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We have a wirless router that has worked on all pcs in the house including laptops. Recently we aquired a used gateway laptop. We cannot connect to the internet with this machine.We have a wirless router that has worked on all pcs in the house including laptops. Recently we aquired a used gateway laptop. We cannot connect to the internet with this machine.
-- is the computer upstair a wired computer (computer connected directly with an ethernet cable to the router) or is it a wireless computer?-- is the computer upstair a wired computer (computer connected directly with an ethernet cable to the router) or is it a wireless computer?
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For a computer to connect to router there is no need for internet.
If your router is active and functional any computer in its range can be connected with wires by ethernet port or wirelessly with wireless card.
If your computer has wireless card it will recognize the Linksys router and you can connect automatically unless you have a password set for wireless security.
If you need to log on to the router and change settings first step is connect your computer to router wireless or wired then open web browser like Internet explorer or firefox. type 192.168.1.1 this will open a dialogue box for user id and password leave user id blank and type admin in password line.
once you are router page you can configure settings on router.
If you need help with setting up router post the question again! good luck
Are you trying to set up router ?
You can set up your router manually, without the CD. Make sure that your computer is able to go online directly through the modem. If your computer is able to go online through the modem, that means the modem is working fine. You will need to connect the computer to the router and the modem to the router. open the set up page of the router and change the settings of the router according to the ISP.
You will need to check the wireless settings of the
router is there any computer connected to the router ? If yes then you can open the router set up page on
that computer. Router set up page is the page where you can check
all the wireless settings of the router. Click here for step by step instructions
If you have concrete floor slabs the the wireless signal from the Linksys will have a difficult time penetrating the floor slabs.
The wireless card in the computers will show a low signal strength.
Try altering the Linksys aerial to a horizontal position and also positioning the Linksys to another location.
You could be getting interference form other wireless sources, check the wireless channels of other wireless router/access points in your area. If they are broadcasting on the same channel then configure your Linksys to broadcast on an unused channel or one that has the weakest signal strength.
If none of these methods work then I would suggest you run network cables from the Linksys to upstairs and downstairs and not use the wireless connection.
If network cabling option is not an option then consider extending the wireless range with wireless repeater access points.
I would get a Range Expander... it sounds like you are having problems recieving a constant signal. When you do get the range expander plug the Range Expander halfway between you upstairs computers and your downstairs where your router is at. I hope this helps!!
Ok, so why do you need an access point upstairs and a router downstairs connected wirelessly? If you can't connect with a laptop or a pc, why whould you think you could connect the access point? The purpose of this configuration would have to be with the access point to the router via ethernet. What's the point? If the problem is range, check out http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php to enhance the capabilities of the WRT54G... and maybe building a parabolic antenna for it as well. Plans to do so abound at Lifehacker.com.
You router may be set to be DHCP enabled so that it allocates the ip addresses automatically to each pc, so check that the pc's network card with connection problems is set in the properties on the TCP/IP line is set to obtain an ip address automatically.
You can also try, Start>run then type ipconfig /flushdns to clear the pc ip address and dns. and restart pc.
Lastly if you pc is both network cabled and wireless, ensure one or the other is dissabled as this can confuse the ip adress alocation.
We have a wirless router that has worked on all pcs in the house including laptops. Recently we aquired a used gateway laptop. We cannot connect to the internet with this machine.
which type of changes you do can you tell me
-- is the computer upstair a wired computer (computer connected directly with an ethernet cable to the router) or is it a wireless computer?
Do you mean wireless settings? In this case you probably turned on MAC address filtering. Also can you please check the physical connection.
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