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Godders

steve_r123 wrote:

I think you will need a modem router, and not just a router. The modem router will then log in to your screenname, and then it will just pump out the internet for everyone to connect to

The BT Voyager 2100 (which the OP said they had) is an ADSL modem / router

http://www.voyager.bt.com/2100/prodinfo.htm

steve_r123

Godders wrote:

The BT Voyager 2100 (which the OP said they had) is an ADSL modem / router

http://www.voyager.bt.com/2100/prodinfo.htm

Ahh right, I didnt check that...... OP should just have to log in to the router then and input screenname/password etc and it should just connect, and then transmit the internet over wireless.

EDIT - The router login will need to be screenname and the @aol.com bit, and the other settings if you need them are PPPoA, 0/38 & 1400MTU

millwalll

steve_r123 wrote:

Ahh right, I didnt check that...... OP should just have to log in to the router then and input screenname/password etc and it should just connect, and then transmit the internet over wireless.

EDIT - The router login will need to be screenname and the @aol.com bit, and the other settings if you need them are PPPoA, 0/38 & 1400MTU

yeah ive done that got all them settings when i click internt exploria tho i get that error as above

espresso

I assume that this is when connecting using wireless. What happens when you connect to your router using an Ethernet cable? If this works connect both computers to the router using cable.

steve_r123

millwalll wrote:

yeah ive done that got all them settings when i click internt exploria tho i get that error as above

Is your laptop showing that it is connected to the wireless network though?

Godders

Wired or wireless it doesn't matter

The router is showing "Ready to Connect to Broadband" and not "You are connected to Broadband"

Until this is fixed then the internet access will not work! Does anyone know if AOL have any peculiar settings required on an ADSL modem/router

millwalll

basically in the bottom hand cornor on my laptop i got a network connect that say it connect to the wirless router and i got full signal all the settings are right as far as i know but it just wont work what i may do is get the settings and show u what settings i have for everythink maybe one of them is wrong i try give much inforamtion as i can

Godders

Have you tried factory resetting the router and starting again, sounds silly but you mentioned it was bought off e-bay so a setting might have been played around with.

From what I've read other than a different firmware being needed for AOL which you say you have applied, nothing special is needed to access AOL via this method.

One thing someone kept mentioning on one site though was your password needs to be 8 characters long??

On the Voyager 2100 there is a Status section in the Advanced bit. One of the things to look at is the "Internet" area. This should tell you at the far right of the line the reason for not being connected (Authentication Failure etc)

If you can't find it I'll dig out a full step by step to get to it (going by memory of savvy's router ATM)

espresso

millwalll wrote:

basically in the bottom hand cornor on my laptop i got a network connect that say it connect to the wirless router and i got full signal all the settings are right as far as i know but it just wont work what i may do is get the settings and show u what settings i have for everythink maybe one of them is wrong i try give much inforamtion as i can

That is irrelevant if your router is not actually connected to AOL.

Enter http:/192.168.1.1 into IE and what do you see.

If you don't see:

Your BT Voyager is connected to Broadband and you can now surf the Internet.

you are not connected! You need set this up using a logical step by step approach!

HTH

millwalll

my password is 11 char long and i have reset the voyager 3 times to make sure it get rid all settings what i do tonight go home ill log ie go to the voyager hompage and look all the settings then ill post them on here and see if anyhtink wrong with them i do see sumthink alone them lines i get you can now conenct to the internet i closes internet exploria try and i get the error above about can not find server