Linksys And Aol Broadband

albertross_2

There should be a setting for disabling wireless somewhere in the config screen http://192.168.1.1, which I assume you can get to using firefox? If you have a model with detachable aerials, then that is an easier alternative.

Never dial a connection on the connections screen, and either remove all the ticks from the lan settings screen, or try "automatically detect settings"

Aiadi

Sorry to keep asking but I am an absolute beginner when it comes to this wireless thingy. Now that I have got the USB adaptor for my laptop, can anyone provide simple steps to establish the network with Linksys WAG354G. Any help would be appreciated.

albertross_2

XP? plug it in, install the drivers, if all done you should get a window coming up, recognising your routers ssid.


You really need to make sure it is secure, once you get it working. This means setting up WPA encryption. But this may be a step too far at the moment.. Just trying plugging it in, install the drivers, and tell us what happens on the PC..

These are some instructions on how to secure it on a netgear routers. The principles are the same on a Linksys.


http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=142390

Aiadi

This is a real pain. I have finally got the Linksys USB adaptor to detect the linksys router as an access point but it still can't detect the internet connection. I no longer know what to do. Really exhausting.

albertross_2

Does this work wirelessly?

http://66.249.87.104/

Does this work wirelessly?

http://192.168.1.1

do either work if you connect it directly with a lead and do a
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

Aiadi

Thanks albertross for all your advice. It is working now (well hardly). Strange that I need to stick the USB adaptor very close to the router to be able to get a signal. That doesn't seem right as surely the whole idea of a wireless connection is to be able to get away from the modem itself. I don't know but I am wondering whether the router could be faulty.

albertross_2

it could be interference, there are some tips towards the end of this thread about a Linksys, but the upshot was that the original poster swapped it for a Netgear dg834G which worked straight away..

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=145629&page=2&pp=40&highlight=wireless+interference

try changing channels/turning off cordless phone/video senders etc..

Aiadi

albertross wrote:

it could be interference, there are some tips towards the end of this thread about a Linksys, but the upshot was that the original poster swapped it for a Netgear dg834G which worked straight away..

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=145629&page=2&pp=40&highlight=wireless+interference

try changing channels/turning off cordless phone/video senders etc..

Cheers mate. this is really wierd but I took the router out from behind the PC and the range has increased, put it back in its original place and it is still working fine. All is perfectly well now (posting wirelessly from the laptop) but not really confident that it will continue to work smoothly. Oh man have you got a PhD in networking cause I would certainly grant you one. These things are so unbelievabily complicated but I am hoping its all over (for now at least). It took me a whole of two days but thanks to your help I have managed to get over the two worst things in life: AOL and setting a wireless network. I thought of updating the firmware but won't be touching it now.

albertross_2

Glad it's working... I'd better not mention encryption then.. but it's important security wise!

Aiadi

albertross wrote:

Glad it's working... I'd better not mention encryption then.. but it's important security wise!

I have started using the Pre-shared key (PSK) option with a passphrase. Set it for both the router and the USB adaptor. Is this safe enough?