router ploblem

servalan

I am having trouble with my wireless linksy router. at first i thought it was a problem with my broad band provider but it seems that when i connect the original modem it all works ok. the problem is that it won't connect to some web sites. i can get it to connect to most though now very slow but others it won't i have checked the settings and they seem fine it isn't specific sites like i can't get to my on line banking yet i can to my credit card banking page . looked at all the encryption on it . can any one help me as now i have wires all over the place and i keep tripping over them .please please help

wiraone

Are you with AOL by any chance? If yes, check that you've set the MTU to 1400 on your router.

servalan

no i am with talk talk but will try this just in case they are the same. what i can't get is that it worked fine till the begining of the month then suddenly it started happening nothing was added to the computer tried restoring it to an earlier date will try the above to see if it works thanks

primeramikey

Are you 100% sure this is a router problem.

could it be down to a software firewal that is blockingthe sites..

i have known this to happen with sygate personal firewall in the past

servalan

problem sorted thanks for some reason the settings had been changed on the router now my next prob is how do i make my router secure? as i know my neighbour has recently gone wireless don't know if that could have changed my settings

tomd84

To make it secure set up a simple wep key, If you login to your router there should be an option to do it! This code will have to be enterd on all the computers you want to use the wireless on

Thanks Tom :-)

servalan

thanks tom

Its turning out tobe a good night i am wireless and secure what more could a girl want

Chippy_Minton

What is the model no. of your router?

If your router supports it, you can Set Up Wireless Connections and Security Using SecureEasySetup™ (SES).

Otherwise, access the router's config pages by clicking http://192.168.1.1 and look on the wireless settings page. Enable WPA-PSK encryption (more secure than WEP) and use a random password from https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm.