setting up a wireless router
I got it all the way but when i go to enter my ip address into internet address bar it says the page does not exist. how can i change around my internet settings when i cant get into my internet settings?1 person needs an answerI do too
June 28th, 2010 7:29am

Hi Jake,You are requested to address your problem in details to assist you better. However i might be think that you purchased a new wireless router and want to access the internet wireless. First your need to attach the RJ-45 cable in to the first port in your wireless router excluding the four port available depends on the model you have purchased. Most of the routers automatically configure it and give the output. However i recommend you to install the software come with hardware or call the free technical help desk of your wireless router. Or tell me the details of hardware and what you want to do in details.Thanks & Regards,Shiju Chacko
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June 28th, 2010 1:19pm

Setting up a router is quite simple. Normally you run the CD that came with the router and follow the instructions. But you can set up the router without a CD. Note that if you have cable Internet, for the connection you just set the router to do DHCP (or there may even be a choice of cable for you to select). If you have DSL Internet, you usually select PPoe and enter the username and password which you chose when originally setting up the DSL connection. So:1. Turn off the power to your cable modem.2. Attach a cat5e ethernet cable (usually provided with the router) going from the router's Internet/WAN port to the cable modem's ethernet port.3. Attach a cat5e ethernet cable going from your computer's network adapter to one of the ports on the router. If you don't have an ethernet cable (because you were using USB), you will need to go to the store and buy one.4. Turn on the cable modem. After all the lights are on, turn on the router.To configure the router:Have a computer connected to the router with an ethernet cable. Examples given are for a Linksys router. Refer to your router manual or the router mftr.'s website for default settings if you don't have a Linksys. Open a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and in the addressbar type:http://192.168.1.1 [enter] (this is the router's default IP address, which varies from router to router so check your manual)This will bring you to router's login screen. The default username is left blank and the Linksys default password is "admin" without the quotes. Enter that information. You are now in the router's configuration utility. Your configuration utility may differ slightly from mine. The first thing to do is change the default password because *everyone* knows the default passwords for various routers.Click on the Administration link at the top of the page. Enter your new password.WRITE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NOT LOSE IT . Re-enter the password to confirm it and click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page. The router will restart and present you with the login box again. Leave the username blank and put in your new password to get back into the configuration utility.Now click on the Wireless link at the top of the page. Change the Wireless Network Name (SSID) from the default to something you will recognize. I suggest that my clients not use their family name as the SSID. For example, you might wish to name your wireless network "CastleAnthrax" or the like. ;-)Click the Save Settings and when you get the prompt that your changes were successful, click on the Wireless Security link which is right next to the Basic Wireless Settings link (where you changed your SSID). Most computers purchased within the last 4 years have wireless hardware that will support WPA2-Personal (also called WPA2-PSK). This is the encryption level you want. If your wireless hardware is older, use WPA. Do not use WEP as that is easily cracked within minutes. So go ahead and set the Security Mode to WPA2-Personal. Do that and enter a passphrase. For example, you might use the passphrase, "Here be dragons, beware you scurvy dogs!". The passphrase is what you will enter on any computers that are allowed to connect to the wireless network.WRITE IT DOWN SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NOT LOSE IT .At this point, your router is configured and if the computer you were using to configure the router is normally going to connect wirelessly, disconnect the ethernet cable and the computer's wireless feature should see your new network. Enter the passphrase you created (exactly as you wrote it with all capitalization and punctuation) to join the network and start surfing.Excellent guide to setting up a wireless network, with pictures -http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/setup/wireless.mspx MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
June 28th, 2010 4:39pm

I have a Linksys WRT610N that is functioning normally but I can not access the router's set up page from Internet Explorer. I have Windows 7, 32bit and IE 9 beta. It didn't work on IE 8 either and I tried from two machines.Jim B
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November 1st, 2010 12:35pm

I have a Linksys WRT610N that is functioning normally but I can not access the router's set up page from Internet Explorer. I have Windows 7, 32bit and IE 9 beta. It didn't work on IE 8 either and I tried from two machines.Jim B1. Always start your own question thread instead of adding to someone else's ... particularly one that's over 4 months old.2. It helps if you post questions in the correct forum. You are in a Windows XP forum, but you are using Windows 7. Generally, for Windows 7 questions, useWindows 7 forums .3. What happens when you enter 192.168.1.1 in your browser's address box and click Go (or press Enter)? Are you connected by wire or wireless to your router?
November 1st, 2010 1:47pm

I receive a notice that IE can not display the web page.I am connected by wireless on 2 machines and they both work fine.I'm trying to change the router's security settings.Thanks,Jim BInternet Explorer cannot display the webpage
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November 1st, 2010 3:11pm

Please do the following:1. Start > Run > cmd > OK2. Type this command and press Enter: ipconfig /all > "%UserProfile%\Desktop\ip.txt" {Enter}3. Open the file IP.txt on your desktop4. Copy and paste the text into your response.In the meantime, if you can connect one of your computers to the router using an Ethernet cable, do so and report whether or not that enables you to get to the router's internal web page.
November 1st, 2010 3:44pm

Connecting via cable does not access the router's internal page.I have the text, which part do you want to see?
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November 1st, 2010 4:07pm

Connecting via cable does not access the router's internal page.I have the text, which part do you want to see?All of it.The fact that you still can't get IE to display the router's web page even if connected via Ethernet cable suggests that either you have IE's security settings misconfigured or that you have a misconfigured firewall. Are you using something other than the Windows firewall?Are you using a Norton antivirus product?Look at this article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956196/en-us under the "Let me fix it myself" heading.Skip "Method 1" (when you wrote that your computers work fine, I assume that you can get to Internet web sites).Skip "Method 2" because it isn't applicable to Windows 7.Skip "Method 3" for the same reason as for Method 1.Try "Method 4" and "Method 5." Under "Advanced troubleshooting," try Methods 1, 8, and 9.If you get as far as Advanced "Method 9," report what the troubleshooter says (if it doesn't fix your problem).
November 1st, 2010 4:30pm

I am using Norton Internet Security. I disabled the firewall which was no help.I reset IE settings which was no help.I deleted the browsing history on my IE 8 machine. No help.Using method 9, there was no Internet Explorer Performance option. I'm using IE 9 beta.I tried the same method on my IE 8 machine with no help or problems.
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November 1st, 2010 5:50pm

I am using Norton Internet Security. I disabled the firewall which was no help.I reset IE settings which was no help.I deleted the browsing history on my IE 8 machine. No help.Using method 9, there was no Internet Explorer Performance option. I'm using IE 9 beta.I tried the same method on my IE 8 machine with no help or problems. Please post the contents if IP.txt (although I think you have a deeper problem than anything that might be revealed there).Did you try the "no add-ons" mode of IE (Method 5)? There is no telling what may be going on with beta software. Do you still have IE 8 on either computer? Are you running Windows 7 as you initially indicated? Windows 7 has the following two Internet Explorer troubleshooters:Internet Explorer Performance Internet Explorer Safety Are neither of these present?I realize that you wrote that you disabled the firewall with no change, but ensure that the firewall portion of NIS is configured to permit local area network (LAN) traffic. Some versions of Norton antivirus products have a feature called "Internet Worm Protection." Despite its name, and despite its usual incorporation into the antivirus portion of Norton's software, this is a firewall and if present must be configured to permit LAN traffic. I suspect, but don't know, that if you have the entire NIS suite, which includes a firewall, that you do not also have Internet Worm Protection -- but you need to check your Norton user guide and/or online help.The simplest method is to configure your firewall to allow traffic between a range of IP addresses. For most Linksys routers, this would mean that you would "allow" or "permit" traffic to/from IP addresses in the range 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.254. The IP address of the computer you used to run ipconfig should be of the form 192.168.1.x, and the IP address of your Linksys router should be 192.168.1.1 (these are guesses, since you haven't posted the contents of IP.txt yet).
November 1st, 2010 7:36pm

I am reluctant to post my full IP.txt for all to see for security reasons. If a portion will help, please let me knowThank you for your patience & perserverance.As near as I can tell, NIS does not include worm protection."No add ons" didn't help.Using the IE 8 machine doesn't make any difference. I have tried parell fixes on both computers.The IE 8 computer has the Internet Explorer options.I have confirmed that the Linksys WRT610N router's IP address is 192.168.1.1It is like one of the advanced settings on IE is wrong but I believe I have tried them all by now.Since everything else is working so well, I am reluctant to reset the router and mess it up, especially since I can't access the router, but that appears to be the only option.Thanks again,Jim B
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November 1st, 2010 8:05pm

There's not much, if anything, in the output of ipconfig /all that's a security issue. About the only thing that I can think of that you might want to edit out is the name of your computer (aka "host name"). Still, if you don't want to copy it all, this is what I was looking for:Node typeDHCP enabled (yes/no)Autoconfiguration enabled (yes/no)IP addressSubnet maskDefault GatewayDHCP ServerBasically, I wanted to see if your computer was in the same subnet as the router. If you have confirmed that the router's IP address (which is the same as the Default Gateway and should be the same as the DHCP Server) is 192.168.1.1, then your computer's IP address should be 192.168.1.x where x is between 2 and 254. Your computer's subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0. DHCP should be enabled. For most home LANs, Node type should be Broadcast or Unknown. Hybrid or mixed will work, but may cause response issues. Peer-to-peer won't work.I agree that it's likely to be an IE setting somewhere. I'm not an IE expert, so you might try posting in theIE forum (note that this is a multi-OS forum, so if you post there read the sticky about what info ought to be included in your post).Did you ever try Advanced Method 8 (resetting all of IE's settings)?Method 8: Reset Internet Explorer configuration settingsCaution When you use the Reset All Settings feature in Internet Explorer, you will disable all browser add-ons. Therefore, must re-enable the add-ons that you want to use afterward. Typically, an add-on is not re-enabled when you reinstall it. You must manually re-enable the add-on.To perform this method, follow these steps:Start Internet Explorer, click Tools , and then click Internet Options . Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset .In the Internet Explorer Default Settings dialog box, click Reset . In the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box, click Reset .In Internet Explorer 6, click Restore Defaults , and then click OK .When the settings have been reset, click Close , and then clickOK to restart Internet Explorer. NoteIf issues are not resolved when you reset Internet Explorer, you can also reinstall Internet Explorer 8 to make sure that it is installed correctly.Somehow, I don't think that resetting the router will help ... and you're right about being wary of doing so. If you can't get into the configuration utility to set things up again, you'll be up the proverbial creek and you won't have a paddle.Sorry I couldn't solve your problem
November 1st, 2010 11:28pm

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