are the pcs networked? If so did you follow the Windows instuctions for setting up a network? (creating a network disc, etc) I have this problem somtimes due to network problems. Using one of the networked pcs (i always use the first one with the network setup on to it) go into the control panel an go into network connections. All I have to do is disable and then enable the network bridge, do the same for the local area connection (or USB connection if thats what you are using, if so i would recommend getting a network card). If the internet gateway icon is present and enabled after doing so, the internet should now run. If the internet gateway icon was already present and the internet is not working, disable it and then enable. Just toggle everything in the network connections until the internet is up and running. If this is a no go, its probably a driver issue, install the proper driver. Hope this helps.

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I dont know whether this is a UK forum or a US forum. Im from the Uk and im with NTL.

We're US-based, but we have UK members on NTL.

I connect to the internet through a dongle i think its called, which is USB. I thought maybe that was the problem. Can anyone help me out please

Can you describe the "dongle" in more detail please (in terms of it's function and placement in your network wiring scheme)?

- Can you ping the LAN-side IP of the router?

- Can you ping a location outside of your network by its IP? Try pinging Google: ping

- Can you browse by IP? Try to reach Google by putting the above IP in your browser's location bar:

- Post the output of the following command: ipconfig /all

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i have some problem in 604 router five in put one wan and other 1 2 3 4
wan show internet but not yet so please guide me what can i do for

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