Network shows another computer connected to mine.

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BhargavJ

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Hello Whitestar, I did what you had asked me to do: First, I disabled DHCP in the D-Link 2730u modem. As soon as I did that, I couldn't connect to the router by Wifi by typing 192.168.1.1 in browser page. Today, I connected the GTPL cable to one of the LAN ports of the modem, and connected one side of another cable to the second LAN port of the router and the other side to the laptop. Then I clicked the networks icon in the system tray of Win 8, and when the right-hand side sidescreen opened, I entered the GTPL username and password, and I was instantly able to connect to GTPL! So what you said about the modem acting as a switch has worked. I didn't need to buy another router, at least for the time being.

I still cannot open the 192.168.1.1 page in the browser, even though I am connected to the modem by cable. Then I connected by Wifi, and the 192.168.1.1 page did open, but the connection is limited, and half the time it doesn't open. What do I do to open the page when connected by cable only?
 
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run ipconfig /all in command prompt & post the result here for each situation(connected by cable,by wifi,192.x... page opening,net working,net not working).
 
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I did reset the modem, but to no avail, the modem 192.168.1.1 page still does not open. I don't have the setup of the D-Link router on this laptop; its on another computer.

This is the ipconfig /all data; first by connecting the GTPL cable to the modem and connecting the modem to the laptop by cable and then entering the username and password for GTPL in the laptop:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dell
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

PPP adapter Broadband Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadband Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::e84d:7e40:4955:3f2e%55(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 182.237.15.170(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 8.8.8.8
4.2.2.2
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 56-5A-04-B6-A7-3A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 16-5A-04-B6-A7-3A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 64-5A-04-B6-A7-3A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-86-7A-5E-FE-EF
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::90c:2726:44e:a6f3%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.81(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 02 April 2015 09:15:21 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 05 April 2015 09:15:21 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.25.6.40
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 259294842
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1A-30-37-80-74-86-7A-5E-FE-EF

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

This is after disconnecting the cable from the modem to the laptop, while the GTPL cable is still connected to the modem, and then connecting the laptop to the modem by Wifi:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : dell
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 14:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 56-5A-04-B6-A7-3A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 16-5A-04-B6-A7-3A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHZ)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 64-5A-04-B6-A7-3A
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5861:37a0:c3e2:12ca%13(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.61(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 02 April 2015 09:16:28 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 05 April 2015 09:25:38 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 172.25.6.40
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 325343748
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1A-30-37-80-74-86-7A-5E-FE-EF

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 74-86-7A-5E-FE-EF
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

When connected by Wifi only, the connection is shown as limited, and pinging yahoo gives request timed out.
 
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this is because:
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.81(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 02 April 2015 09:15:21 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 05 April 2015 09:15:21 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1

for accessing modem ip address need to be 192.168.1.x & default gateway need to be 192.168.1.1.

since dhcp is disabled in modem your pc/laptop is getting ip from cable service provider as modem is now working as a switch only.you can manually set ip address in desktop to see if you can still access GPTL connection.as for wifi it is not working because wifi adapter mac address is different from ethernet(lan wire) adapter mac address of laptop(both are different hardware units inside laptop,think of it as having 2 lan cards in a desktop with different mac address).
 
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BhargavJ

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whitestar_999 said:
for accessing modem ip address need to be 192.168.1.x & default gateway need to be 192.168.1.1.

you can manually set ip address in desktop to see if you can still access GPTL connection.
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So how do I manually set the IP address, and how do I access the modem?

whitestar_999 said:
as for wifi it is not working because wifi adapter mac address is different from ethernet(lan wire) adapter mac address of laptop(both are different hardware units inside laptop,think of it as having 2 lan cards in a desktop with different mac address).
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This means that while the D-Link modem might be working as a switch at present, in the end I will have to buy a new router, doesn't it?

At present, ipconfig /all shows:

PPP adapter Broadband Connection:

IPv4 Address....................... : 10.50.0.12 (Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

IPv4 Address....................... : 192.168.88.81 (Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1
 
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you can manually set ip address in windows,just search help center of windows or google it.if you are tired of doing all this then you should just spend 800 & get wr740n.
TP-Link TL-WR740N Wireless Router (white) - Buy TP-Link TL-WR740N Wireless Router (white) Online at Low Price in India - Amazon.in
 
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BhargavJ

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I've decided to buy the TP-Link WR740N router; I'll probably buy tomorrow. But I have three questions:

1. At present, I connect the cable directly to my laptop the MAC address of which is registered with GTPL, and then login from within Windows:

*s1.postimg.org/bsq98tkuz/GTPL_Login.jpg

While WR740 supports MAC cloning, suppose I want to access the Internet from my mobile phone only - will I have to connect the laptop to the router every time, login from within Windows, clone the MAC address, and then switch the laptop off and connect the mobile phone to the router, or will I have to clone the MAC address only once, and then every time I connect any device to the router, the router will connect to GTPL with the registered MAC address?

2. Earlier, when I was using BSNL through the D-Link modem, the username and password were stored in the modem itself, and all I had to do was switch on the modem, and it would automatically connect to BSNL. Does WR740 also have the same feature? Because if it is about connecting to GTPL by using the laptop, it can be done by logging in from within Windows, but suppose I turn on the router and connect only my mobile to the router - how do I login then? Do mobiles have any such app for logging in?

There's a simulator of the modem on the net:

TL-WR740N

3. Every time I want to connect to GTPL, I have to type the username and password in the laptop which runs Windows 8. My other laptop, which runs Windows 7, has a separate login window, and it has the username and password saved in itself, and I only have to press the connect button:

*4.bp.blogspot.com/-kGjoqXxgXvg/UIKl7v9nAiI/AAAAAAAAAHw/s-bvFP7r6Oo/s1600/Broadband_dialer.jpg

How do you do this in Windows 8?

Thanks.
 
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only web login requires one to login first using registered device.since your connection login is simply a dialer you can save the user id/pass in router setting.after cloning mac address go to network wan settings,select connection type as pppoe & enter user id/pass.also select connect automatically & then click on connect.after this the router should connect to GPTL network whenever it is on.
 
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BhargavJ

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Just got TP-Link WR740N, and configured it.

Faced a problem in the beginning: connected the Dell laptop to the router by Wifi, and kept asking it to clone this computer's MAC address, but the GTPL connection kept failing. Then saw that the MAC address I was entering was a different one: I had earlier seen the laptop's MAC address while I was connected to GTPL by directly connecting the cable to the laptop. At that time, it was the laptop's Ethernet MAC address that was being used and I was under the impression that there is only one MAC address per laptop. Now I've found out that the laptop's Ethernet and Wireless MAC addresses are different. So then I entered the Ethernet MAC address - which is the one registered with GTPL - into the router, and it immediately connected to GTPL.

Disconnected the laptop from the router, then switched off the router, started it again, and connected only the mobile, and the mobile was able to connect to the router! The GTPL username and password are saved in the router itself.

Also took some steps to secure the Wifi connection: earlier I had only changed the password for accessing the router and had created a strong security key, but this time I also added MAC address filtering, and hid the SSID as well. I thought the SSID would not show up at all, but Windows shows the network as "Hidden Network", and when clicked, asks first for the SSID and then the password. Now all the neighbouring computers must be showing my Wifi router as a Hidden Network, and someone might get curious about what this is, and try to find out, and be tempted to hack into my router. I've read on the net that Wifi security is a myth:

5 Wi-Fi security myths you must abandon now | PCWorld

So I've decided to allow SSID broadcast. Strong security key and MAC address filtering are still there.

DHCP is enabled on this router. I think its necessary if you want to connect more than one device, isn't it?

Also need some help on how to reboot this router without logging in inside the browser and pressing the reboot button. A long time ago, I used to do this with another modem by running some Telnet script.

Thanks to everyone who helped out here, specially Whitestar_999!
 
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i used to reboot my tplink adsl modem using telnet but i have to figure out the command by searching through various telnet commands.just use "/?" or "help" command to get list of all available commands inside telnet console after logging in though telnet.
 
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