Crap Wireless Connection - HELP Please

mercman1969

Gunjack,

Thanks for taking the time to reply

I have been at this since 9.00am and am no further forward with it

HOW the hell do you set it all up

GunJack

mercman1969 wrote: »

Gunjack,

Thanks for taking the time to reply

I have been at this since 9.00am and am no further forward with it

HOW the hell do you set it all up

if you log in to your router, on the wireless setup somewhere there's normally a drop-down box to choose what type you want, i.e. B only, B/G mixed, G only, B/G/N mixed, G/N mixed, N only...pick G/N mixed and your netgear dongle will work

mercman1969

GunJack wrote: »

if you log in to your router, on the wireless setup somewhere there's normally a drop-down box to choose what type you want, i.e. B only, B/G mixed, G only, B/G/N mixed, G/N mixed, N only...pick G/N mixed and your netgear dongle will work

Been trying to log into my thomson router all day

Everything I have read states that you do the following

1. enter 192.168.1.254
2. User = Administrator
3. Pass = leave it blank OR enter ser #

Not been able to access it and i dont recall changing any passwords when i set it up

So i cant even get over stage 1 of prepping the No1 router let alone getting No2 done

JJ_Egan

Channel 11 is usually the one with the least users on it as opposed to 1 & 6 which tend to be the default channels .

jje

debitcardmayhem

mercman1969 wrote: »

Been trying to log into my thomson router all day

Everything I have read states that you do the following

1. enter 192.168.1.254
2. User = Administrator
3. Pass = leave it blank OR enter ser #

Not been able to access it and i dont recall changing any passwords when i set it up

So i cant even get over stage 1 of prepping the No1 router let alone getting No2 done

Morning, On your pc which (in the lounge) works ok start a command prompt (start run cmd) enter ipconfig and look for default gateway in the ouput. That will tell you if 192.168.1.254 is your router address, also check what the ip address is for you pc in the same output. Then lets see what happens from there

mercman1969

When i select Run and then type in ipconfig in the box and press return the following happens

A small black box appears for a split second on the screen and then vanishes

i expected it to stay open so i can read the text but it happens so quickly

debitcardmayhem

mercman1969 wrote: »

When i select Run and then type in ipconfig in the box and press return the following happens

A small black box appears for a split second on the screen and then vanishes

i expected it to stay open so i can read the text but it happens so quickly

Hi, no first start run cmd press enter , the black box stays open
then type in ipconfig in the black box

mercman1969

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Hi, no first start run cmd press enter , the black box stays open
then type in ipconfig in the black box

Thanks.....not near my machine at the minute (am at work) will try it later this evening

Told you I was a NOOB didnt I....maybe that gives you an idea of how little i know and how much help i need:beer:

debitcardmayhem

mercman1969 wrote: »

Thanks.....not near my machine at the minute (am at work) will try it later this evening

Told you I was a NOOB didnt I....maybe that gives you an idea of how little i know and how much help i need:beer:

No probs, enjoy your work.

stephen25uk

can i just ask who is your isp and how long have you been with them.....as another poster said the wireless router you have is kak......if you have been with your isp for more than a year,phone them up and ask for a new modem router,if they refuse ask for your mac code,tell them your going to another supplier who will give you a more uptodate router for free,they will probably then offer you a free router to stay.....in true MSE tradition saving some cash.....i have read all the replies in here,but to me the most obvious thing to try is a better model of modem router with a stronger wireless signal......this could be an easy fix,without over complicating things with wireless repeaters and the like which can improve the signal but can slow the speed down.
one poster said move the existing router to a mid point between the 2 pc,s...sounds sensible to try it to me....a router doesnt need to be conected to the master socket as long as the extension socket wiring is sound..you only really need to try the master socket if your have problems getting you router to sync at all