Setup D-link 604 router to emac

We use a DI 604 & have never had any trouble. The firmware is available from
http://support.dlink.com/downloads/# There are several revisions of the 604, but the web site guides you to the correct version for your router.

The web site on the router is straightforward to use (I am at work now, so I don't have the IP address for the web page.); the router can be controlled equally easily from a Mac or a PC.

Good luck on getting it working,

Are your TCP/IP settings (especially the IP address) in system preferences > network > ethernet correct? Normally, you should use DHCP. Clicking on "renew DHCP Lease" sometimes works. Another possibility is to set up the IP address & other settings manually. What URL do you use to try to connect to the router? I don't think that it makes any difference what is connected to the WAN port, but you might try disconnecting from the modem. Have you tried turning off both the router and the computer, then starting the router before starting the computer? Still another possibility is that your ethernet cable is defective. If so, if you manually input an incorrect IP address, set DHCP, and click "renew DHCP lease", your IP address will not be replaced by a correct one.

If none of these work, try running Network Utility, and ping the router. What message do you get?

This is a tough one! The fact that the ping is successful shows there is a connection.

Are there other computers hooked to the router that can be used to read the router log?
The router log refers to your computer by its Ethernet address, which you can find in apple menu > about this mac > More info... > network > built-in ethernet.

the info in your computer's system profile should be

Built-in Ethernet:

Interface: en0
Type: Ethernet
IP Address: 192.168.0.10x where x is some number not used by another computer on the LAN
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Broadcast Address: 192.168.0.255
Router Address: 192.168.0.1 <----- If different, use this in the URL for the router
DNS Servers: 192.168.0.1 <----- not important since you use the IP address of the router
Domain: xxxxx.comcast.net. where xxxxx depends on your geographical location
Ethernet Address: xxxxxxxxxxxx <--- this will be what is in the router log


The router log should have entries "DHCP lease IP 192.168.0.10x to xxxxxxxxx"

Let me know what you find

Frank

Two possibilities:

1. Your router has (for the LAN) the IP address 71.198.96.1. Try http://71.198.96.1 to see if that is true.

2. Your router has the IP address 192.168.0.1 which is the default setting for the DI-604, but the automatic DHCP assignment didn't work. Try going to System Preferences > Network > Ethernet, and configure the IP address manually to the settings:

IP Address: 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router Address: 192.168.0.1

and see if that works.

I'm sorry that none of my suggestions worked. I can't figure out what is wrong. Perhaps some other reader might think of something,

Frank