new router - can't connect to internet any help?

sophlowe45

My housemate moved out so took his router with him, it was unsecured internet and he didnt say we needed anything like a username or password so i assumed for unsecured internet we didnt. He gave 30 days notice on the internet so the internet in his name ends on the 31st December.

The problem is we cannot ask a new supplier to set up broadband in our house until 1st January as we still have the Tiscali broadband on our phone line until 31st December.

I bought a new router yesterday - Linksys wireless router, but we can't connect to the internet, i followed the setup instructions which seem simple enough but i dont know what im doing wrong, any ideas or things for me to check?

I can connect locally but not to the internet, i chose the bridged option and obtain an ip address automatically as i dont have a username, password, or any kind of VPI or VCI settings although the leaflet said which VPI and VCI settings to use unless your ISP tells you otherwise.

Can anyone please help? Thank you.

sophlowe45

thanks albertross thats not affected by having unsecured internet then, problem is i dont think Tiscali would give it to me seeing as i dont have the account number and am not the account holder, but i guess theres no other option right?

do i need any other settings from the ISP in addition to a username and password? Thanks!

esuhl

By "unsecured internet" are you referring to an unencrypted wireless connection? This would mean that you can connect a computer to your local network without needing a username/password for each computer, but in any case you will require the username/password that the ISP provided so that your router can log on to the internet.

Generally, it's not a good idea to use anything less than WPA encryption on a wireless network to keep out n'er-do-wells!