Wireless Linksys Problem

I'm having trouble setting up my wireless network. I
have Verizon DSL and when I have the router hooked up to
the host computer it cannot establish an internet
connection. The other computer says it is connected to
the network but it also cannot connect to the internet. I
can't even access the Router configuration page. I'm
stopping to ask for help before i mess it up anymore, any
help would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks!

I forgot to mention that I was running WinXP

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm having trouble setting up my wireless network. I
>have Verizon DSL and when I have the router hooked up to
>the host computer it cannot establish an internet
>connection. The other computer says it is connected to
>the network but it also cannot connect to the internet.
I
>can't even access the Router configuration page. I'm
>stopping to ask for help before i mess it up anymore,
any
>help would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks!
>.
>

First things first. In order to properly configure your
router, make sure that you're adjusting all the settings
using an ethernet cable, not your wireless connection.

Are you able to access the router using an ethernet
cable? Check the IPs of your ethernet connection and your
wireless connection. I believe that all Linksys routers
use 192.168.1.xx IPs and 255.255.255.0 subnet mask by
default. Unless you've changed this, make sure the IPs of
your computers match and that they're listed as "Assigned
by DHCP".

A really easy way of getting everything to work properly
is to just reset the router to it's factory settings and
redo the setup procedure. During this procedure, make
sure that you only have the one computer you're using to
make the changes connected (again, via ethernet). Once
you've got everything configured, then you can connect
the other computers (i.e. set them up with the proper WEP
codes, etc etc).

Hope this helps,

Nick
nkjg/at\interchange/dot\ubc/dot\ca

>-----Original Message-----
>
>
>I forgot to mention that I was running WinXP
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I'm having trouble setting up my wireless network. I
>>have Verizon DSL and when I have the router hooked up
to
>>the host computer it cannot establish an internet
>>connection. The other computer says it is connected to
>>the network but it also cannot connect to the internet.
>I
>>can't even access the Router configuration page. I'm
>>stopping to ask for help before i mess it up anymore,
>any
>>help would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks!
>>.
>>
>.
>

Bob wrote:

> I'm having trouble setting up my wireless network. I
> have Verizon DSL and when I have the router hooked up to
> the host computer it cannot establish an internet
> connection. The other computer says it is connected to
> the network but it also cannot connect to the internet. I
> can't even access the Router configuration page. I'm
> stopping to ask for help before i mess it up anymore, any
> help would be GREATLY appreciated. thanks!

Sounds like you need some basic help; forgive me if this sounds
too much like WiFi for dummies.

Since you didn't say how the router was connected -- the uplink
port on the router should go to the DSL/cable modem. For wired
use, cable the PC's NIC to a downlink port on the router; for
wireless, you'll need to enable the wireless function on the
router.

It may help to have one PC wired to the router, at least for
initial setup; else, there may be no way to turn on wireless or
fix other configuration mistakes.

From a wired PC, make sure you can ping the router. My Linksys
uses the standard IPA of 192.168.1.1. If you can't ping the
router, fix the hardware (cable/NIC/router) or fix the network
stack in that PC. If you can ping the router, then point your
browser (i.e. IE <g>) at http://192.168.1.1 and go; then you should
get the router's login box (Username is blank, and Password
defaults to admin until you change it). The first page of the
router's settings contains the Wireless Enable/Disable buttons,
which should make WiFi operational.

Initially, setup the wireless stuff to not use WEP or WPA; make
sure the connection works entirely, as a baseline, before turning
on encryption. When it all works, turn on WPA if your stuff has it,
or the longest WEP your hardware supports. Then, restrict the range
of IPAs issued as much as you can, and set up the Active Mac Table
to only allow your PCs to use your wireless network segment.
--
Cheers, Bob