Networking 3 computers ?

Fran

From router's webpage:

00:00:00
Disconnect
Initialize LCP

I tried entering the no.s manually and it made no difference.

Direct connection to the internet is set.

Godders

Ok

This means your router has not been able to log onto your ISP's internet access service.

On the routers (web based) 'Basic Settings' page what do you have - especially in the 'Does your Internet Connection require a Login'? bit

Fran

I have said "yes" that it needs a log in and put my broadband info from Virgin which I've re-entered a few times! (Won't know until I get a reply from them if I need to change this info for the router.)

blinky

You are disconnecting your USB modem before trying to get the netgear to connect?

Toxteth_OGrady

Fran,

are you entering your user name in the format:

fran.fran@adsl.virgin.net?

Godders

What about the other settings (mainly Encapsulation) - According to some obscure web site I found it should be PPPoA (Which matches what T_OG said earlier)

sra

Here's a curious thing...

For a while I was using a netgear router signed in under my screen-name in AOL

AOL recommends that you give the router its own screen-name so that people on different computers can use the aol software without getting signed out.

When I had some spare time, I decided it was time to give a router its screen-name. I used these instructions (step 6).

No matter what I did, I could not get the router to connect with the new name - and I tried everything.

In frustration I read the instructions again - but I read them wrong - where it says "The password cannot be longer than eight characters long" I read "the username can only be eight characters long"

I created a new screen-name only eight character long and the router accepted it immediately

I don't know how this helps people not on aol- I must have tried 100 different things that day and only changing the name made a difference

Fran

I have seen theDG834G Router Success Page!

This post is possible due to a wireless router.... ;D

I tried several changes on that page, including the PPP setting which I had as PPPover ethernet(?) which it said was most common. I tried saying that "no" I didn't need a password, and tried putting in different password. Went back to automatic settings and then started on the "Install" page again, checking through that, which includes restarting computer. This time I just put my address.....@adsl.virgin.net and my broadband login password, set everything to automatic again and it worked. I now have to go and look up my old thread about browser changes as I've started getting a pop-up from Spybot every minute again.

I had disabled the Windows firewall while doing all this in case there was a conflict (but still left Sygate firewall on), and switched it back on just now, so see how that works, seems ok at the moment.

Now to press post for the first wireless post.....,,,,,, ;D

Fran

In such a hurry that I forgot to say THANKS :-* :-* :-* for your patience and time in helping.

Now off to get rid of browser changes......

Toxteth_OGrady

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hope you have an easier time getting your 2 other PC's wirelessly connected to your new network!!

TOG