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| Thread ID: 101700 | 2009-07-23 10:57:00 | Help me choose a wireless system | Strommer (42) | Press F1 |
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| 794695 | 2009-07-29 05:31:00 | Checked the specifications for both wireless usb adapters - the AirLive and ASUS - and both are usb 1.1 compliant. When I plug them into the laptop's usb port, the tiny LED light flashes momentarily, then stops. In Comodo I 'allowed' each to not be blocked by going into 'running processes'. What else can I check to see why the usb adapters are not being recognized by the laptop? In case you have not what I wrote above, the laptop is usb 1.1 and I have installed the necessary drivers and utilities using the cd's supplied, and rebooted. [edit] Not sure about the ASUS dongle. I now see it says - - Host Interface : USB 2.0 (but nothing about 1.1) - Certifications & Standards - includes usb 1.1 [edit] For the Airlive dongle: INTERFACE USB 1.1/2.0 compliant |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 794696 | 2009-07-29 06:31:00 | usb 2.0 is backward compatable with 1.1,meaning anything that uses 1.1 is ok for a 2.0 unit,the 2.0 just slows down to 1.1 speeds.What OS is the laptop using? Peter |
Peter Coleman (597) | ||
| 794697 | 2009-07-29 06:41:00 | usb 2.0 is backward compatable with 1.1,meaning anything that uses 1.1 is ok for a 2.0 unit,the 2.0 just slows down to 1.1 speeds.What OS is the laptop using? Peter WinXP Home |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 794698 | 2009-07-29 06:49:00 | It maybe compatible, but if you havent got all day and night, I wouldnt use USB 2 on a USB 1 port | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 794699 | 2009-07-29 10:35:00 | Besides, if you get stuck, you can just post here ;) Chill, I am stuck. Help needed. :thanks Summary: Laptop does not recognize either of the two usb wireless adapters. WL520GU not set up properly. Tomato time? ( see above for details ) |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 794700 | 2009-07-29 10:57:00 | Yes..tomato time! Here's a good guide for installing it: www.society9.com Are the Asus USB adapters seen in device manager(run>devmgmt.msc) Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 794701 | 2009-07-29 11:34:00 | So many steps! ;) Try this (Especially written for you -- Yes it may look a lil daunting but its not that bad and its SO worthwhile): 1) Grab Tomato-USB firmware from blam6's link: www.box.net You want the one labelled: tomato-1.25-ND-USB-8632-Std.rar 2) Extract the files, the key one is called: tomato-ND-USB-8632-Std.trx The changelog is pretty meaningless and can be deleted, but put the .trx on your straight C:\ Drive NOTE: Its probably worth renaming it to "tomato.trx" for Step 7 3) Make sure you have a TFTP client, click Start --> Run, then type in: cmd Then click OK. In the new window, type in: tftp When you hit Enter if you see: 'tftp' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. That means you need to grab a TFTP client from here: www.winagents.com Save it to your C: Drive. It will be used later to upload the firmware to the Router. 4) Set your Cabled LAN IP Address to: 192.168.1.2 If you cannot do this, stop and post back asking for help before proceeding. 5) Get ready to do Step 7. You're going to pull out the power cable from the back of the Asus WL-520GU 6) Press and hold restore button and then insert power cord back into router. When the PWR light starts flashing, release Restore button. Your WL-520GU is in restore mode. 7) Click Start --> Run --> cmd Type: cd \ Now, when you type: tftp You should get something different this time... You're now ready to upload the firmware. When the WL-520GU is in Restore Mode, run: tftp -i 192.168.1.1 PUT tomato.trx 8) Wait for 3 minutes, then unplug the power and give it another 2 minutes to power up (First time for a clean flash always takes a while for some reason) 9) You're done! :) Remember: If at any time you get stuck, all hope is never lost, this router cannot be bricked and can ALWAYS be repaired! ALWAYS! :) Now, it may look a little daunting but once you've done it one time you'll be a Pro and can churn them out in only 2-3 minutes tops for when you start helping out with your friends! Also, Tomato is GREAT with its Wireless security, once you've put in the Key, it takes WPA, WPA2, and both TKIP / AES encryption which makes configuration of your PC / Laptop heaps easier... Hope this helps Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 794702 | 2009-07-29 12:08:00 | Thanks Chill and Blam. It is good to know it is not a lost cause! Bear with me Chill - I will get to your instructions in a bit, but read this... Before I read your posts, I made some progress but I must admit it is like shooting in the dark, trying this and that and then not remembering exactly what I did. :waughh: But hey, surprise surprise, the AirLink wireless usb adapter in the laptop is now blinking and although a connection is not made, it does register the ASUS router. I have no idea why the usb adapter was dead previously but anyway it is alive now. More success - for the 4th time I reconnected the router and modem as per the diagram in the router start guide book, ran the EZStart wizard, and got a 'Completed Successfully' message, telling me that the wireless network is now ready to use... but then giving an error message stating that the laptop might not work - see MS Knowledge Base etc etc. Running the ASUS troubleshooter, it tells me that the problem is likely a configuration mismatch of SSID, but when I use the supplied SSID and Network Key, it does not connect. OK Chill (and Blam) now to your instructions. It is late. We were out to a club dinner and I am wiped. Tomorrow morning when my head is more clear, I will try to get my head around what you and Blam wrote. I am on a steep learning curve here and it takes me back when PF1 guided me through the installation of a new mb, cpu and RAM - it was terribly complicated for me when doing it but afterwords I wondered why the fuss since it really was so simple, LOL. So at this stage it looks do-able. Previously I was ready to :badpc: throw the laptop and wireless gear in the rubbish. Not really, but you probably know the :dogeye: feeling. Chill, I have skimmed through your instructions and earlier today I read through the Tomato FAQ's. Most all of this appears difficult, complex, but tomorrow I will give it a go. BTW, when fiddling this evening, I chose WPA-personal (or whatever the extra security setting is called), so maybe this is what caused the mismatch. Much thanks for the encouraging words: "...this router cannot be bricked and can ALWAYS be repaired! ALWAYS!" Nice :punk |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 794703 | 2009-07-29 12:20:00 | 1) Grab Tomato-USB firmware from blam6's link: www.box.net You want the one labelled: tomato-1.25-ND-USB-8632-Std.rar OK, have downloaded it. This afternoon I downloaded [Tomato_1_25_ND.7z], from one of Blam's links - this may be the same as what you specified but I am not taking any chances and will use tomato-1.25-ND-USB-8632-Std.rar Will extract it in the morning. Must hit the sack now. :thanks Many thanks for your assistance. :thumbs: |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 794704 | 2009-07-29 20:10:00 | 4) Set your Cabled LAN IP Address to: 192.168.1.2 If you cannot do this, stop and post back asking for help before proceeding. Is THIS (whatismyipaddress.com)how I change the IP address (using run > cmd > ipconfig /release ... etc)? |
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