Router help

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Ok, so I bought a router today because the other half says I'm an internet hog.
I installed the router as per instructions, so far so good.
I've got the required info on the USB, I plug the USB into the laptop, and nothing.
Obviously I'm missing some vital step here.
Can one of you guru types step me through the process? Pretty please.

[DeanoNZL (Adrian)]

Hi JJJ,
you would better advised to use the ethernet(network) connection rather than USB.
Does it have multiple network ports, or a single port?
What brand & model router is it, and has it been pre-configured for you?
Let us know.

[renormalised (Carl)]

What model of router did you buy??
Have you entered all the network info for your connection into the router??
Did you enter the right password and username??
Have you setup an ethernet connection unintentionally instead of the USB connection??
Are you using the right connection protocol that your ISP's server is using??

you would better advised to use the ethernet(network) connection rather than USB.

Good advice, and spot on.

There's a couple of questions you need to ask yourself. Run through the steps you used here and we can see what's happening.

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

JJJ,

If your laptop has wireless, then use that, or get a wireless PCMCIA card, although you will have to setup WEP or WPA encryption. it is wireless isnt it?

it should be quite simple to setup, enter the default IP address on your internet explorer, and go from there (usually 192.168.0.1) just enter your username and password to create the PPPoE connection, and away you go.

i will help as best i can, if you need any help etc. the feel free to PM, i practically live on here.

[pmrid (Peter)]

Hay JJ, I'm puzzled by the reference to USB. Is yours a wireless router or not? If it's wireless (it will have a little antenna or 2 sticking out the back) then you can forget USB and the like and just use the Wi-Fi on your laptop. Ring me if you need help setting it up. Or if all else fails, I can drop by and set it for you.
Peter

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

Originally Posted by pmrid

Hay JJ, I'm puzzled by the reference to USB. Is yours a wireless router or not? If it's wireless (it will have a little antenna or 2 sticking out the back) then you can forget USB and the like and just use the Wi-Fi on your laptop. Ring me if you need help setting it up. Or if all else fails, I can drop by and set it for you.
Peter

i am guessing its a router, and not a modem router, as older ADSL modems have an ethernet and USB port on them

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

It's a D-Link Wireless G Router.
I've hooked it up to the Satellite modem, as per instructions, and we have internet via the router.
When it came to setting up extra devices, the wizard recommended using the USB.
But if I don't need it I'll go the alternate route. But my lappy is giving me messages saying that my radio is disabled. I enabled it, but the message still comes up.
Peter, I'll give you a ring, tomorrow morning. My brain is drained at the moment.
Talk soon.

[g__day (Matthew)]

You may need to either clone the MAC address of the original PC or power cycle the Satellite connection to reset the MAC address on the router.

People are right - a PC conection to the router using a ethernet cable (instead of a USB connection) is ideal as more of the TCP/IP stack will be implemented in hardware (versus a corruptible software stack). Ethernet is simply alot more reliable.

[acropolite (Phil)]

jjj sounds like you may have the DIR300. If so read on...

The Dlink DIR300 has a WAN/Internet port, that's the port you connect to the satellite.

It sounds like the satellite device is a modem/router.

Once the Dlink is connected to the satellite via the Dlink WAN port plug in the ethernet port.

Make sue your lappy ethernet I/F is set to automatically obtain an IP address.

You should then be able to browse the Dlink by typing the default IP address (usually 192.168.0.1) in internet exploder (or firefox if you're that way inclined). You should then have access to the Dlink admin menu. From memory the user is admin the password is blank (no password)

Once you're in to the admin menu you'll find there's a wizard that should allow you to set the modem up (the cable option should be close to what you need, if not set the unit to obtain an IP address automatically) and configure the wireless settings.

Make sure the wireless is turned on in the router (there's also a wizard for the wireless area), and make sure that the unit has an SSID. Your laptop, if the wireless is turned on, should have an option to view available networks.
You should be able to select and connect to your Dlink wireless and once connected the lan cable is no longer necessary. Once you have the wireless connection working go back in to the router setup and set some security (just about anything will do WEP is the easiest but least secure), WPA or WPA2 will be more secure, you will need to specify a key or passphrase. You won't have to worry about the setup for security on the lappy it should simply prompt you for a passphrase when you connect.

Sounds a lot more complex than it really is, have a crack at it.