Are you trying to connect to the billion whilst connected to the netgear? If so then netgear normally defaults to 192.168.0.1 and billion is 192.168.1.254 - whilst on one you won't see subnet of the other.

You need to shutdown the netgear and let the pc get the IP address from the billion. Then you should be able to get at it.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

So as the Netgear is broke too points at PC, how do you normally use the connection?

IP settings that should work based on router IP earlier

IP 192.168.1.10
Subnet 255.255.255.0
Gateway and DNS 192.168.1.254

Thank you - as soon as I saw that I realised what I was doing wrong, though I did not know you could not cross realms (if that is the correct word - probably not).

The router is now up and running on my preferred settings.

I do appreciate the effort that goes into this forum making it the success it is.

In reply to a post by ian72:

Are you trying to connect to the billion whilst connected to the netgear? If so then netgear normally defaults to 192.168.0.1 and billion is 192.168.1.254 - whilst on one you won't see subnet of the other.

You need to shutdown the netgear and let the pc get the IP address from the billion. Then you should be able to get at it.

Thanks

I wasn't using the Netgear for access but direct from the computer but it seems that I cannot access 192.168.1.xxx from 192.168.0.xxx

I think the word is subnet. You can't access them because of the Subnet mask being 255.255.255.0. Now if the mask was 255.255.192.0, then you may be able to but that's another story.

Where you say realm we say subnet

The linking between two is usually the job of a router, or some nifty configuration of the PC, the sort of thing that is not advised unless you know what /24 means

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

I think the word is subnet. You can't access them because of the Subnet mask being 255.255.255.0. Now if the mask was 255.255.192.0, then you may be able to but that's another story.

Thanks - will try to remember that.

Or even 255.255.254.0 for those two subnets.

True, but I chose that one because it looks significantly different.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Where you say realm we say subnet

The linking between two is usually the job of a router, or some nifty configuration of the PC, the sort of thing that is not advised unless you know what /24 means

Ok - still think this is all black magic.

Lol - don't worry still get confused some days here.