Help with my wet11

Hi !

Click the link below for proper cable connections in setting up your wireless network.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/wireless.mspx

Thanks.

Mongkey

"Understanding explains better..."

If all lights are lit regardless of anything connected then you may have a hardware failure. Try a hard reset by putting a tip of a paperclip into the small reset hole while powered on for 10 seconds. See if that resets you router - if not then it is dead.

Checking the Router's LEDs

The Linksys router's front panel will indicate the status of the connection. After connecting the broadband modem to the WAN or Internet port, the computer to an available numbered port and powering on the router check the lights on the front panel of the router.

The Linksys router's front panel will indicate the status of the connection. After connecting the broadband modem to the WAN or Internet port, the computer to an available numbered port and powering on the router, the following should be lit:

• 1 - 8 (LAN)
• DMZ/Internet (WAN2)
• Internet (WAN1)
• Diag
• System

Checking the Router's LEDs
Step 1:
Make sure the System LED is lit.

NOTE: If the Diag LED doesn't goes off, you need to upgrade the router's firmware. For instructions, click here .

Step 2:
Make sure the LAN 1-8 ports is lit depending on the computers connected to the designated Ethernet port.

NOTE: If the LAN 1-8 port is not lit, make sure that the computer is powered on. You can also try connecting the PC using another working cable.

Step 3:
Make sure the Internet (WAN1) and DMZ/Internet (WAN2) LED is lit.
NOTE: If the Internet or DMZ/Internet LED is not lit make sure the Broadband modem is powered on and that the modem is properly connected to the Ethernet port

You can access the web-based user interface utility of the RV082 by using one of two methods:

• Through the RV082 IP address (192.168.1.1 by default), or
• Through its default hostname ("RV082")

1. Open a web browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator)

· By IP address: Type http://192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1 is the default IP address of the RV082)

and click Go or press the [Enter] key.

· By Hostname: Type http://RV082 and click Go or press the [Enter] key.

2. When the username and password prompt appears, type admin in both the username and password fields. (admin is both the default username and default password for the RV082).

it's because you need to change the ipaddress in you linksys
make sure the ipaddress from you modem it's not 192.168.1.1
if you have the same ipaddress on the modem try changin the ipaddress on the linksys to 192.168.1.1

I don't think Linksys WET11 has a driver. However you can configure it by connecting it physically to a router or straight to your computer (ensure the LAN LED is illuminated on the WET11). Beware though that since it doesn't give an IP address, you may not be able to configure it right away. If you connected it straight to your computer, you need to set a static IP on your pc (give it something like 192.168.1.10 so you will be on the same IP range as the WET11). Once done, try accessing http://192.168.1.225. Leave username blank, default password is admin.

run netstat on the lan pc to see if telnet server is listening on port 23. look at logs on the router and pc to see if it is blocking any traffic. make sure lan pc has route back to wan

Make sure you are plugging the SMC into the WAN port on the Linksys router and not the LAN ports.  Your internet connection (which is your SMC) should always plug into your WAN port on the Linksys.  Any computers that you may need to plug in, like Desktops that are "wired" and not "wireless", should plug into the LAN ports on the Linksys.  If you are not using the WAN port on the Linksys for your SMC modem, then that would explain why you cannot get to the internet on wireless or wired computers.
Here's why you are getting the "low connectivity" message:

Computers don't understand why the Internet is connecting or not connecting...so the "low connectivity" message you keep receiving has nothing to do with your wireless signal strength.   To a computer NIC, "low connectivity" means your network adapter could not find a DHCP server and receive a valid IP address.  When this happens, your network adapter assigns an IP address to your computer in the following range...169.254.0.0, and will display the "low connectivity" message until it is able to receive a valid private IP address from the DHCP server.  You can verify this by going to START | RUN and typing "cmd" (without the quotes), then hit ENTER.  A black box will pop up....then type "ipconfig" (without the quotes) and hit ENTER.  This will show you your IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, and you can verify that your IP address is in the 169.254.0.0 range.  A valid private IP address is typically in the 192.168.0.0 range, but could also be in the 10.0.0.0 range, or the 172.16.31.0 range.    Also, make sure you have DHCP server enabled on the Linksys router for the LAN.  This will ensure your "wired" and "wireless" computers receive a valid IP address.  
The WAN port on your Linksys router should be configured to "Obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP".

Cheers!

You probably will need to make some configuration changes in the Linksys router, or in your computer, or both. Your are correct that you connect the Linksys WAN connection to the LAN connection of the modem. If your connection type is PPPOE, you will need to set that up in the Linksys with the username and password provided by your ISP, so the modem will allow you to login and connect to the internet. If that is how you were connecting to the modem with your computer, you will need to configure a new LAN connection in the computer in order to connect to the Linksys. You can then configure the Linksys through your web browser to connect to the modem.


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I am assuming for discussion the following connections of the routers. I am also assuming subnet masks of 255.255.255.0 on both networks. The WAN side of the HN7000 conforms to the requirements of the ISP. The HN7000 has it lan side address set to 192.168.0.1 connected between the ISP to the WAN port and the Linksys from a LAN port to the Linksys's WAN Port. What is the WAN side address of the Linksys? -- It should be either be static 192.168.0.? unique and not in the DHCP range of the HN7000 or should be dynamic. If you utilize DHCP it should be enabled for both routers. The LAN side of the linksys router is 192.168.1.1. If the addresses are set up as stated and the routers are either as described or reversed.

Can you access the internet from the HN7000 by wire?

Can you access the internet from the Linksys reliably?

If either of those two are not true assure the DNS servers are established in the routers for DHCP or in the network adapters if that is preferred -- redo the test above and assure access from both networks is possible using wired computers. Attempt to configure the both routers from a computer wired to each router -- attempt to open configuration 2 times on each router and one time each from both wired machine -- record what works and what doesn't.

I would not be surprised in this configuration that the linksys could only be configured from the a device attached to it. But the HN7000 could be configured from a connection to either router.

Test the wireless connections to the internet as appropriate.

When done report any issues in a comment to this problem and I will assist in determining steps to correct issues. OK?