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From: Mark E. Bye on 5 May 2008 16:04
On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:58:10 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:54:17 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:13:28 -0500, Mark E. Bye <fxdyna(a)hotmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I have a Dell Inspiron 1200 laptop running XP and a Dell Wireless 1350
>>>(802.11 b/g) card. I recently purchased a Linksys WRT54G wireless
>>>router to replace my Linksys BEFSR41 router.
>>>
>>>After about an hour online with Linksys tech support, I finally got
>>>the thing to connect via wire.
>>>
>>>Another good hour was spent with a second Linksys online tech support
>>>person in our attempt to get it to connect wirelessly.
>>>Unsuccessfully.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions? I do have a transcript of what we did in that
>>>session if anyone would be interested in taking a look at it and make
>>>a suggestion.
>>>
>>>Any help would be most appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Mark
>>
>>
>>Having gone down this road myself with different routers several times
>>I can understand the frustration. Once I had the same router but I
>>returned it and went with a different option. That said, I can think
>>of several possibilities that are software related that can cause a
>>problem but it would help if someone has the same router in case it's
>>a router setup problem too.
>>
>>I think the transcript would be helpful so we don't have to ask too
>>many questions like which OS are you using to begin with? Are you
>>using any firewall? Are you using the card's wireless utility or
>>windows builtin stuff (ie- Wireless Zero Confirguration)? Do you need
>>to use any mac address in the router's setup? Usually when first
>>setting up any wireless connection, it's best to use NO security
>>(firewalls, wep, etc...) initially to know you can make a wireless
>>connection, then you can begin to use the security features so that if
>>it drops the connection, you can pin point the problem right away.
>>You can also ping the router to see if that works. These are just
>>the first things I can think of but I'm sure Ben, Chris, Journey, Tom
>>and several others can also make some good suggestions to help you.
>>Hang in there and be patient. I'm pretty confident as a group, we can
>>get you connected wirelessly !!!
>>
>>ps-- sometimes I've seen suggestions about using the same brand
>>router and card to make setup easier but I wouldn't spend more money
>>to do this but if this option is available to you, you might consider
>>it as a last resort. Personally I never needed to resort to this
>>method but I've had to chew my nails more than once <g>.
>
>
>Oops.... Ok I see you already said XP for the OS (my bad).
>BTW, if anyone suggests a new card, well all I can say is I have the
>same wireless card (using XP too) and it works flawlessly for me in a
>large 2 story home. I know some don't like this card.

Ok, gang! I have uninstalled the wireless router (i couldn't even get
a wired connection with any of the three computers i have hooked up to
it last night) and reinstalled my BEFSR41.

I will reinstall the WRT54G, get it going with all computers on my
network via wire, then check out the firewall issues as you mention
and try to get the thing going via wireless. I will let you know one
way or the other how things work out.

Thanks for your suggestions... I'll be getting back!

Mark

From: Christopher Muto on 5 May 2008 21:13
"Mark E. Bye" <fxdyna(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:iqpu141qehu0oomt5vddicd2ffud4p5elo(a)4ax.com...
> On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:58:10 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:54:17 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:13:28 -0500, Mark E. Bye <fxdyna(a)hotmail.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have a Dell Inspiron 1200 laptop running XP and a Dell Wireless 1350
>>>>(802.11 b/g) card. I recently purchased a Linksys WRT54G wireless
>>>>router to replace my Linksys BEFSR41 router.
>>>>
>>>>After about an hour online with Linksys tech support, I finally got
>>>>the thing to connect via wire.
>>>>
>>>>Another good hour was spent with a second Linksys online tech support
>>>>person in our attempt to get it to connect wirelessly.
>>>>Unsuccessfully.
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions? I do have a transcript of what we did in that
>>>>session if anyone would be interested in taking a look at it and make
>>>>a suggestion.
>>>>
>>>>Any help would be most appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>Having gone down this road myself with different routers several times
>>>I can understand the frustration. Once I had the same router but I
>>>returned it and went with a different option. That said, I can think
>>>of several possibilities that are software related that can cause a
>>>problem but it would help if someone has the same router in case it's
>>>a router setup problem too.
>>>
>>>I think the transcript would be helpful so we don't have to ask too
>>>many questions like which OS are you using to begin with? Are you
>>>using any firewall? Are you using the card's wireless utility or
>>>windows builtin stuff (ie- Wireless Zero Confirguration)? Do you need
>>>to use any mac address in the router's setup? Usually when first
>>>setting up any wireless connection, it's best to use NO security
>>>(firewalls, wep, etc...) initially to know you can make a wireless
>>>connection, then you can begin to use the security features so that if
>>>it drops the connection, you can pin point the problem right away.
>>>You can also ping the router to see if that works. These are just
>>>the first things I can think of but I'm sure Ben, Chris, Journey, Tom
>>>and several others can also make some good suggestions to help you.
>>>Hang in there and be patient. I'm pretty confident as a group, we can
>>>get you connected wirelessly !!!
>>>
>>>ps-- sometimes I've seen suggestions about using the same brand
>>>router and card to make setup easier but I wouldn't spend more money
>>>to do this but if this option is available to you, you might consider
>>>it as a last resort. Personally I never needed to resort to this
>>>method but I've had to chew my nails more than once <g>.
>>
>>
>>Oops.... Ok I see you already said XP for the OS (my bad).
>>BTW, if anyone suggests a new card, well all I can say is I have the
>>same wireless card (using XP too) and it works flawlessly for me in a
>>large 2 story home. I know some don't like this card.
>
> Ok, gang! I have uninstalled the wireless router (i couldn't even get
> a wired connection with any of the three computers i have hooked up to
> it last night) and reinstalled my BEFSR41.
>
> I will reinstall the WRT54G, get it going with all computers on my
> network via wire, then check out the firewall issues as you mention
> and try to get the thing going via wireless. I will let you know one
> way or the other how things work out.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions... I'll be getting back!
>
> Mark

you do not need to install any software on your pc or laptop for the router.
simply plug a computer into one of the routers 4 lan ports and then open
internet explorer on the pc and direct it to 192.168.1.1. if you connected
it right you should be chalanged for a username and password (admin/admin by
default). if you are not chalanged for a password then your pc can not even
talk to the router (so it certainly can not talk to the internet). if this
is the case then check your connections and disable any firewall software
that you are running (symantec firewall in particular is known not to get
along with linksys routers once it has configured itself as such. once you
are able to log on to the router then you are on your way... next connect a
cable between the routers wan port and the high speed modem that you have.
if you have a dsl connection then you have to configure the linksys with a
username and password for your dsl service. if you have a cable connection
then no configuration is necessary however you must turn off the cable modem
and turn it back on before the cable modem will talk to the new router (it
binds to the first device it sees, and if it previously 'saw' your old
linksys then that is the only device it will talk to until it is power
cycled. hope this helps.


From: Mark E. Bye on 5 May 2008 21:57
On Mon, 5 May 2008 21:13:23 -0400, "Christopher Muto"
<muto(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>"Mark E. Bye" <fxdyna(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:iqpu141qehu0oomt5vddicd2ffud4p5elo(a)4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:58:10 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:54:17 -0500, RnR <rnrtexas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 05 May 2008 12:13:28 -0500, Mark E. Bye <fxdyna(a)hotmail.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have a Dell Inspiron 1200 laptop running XP and a Dell Wireless 1350
>>>>>(802.11 b/g) card. I recently purchased a Linksys WRT54G wireless
>>>>>router to replace my Linksys BEFSR41 router.
>>>>>
>>>>>After about an hour online with Linksys tech support, I finally got
>>>>>the thing to connect via wire.
>>>>>
>>>>>Another good hour was spent with a second Linksys online tech support
>>>>>person in our attempt to get it to connect wirelessly.
>>>>>Unsuccessfully.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any suggestions? I do have a transcript of what we did in that
>>>>>session if anyone would be interested in taking a look at it and make
>>>>>a suggestion.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any help would be most appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Having gone down this road myself with different routers several times
>>>>I can understand the frustration. Once I had the same router but I
>>>>returned it and went with a different option. That said, I can think
>>>>of several possibilities that are software related that can cause a
>>>>problem but it would help if someone has the same router in case it's
>>>>a router setup problem too.
>>>>
>>>>I think the transcript would be helpful so we don't have to ask too
>>>>many questions like which OS are you using to begin with? Are you
>>>>using any firewall? Are you using the card's wireless utility or
>>>>windows builtin stuff (ie- Wireless Zero Confirguration)? Do you need
>>>>to use any mac address in the router's setup? Usually when first
>>>>setting up any wireless connection, it's best to use NO security
>>>>(firewalls, wep, etc...) initially to know you can make a wireless
>>>>connection, then you can begin to use the security features so that if
>>>>it drops the connection, you can pin point the problem right away.
>>>>You can also ping the router to see if that works. These are just
>>>>the first things I can think of but I'm sure Ben, Chris, Journey, Tom
>>>>and several others can also make some good suggestions to help you.
>>>>Hang in there and be patient. I'm pretty confident as a group, we can
>>>>get you connected wirelessly !!!
>>>>
>>>>ps-- sometimes I've seen suggestions about using the same brand
>>>>router and card to make setup easier but I wouldn't spend more money
>>>>to do this but if this option is available to you, you might consider
>>>>it as a last resort. Personally I never needed to resort to this
>>>>method but I've had to chew my nails more than once <g>.
>>>
>>>
>>>Oops.... Ok I see you already said XP for the OS (my bad).
>>>BTW, if anyone suggests a new card, well all I can say is I have the
>>>same wireless card (using XP too) and it works flawlessly for me in a
>>>large 2 story home. I know some don't like this card.
>>
>> Ok, gang! I have uninstalled the wireless router (i couldn't even get
>> a wired connection with any of the three computers i have hooked up to
>> it last night) and reinstalled my BEFSR41.
>>
>> I will reinstall the WRT54G, get it going with all computers on my
>> network via wire, then check out the firewall issues as you mention
>> and try to get the thing going via wireless. I will let you know one
>> way or the other how things work out.
>>
>> Thanks for your suggestions... I'll be getting back!
>>
>> Mark
>
>you do not need to install any software on your pc or laptop for the router.
>simply plug a computer into one of the routers 4 lan ports and then open
>internet explorer on the pc and direct it to 192.168.1.1. if you connected
>it right you should be chalanged for a username and password (admin/admin by
>default). if you are not chalanged for a password then your pc can not even
>talk to the router (so it certainly can not talk to the internet). if this
>is the case then check your connections and disable any firewall software
>that you are running (symantec firewall in particular is known not to get
>along with linksys routers once it has configured itself as such. once you
>are able to log on to the router then you are on your way... next connect a
>cable between the routers wan port and the high speed modem that you have.
>if you have a dsl connection then you have to configure the linksys with a
>username and password for your dsl service. if you have a cable connection
>then no configuration is necessary however you must turn off the cable modem
>and turn it back on before the cable modem will talk to the new router (it
>binds to the first device it sees, and if it previously 'saw' your old
>linksys then that is the only device it will talk to until it is power
>cycled. hope this helps.
>


Thanks! I will give this a shot!

-Mark
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