Still problems with setting up wireless router

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Wallace

Thanks to Roberto and xfile for some suggestions on how to set up the
wireless router.

However, I wasn't explaining myself well. I know what the IP address of the
router is (it's written on the underside of the router) but if I go in to IE
and type in this address, it doesn't communicate with the router. The router
is set up properly since there is an instructions CD that tells you how to
do this.

Can anyone suggest why it's not communicating. The router was previously
used on another computer so was set up there. I don't have anything else
connected to the router.

Thanks.
 
1. For setup, connect to the router with an ethernet cable - not
wirelessly.

2. If you still cannot connect, on the computer click Start/Run cmd
ENTER;

ipconfig ENTER.

3. If the IP address of the computer displayed in ipconfig is not
compatible with the address of the router, then either your computer is not
getting an address from the router or the router's address is no longer the
one written on it. Try manually setting the computer with a IP address
which is compatible with the one written on the router.

4. If 3 doesn't work, you may have to reset the router to its factory
defaults. Go to the manufacturer's web site and download the manual to find
out how.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
In #3 before manually setting an address, run ipconfig /all. If there is a
default gateway listed and it is different from the address written on the
router, try http://GatewayIP.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
If you cannot communicate with the router, how do you know that it is setup
correctly?
Most routers have a reset button that restores the router to more or less
out of the box status.
Wireless routers genrally require that you set them up using something other
than the wireless connection.
Besides the TCP/IP address on the bottom, there is another address referred
to as a MAC address.
Actually a router may have more than one MAC and TCP/IP address. (LAN side,
WAN side, wireless side)

Ususally things go something like this--

Outside world TCPIP address of broadband modem assigned by IP provider,
using 10.xxx.xxx.xxx and modem external use MAC address. The Lan side
address of the broadband modem usually begins with 192.xxx.xxx.xxx. The
cable modem passes the IP assigned address to the router. The router may
assign addresses to the various users PCs or other devices. These addresses
are local Lan addresses.
The wireless side of the router must be setup if any sort of security is to
be used. An SSID is setup, and WEP is enabled with an ASCII or Hex password.

From here, I usually set my router (wireless, wired) to allow specific MAC
addresses, and disregard all others. This provides some additional limited
security.
 
Wallace said:
Thanks to Roberto and xfile for some suggestions on how to set up the
wireless router.

However, I wasn't explaining myself well. I know what the IP address of
the router is (it's written on the underside of the router) but if I go in
to IE and type in this address, it doesn't communicate with the router.
The router is set up properly since there is an instructions CD that tells
you how to do this.

Can anyone suggest why it's not communicating. The router was previously
used on another computer so was set up there. I don't have anything else
connected to the router.

Thanks.
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Try
1.Temporalily dissable your firewall
2. swap the CAT5 cable
3. Check the NIC's status in Device Manager
4. Update NIC's driver or replace NIC
4. Make sure TCP/IP is enabled in network properties

rgds
Roberto
 
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