Does anyone know much about routers?

AndrewRossington

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I'm aware this is not the right message board, but I'm really hoping if I post this everywhere, someone will help me.


So I bought this Linksys Wireless G ADSL gateway router thingy...

I've gotten as far as sticking all the wires in the right holes, and I'm reading the step-by-step guide. I've stuck the disc in. I've gone through all the options. I've done everything it says I need to do, and yet when it comes to testing the internet connection (the same one I'm using at this very moment with my bog-standard-yet-surprisingly-more-reliable-than-this-bloody-router modem) it says there's a problem connecting.

Can anyone help me please? Bare in mind that I'm completely useless when it comes to abbreviations, definitions, and anything else related to actually making a wireless router work.

Thanks.
 

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Andrew

You probably have to configure the network settings on the router itself - I take it you have a wireless adapter card plugged in the back of your computer? I only use a wired router, so I'm not fully conversant with how wireless operates.

You will probably have to connect to the router via your web-browser (there should be an internet address in your documentation that lists what its IP address is - my own one (yours will likely be different) is 10.0.0.2.

Have you installed all the necessary drivers on your PC first?

Also, check the Linksys help&support - they may well have an online support site where you can get real-time help.

Richard
 
At the moment I'm just trying to get the wired way working.

I've download a zip file with the firmware, though I'm not sure how to use it as the text document doesn't include any instructions.

I think I'll try emailing them for help.

Thanks for replying.
 
Andrew

Are you using an ethernet card to connect to the router or a USB socket? An ethernet card will connect with an RJ45 adapter which looks a little like the cable ends you plug into an external modem. USB is most definitely not the preferred way of connecting to a router. I expect your motherboard will have an ethernet socket (often to one side of the USB sockets) or if not then you need a separate PCI network adapter (which will fit into one of your PCI expansion sockets on your motherboard).

Anyway, try going Start>Run and type "cmd" (without the quotes) into the box and press OK. Next, type the following into the command line that has opened up:

ipconfig /all

and paste back in a message all that you get returned from the above command. Also, what's the model of your router?

Richard
 
Sorry, you might have a problem copying the text from the command line. Type the following into a command line which will send the output of ipconfig to a text file on the c drive. You can then open this up and copy and paste the contents:

ipconfig /all >c:\ipc.txt


Richard
 
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Trogdor

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : (removed by admin)



PPP adapter TalkTalk Broadband:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : (removed by Admin)

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : xx (removed by Admin - it was a valid ip)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 89.240.247.235

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 62.24.128.18

62.24.128.17



It's a Linksys WAG54GS.
 
be careful what you post - I removed some info.

It would help you provided what steps you *did* do..
do *not* mess with the firmware just yet - if you don't even have it working, you don't want to deal with that yet.

Step 1: network adapter installed in pc/laptop
Step 2: router plugged into (DSL or cable) modem (unless it's a combo modem/router)
Step 3: log into the router and configure it to find your ISP
Step 4: if your pc/laptop used to be connected directly to the modem, clear those settings so it can find the router.
 
Step 1: network adapter installed in pc/laptop

What's a network adapter?

Step 2: router plugged into (DSL or cable) modem (unless it's a combo modem/router)

It's not plugged into my modem. I don't know if it's a combo, though the instructions mention nothing about plugging into a modem. I've had to add my user name and password to the router's basic settings, so I imagine it does include a modem too.

Step 3: log into the router and configure it to find your ISP

I do not know how to do this, other than what the instructions say. There's a shed-load of fields with abbreviations (no explanations!) which are untouched, other than what I'm told I'm supposed to fill out.

Step 4: if your pc/laptop used to be connected directly to the modem, clear those settings so it can find the router.

I believe it has found the router, as it comes up with the little bubble saying "local area network found".
 
>>
So I bought this Linksys Wireless G ADSL gateway router thingy...

that needs to have your modem (from your ISP - the box that you had your PC originally plugged into) into it.

verify that step and we'll go onto the next one.
 

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