Microsoft Broadband Networking MN-100 Wired Base Station (M51-00001) Router - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

That is a question for you to pose to your new service provider.

Read this help file from the talktalk website. Connecting my Windows 7 PC TalkTalk Help

All electronic devices will eventually fail, depending on how well they are manufactured and the conditions they are operated under.
Things that will lower the lifespan of a router : high sustained amounts of traffic, being crammed into a tight space where they do not have room to remain cool, poor power, spikes or brownouts can be very damaging to routers. I would suggest making sure it is plugged into a proper surge protector in a well ventilated area.
That said, 5 years is a decent lifespan for such a device, most manufacturers will only warranty such devices for 1 year.
hope this was helpful.

Please check your DNS entry is present or not in your router.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/6/9/b69c956c-85d9-4641-aa6f-1548391e0967/users_guide_100.pdf

Im sure the data you need is here in the manual.

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You might try re-setting MN-100 router back to the default setting. Do this by ... look in the back, there is a small hole at one of the ends. I have mine standing up and the (small) hole is at the top. Which you can use a straighten out paper clip and lightly push it in the hole to re-set. The trick to it - is that you have to hold it for a little bit of time. I'm not sure what the time figure is, 5 or 10 seconds something like that ... but the lights on the front will start to blink. Look in you manual, it will show you where the hole is.

To enter the router, type the gateway IP(i.e. in command prompt) by entering xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx in the RUN command . It will open a log in for your router. Default ID is admin & password is admin to. After that change the setting as desired by you, but be careful and for backup you could be in touch with your ISP's customer support exec....sodeep

YOUR ROUTER IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH VISTA NO WORK AROUND OR FIRMWARE UPDATE WILL WORK.REPLACE.RICHARDM69

Hi,
as far as the game works perfectly online, i dont think you should worry...
the reason you got that message could mean that it assumes you have NAT enabled..!!
so chill and game on..!!!

Yes, that is possible. Since you have changed providers, you have to reconfigure the router depending on your new provider.

You can try these steps:

1. Turn off the the router, modem and the computer.
2. Wait for 30 seconds then turn on the modem and make sure that all (if not most) lights are stabilize
3. When the lights are stabilized, turn on the router and wait for the lights to stabilize.
4. When both the router and the modem are stabilized, you can turn on the computer and check for the connection.

If it still does not work, you may need to configure the router based on the settings needed by the service provider that you have. If you wish, inform me of the name of your service provider and I will give you the specific settings on how to configure your router.

Delete any unimportant emails. You can start by removing the ones with large attachments. Those tend to hog lots of space.

router do not require software unless this is a usb version.

Hi again,

Sorry it took some time to get back to you. Apparently no, it would seem that each console would need separate IP address from the ISP not only from the router. But then again, that would sound logical since the router make both console appear as one to the ISP which of course would not do.

Hi again XX,

Personally, have not tried game console(s) online, but my kids have. Will ask them and relay info. Should not really be a problem I think, I dont hear any issue from any of them.

Hi,

To my knowledge, yes. "dial-up internet" connotes standard modem attached to a computer unlike DSL modems (non USB) that are stand alone. Therefore the dial-up internet modem should be connected to a single computer. That PC then would have to enable its Internet Sharing for others in the network to access the Internet. This is accomplished by hooking all the PCs to a single network using a hub/switch. The router can perform this function (hub), however, all the PCs in the network would have to use for their Default Gateway IP address not that of the router but that of the PC with the dial-up internet modem. Having said that, it would then be necessary to use static IP adds in all the PCs. The built-in firewall and DHCP features of the router would not be necessary.

Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.

Thank you for using FixYa.

Sorry, routers are not my area of expertise. Please try a different expert..Benimur if possible. He's good with this stuff.. or even Ekse.

To resolve this issue, turn off Internet Connection Sharing on your network connection: 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections. 2. Click your network connection, and then under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection. 3. On the Advanced tab, clear the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box. 4. Click OK. 5. Restart your computer.

To resolve this issue, remove the network bridge. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click My Network Places. 2. In the left pane, click View Network Connections. 3. Look for any connection that is bridged. 4. Right-click the bridged connection, and then click Remove From Bridge. 5. Repeat step 4 for each connection that is connected with a bridge. 6. When the bridge is removed from each network adapter, right-click Network Bridge, and then click Delete. 7. Click OK. When the all the bridged connections and the network bridge are removed, the broadband hardware is automatically detected.

Back up base station settings Before you start, back up the current settings for your base station. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Start the Microsoft Broadband Network Utility. 2. On the Tools menu, click Management Tool. 3. When you are prompted to, log on to the base station. To do this, use the password that you created when you ran the Setup Wizard the first time. If you did not run the Setup Wizard, use the following default base station password: admin 4. On the Management menu, click Back up and Restore Settings. 5. Click Back Up Settings. 6. Click Save. 7. Type a name for the file that contains your base station settings or use the default name Config.bin. 8. Click the folder where you want to save the file, and then click Save. Back to the top Back to the top Disable firewall or antivirus programs For information about how to disable your firewall or antivirus programs, view the documentation that came with the program, or contact the manufacturer's technical support. Back to the top Back to the top Install firmware update Warning Do not install the firmware update from a computer that is connected to your base station by using a wireless network connection. If your wireless signal is interrupted, weakened, or interfered with while the firmware update is running, your base station may become unusable. Automatic update 1. Start the Microsoft Broadband Network Utility. 2. On the Help menu, click Check for Updates Online. The Broadband Networking Update Service checks for updates by connecting to Microsoft. This can take several minutes, depending on your connection speed. If any new updates are available, a download screen appears. Otherwise, you receive a ?No new updates are available? message. 3. Follow the instructions on the Broadband Networking Update Service page to update the firmware of your device. If the automatic update fails, go to the "Manual Update" section. Manual update 1. Download the MSBNDownload.exe firmware update. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6790 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=6790) 2. Save the file to a location such as your desktop or the My Documents folder. 3. If you are updating a wireless base station, use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to your base station. 4. To run the update, double-click the MSBNDownload file. 5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to update the firmware of your device. While the firmware is being saved to your base station, the power light on the base station blinks and then turns orange. When the light is solid green, the update is completed. If the update fails, the power light continues to blink slowly until you successfully update the firmware. In this situation, you can try to update the firmware again, or you can reset the base station.

CAUSE This issue may occur when the Network ID setting on your computer is configured with a workgroup name that contains a special character--for example, a period. A workgroup name can contain up to 15 characters, including letters, numbers, and the following characters:! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) _ - ; : ' " ,. It cannot contain any spaces, and must start with a letter or a number. The NetBiosName class considers the majority of those special characters as invalid so the problem may occur if the workgroup name contains other characters besides the period. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, change the workgroup name to something that does not contain special characters. To do this, follow these steps. Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps. Note Follow these steps on all computers that are in your workgroup. 1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 2. In the System Properties tab, click the Computer Name tab, and then click Change. 3. Under Member of, click Workgroup, and then type a name for your workgroup that does not contain any special characters. 4. Click OK, and then restart your computer.