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| Thread ID: 73046 | 2006-10-05 07:54:00 | Help please! Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router setup | inadaze (11252) | Press F1 |
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| 489323 | 2006-10-05 07:54:00 | I have just bought a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router so that I can set up a wireless network between my desktop and a couple of laptops which are WIFI capable. I have a Telstra Clear cable modem connected to an older model HP desktop with Windows XPHome and a Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC card. The desktop connects to the internet just fine via the cable modem, but I can't get it to work at all when linked to the modem via the router. In fact, the setup program that came with the router stalls at the point where it tries to check the computer's configuration and asks for a password. It just keeps going round in cirvcles at that point. Because I can't connect to the internet, I also can't try using the web configuration setup utility, so I'm stuck. I can't get through to the Linksys 0800 helpdesk, and DSE where I bought the router can't help, and Paradise won't help either. I'm sure it must be something very simple to do with the way the network conection is set up on my desktop ??? or else maybe a compatibility issue??? - Hoping that someone out there might be able to give me a hand. Thanx |
inadaze (11252) | ||
| 489324 | 2006-10-05 07:59:00 | :stare: I have just bought a Linksys WRT54G Wireless Router so that I can set up a wireless network between my desktop and a couple of laptops which are WIFI capable . I have a Telstra Clear cable modem connected to an older model HP desktop with Windows XPHome and a Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC card . The desktop connects to the internet just fine via the cable modem, but I can't get it to work at all when linked to the modem via the router . In fact, the setup program that came with the router stalls at the point where it tries to check the computer's configuration and asks for a password . It just keeps going round in cirvcles at that point . Because I can't connect to the internet, I also can't try using the web configuration setup utility, so I'm stuck . I can't get through to the Linksys 0800 helpdesk, and DSE where I bought the router can't help, and Paradise won't help either . I'm sure it must be something very simple to do with the way the network conection is set up on my desktop ??? or else maybe a compatibility issue??? - Hoping that someone out there might be able to give me a hand . Thanx |
inadaze (11252) | ||
| 489325 | 2006-10-05 08:02:00 | Get the latest firmware off the US linksys site (It is a newer version than is on the NZ site) I'm assuming it is a version 5? (there will be a sticker on the bottom with the model name plus V & the version number. eg. WRT54GV5) |
Greven (91) | ||
| 489326 | 2006-10-05 08:11:00 | Thanks Greven. No. I don't think so. The sticker has WRT54G-AU on it, and there was a CD in the box with instructions to run the setup wizard on that before connecting the router. Do you think it would be better just to download a setup program? Is that what you mean by firmware? Sorry- I'm a bit of a novice at al this stuff. |
inadaze (11252) | ||
| 489327 | 2006-10-05 08:18:00 | the firmware is all the software that is built into the router. When you go into the router config webpage, it should tell you the firmware version somewhere (I think up the top right, and also in either quick setup or status) The default IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1, the default username is admin & the default password is admin. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 489328 | 2006-10-05 08:37:00 | Here (www.linksysinfo.org) is a good picture of what you should be looking for - underneath the linksys logo, it has the model and the version. Is that where you see AU? If you can only find AU, not a model number, check your serial here (www.dslreports.com) |
Greven (91) | ||
| 489329 | 2006-10-06 02:35:00 | Your problem will not be caused by possibly being a rev behind with the firmware . Forget that - you have enough problems already! Basics:- your router has to act as a go-between between the cable network and your own internal network . Your cable provider has given you addresses for your computer which you need to move to the router as that is what will be talking to the modem in future . You also will have an internal network with addresses in the same subnet as the router's LAN address (192 . 168 . 1 . 1) . Also, each device has to know a gateway address to get to the Internet . Your computers will all be connected to the router so that will be their gateway (192 . 168 . 1 . 1) . The router's cable gateway address has been supplied by Paradise/Telstra . The first thing to do is to make sure your computer has a compatible IP address with the router . Assuming the router's addr is 192 . 168 . 1 . 1, you should set your computer's IP address to, say, 192 . 168 . 1 . 3 with gateway 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 . This will see them both on the same subnet so they can talk to each other . You must also make sure that your firewall has a zone set to allow trusted addresses in the 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 to 192 . 168 . 1 . 100 (say) . Next, connect the computer to a port of the router (not the Internet or WAN port) . Now see whether you can talk to the router . In your browser type 192 . 168 . 1 . 1 into the address bar . If a login screen appears, you are communicating . The userid and password is admin by default . You now need to configure the router for a static address and gateway . Both these addresses have been supplied to you . Don't forget to save all settings . Connect the modem ethernet cable to the Internet or WAN port on the router . Does it work????? |
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