(OT) Building a network

[rdouglass]

Well, if you didn't fry the hardware, the easiest way to setup a D-Link is to power on the equipment in the proper order. Hook up all equipment powered off using the ethernet cables as suggested. (They don't actually have to be cat5 but you'll get your best performance with good cat5 cables.)

1. Power on cable modem first and be sure it's status lights are normal (don't use USB connection).

2. Power on D_Link router and ensure WAN activity LED's.

3. Power on PC. Check router for LAN activity LED's. Open a browser to http://192.168.0.1 to view and change the router web interface. (At least with factory defaults anyways). If you can hit the management interface, LAN side of router is OK.

4. For wireless, be sure to change the SSID and use WEP right away.

These options usually work 'out-of-the-box' from D_Link when used with a standard dynamic-IP cable modem. DSL modems are a little different in the sense you'll have to config your PPPoE stuff. However, the default settings are wide-open for wireless hence my advice above.

I use D-Link a lot and have had quite good luck with them for the money.

Hope it helps.

[mottlee]

Well I think it is dead for the simple fact it now STINKS!power to modem is 10VDC and to router is 5VDC os it was 2X I know someone who will set it up for me, I have now went out and bought a new router so by next week I should have it up and running

[Gandalf Parker]

mottlee said:
Well I think it is dead for the simple fact it now STINKS!power to modem is 10VDC and to router is 5VDC os it was 2X I know someone who will set it up for me, I have now went out and bought a new router so by next week I should have it up and running

You in Northern California? I have a garage full of equipment I got "in lieugh of pay" when the ISP I was working for dot-crashed

[mottlee]

Sorry, no I am in Michigan, I have replaced the router thanks for the offer

[Atrocities]

whats the differance between WAN and LAN?

I found out today that my nieghbor might be using the wireless features of my Actiontec wireless DSL router. Any suggestions for me?

I was talking to him and the subject of internet connections came up. He told me that since June he has had internet for free. I asked him what he meant, and he said, and I quote: "All of a sudden one day I click on the E thing and it connected."

Wow? Was my response. Can I see your Lap Top?

Its one of those DELL lap tops that his wife gave him after she bought a new one. It is set up for wireless use.

Since they live close enough, he gets a pretty decent connection. I FEAR, that it is either my ISP or the neighbor on the other side of him that he has locked onto.

What do I or should I do?

[Fyron]

Atrocities said:
whats the differance between WAN and LAN?

WAN means Wide Area Network. LAN means Local Area Network. WAN is the network connection to the internet. LAN is the network connection between computers in the same place.

I found out today that my nieghbor might be using the wireless features of my Actiontec wireless DSL router. Any suggestions for me?

Turn on all of your computers that use a wireless network device, and connect them to the network. Then, go into the router configuration. Usually typing 192.128.0.1 into a web browser window of a computer connected to the network will access it. Access it from a computer using a wired ethernet connection if possible. Find the Wireless Access List settings. Add the MAC address of each connected device that you want connected to the access list. They should be listed by computer name. You can check each of your computers on the wireless network to see what the MAC address of their wireless network device is, to make sure you have the correct devices. Then, enable "Access Control", which cuts off any wireless network device that is not on the access list. I am not sure what it is called in other routers, just that it is called "Access Control" in my Netgear router.

Next, enable WEP and put in a password. This will make it so you need a password to connect to the wireless network. You will need to alter the connection settings for each of your computers on the wireless network to use this password.

Feel free to log on to MSN or IRC if you need further help...

[Atrocities]

Thanks Fyron.