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OK-- I just got my new Acer netbook. It's very nice.
Now, I have another problem. I have a desktop in the basement with a Linksys Router and my regular notebook upstairs. Unfortunately, I no longer have the password for my router (long story -- it got lost when I moved 3 years ago). So, I want to add my new netbook to my network and have internet access. But the security settings will not allow that. I assume I will somehow have to hit the reset button to restore the Linksys to its factory settings. Beyond that, I don't remember how to reset the security settings that will now allow my netbook and notebook access. I'm probably going to have one of my IT guys from work come over and do it (I'll pay him, of course), unless someone here has some other better suggestions. Mel |
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what model router is it?
what type of internet connection do you have? if you have cable then you can press and hold the reset button on the linksys router to return the router to its factory default settings, complete with login username of 'admin' and password of 'admin'. if you have dsl then you have to know your login information for the dsl service or you will be out of business after you reset the router and blow away this stored information... then to reconfigure the router you simply point your internet browser to 192.168.1.1 and logon with username and password (above), change the password for the router so other people can't log in, change the wireless ssid to something that you like, and change the wireless security by selecting a security type ans entering a password. note the hexidecimal version of the wireless password as you may need to use it to log on wireless from a laptop. once loged on from the laptop the laptop will store the password and it will not need to be typed again. then write down all of these settings, 192.168.1.1 to get reouter control panel page, username/password, ssid, wireless password, and if you have dsl the dsl name and password that has to be entered into the router.... linksys tech support can talk you through it if you call them up on the phone. "MZB" wrote in message ... OK-- I just got my new Acer netbook. It's very nice. Now, I have another problem. I have a desktop in the basement with a Linksys Router and my regular notebook upstairs. Unfortunately, I no longer have the password for my router (long story -- it got lost when I moved 3 years ago). So, I want to add my new netbook to my network and have internet access. But the security settings will not allow that. I assume I will somehow have to hit the reset button to restore the Linksys to its factory settings. Beyond that, I don't remember how to reset the security settings that will now allow my netbook and notebook access. I'm probably going to have one of my IT guys from work come over and do it (I'll pay him, of course), unless someone here has some other better suggestions. Mel |
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Mel,
Everything Christopher mentioned was on target. I am not sure your computer level but here is some basic info related to security. I would suggest also that you use a password that you possibly can remember but not a 'dictionary word'. A lot of people are somewhat careless about their passwords. Besides router passwords I also referring to passwords for email access, online banking and other passwords you would use on the internet. A lot of people that get their accounts hacked into have some responsibility in this happening so be careful. You can use a mnemonic something like Mary had a little lamb you could make a password like Mhall or M4811. You can use numbers or symbols to approximate a letter but just something to make it harder to break. My wife hates my 8 character mishmash password but it keeps me safe. After you reset the router you may not have any security setup and it may be an unsecured wireless. I am not sure how worried you are about others connecting to your router but there are people that are wandering around looking for unsecured wireless networks they can exploit. |
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Hold down the reset button for a while, at least 30 seconds ought to
do it. This will blow away all of the settings, and restore the unit to the way it was when you unboxed it. You can then go back in and reconfigure it. Be sure to set at least two things: 1. Some type of wireless security mode (unless you really don't care, and can accept the possibility that someone might come along and abuse your wireless network to do bad things on the 'net). WEP has been broken, WPA and WPA2 are still secure if properly set up and your equipment supports it. Use a WPA or WPA2 key consisting of random characters, of which there should be at least 30. 2. Set an administrator password on the router. This is the password you use to sign in to its built in web pages and configure it. Doing this keeps anyone from messing around with your router if you do let them on your network. William |
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"Christopher Muto" wrote in message t... what model router is it? what type of internet connection do you have? if you have cable then you can press and hold the reset button on the linksys router to return the router to its factory default settings, complete with login username of 'admin' and password of 'admin'. if you have dsl then you have to know your login information for the dsl service or you will be out of business after you reset the router and blow away this stored information... then to reconfigure the router you simply point your internet browser to 192.168.1.1 and logon with username and password (above), change the password for the router so other people can't log in, change the wireless ssid to something that you like, and change the wireless security by selecting a security type ans entering a password. note the hexidecimal version of the wireless password as you may need to use it to log on wireless from a laptop. once loged on from the laptop the laptop will store the password and it will not need to be typed again. then write down all of these settings, 192.168.1.1 to get reouter control panel page, username/password, ssid, wireless password, and if you have dsl the dsl name and password that has to be entered into the router.... linksys tech support can talk you through it if you call them up on the phone. "MZB" wrote in message ... OK-- I just got my new Acer netbook. It's very nice. Now, I have another problem. I have a desktop in the basement with a Linksys Router and my regular notebook upstairs. Unfortunately, I no longer have the password for my router (long story -- it got lost when I moved 3 years ago). So, I want to add my new netbook to my network and have internet access. But the security settings will not allow that. I assume I will somehow have to hit the reset button to restore the Linksys to its factory settings. Beyond that, I don't remember how to reset the security settings that will now allow my netbook and notebook access. I'm probably going to have one of my IT guys from work come over and do it (I'll pay him, of course), unless someone here has some other better suggestions. Mel As I recall you have to hold the reset button in for several second. But why take my word for it, try looking he http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support or http://www3.nohold.net/noHoldCust56/...s.html?alt1=us |
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"Kevin Childers" wrote in message
... "Christopher Muto" wrote in message t... what model router is it? what type of internet connection do you have? if you have cable then you can press and hold the reset button on the linksys router to return the router to its factory default settings, complete with login username of 'admin' and password of 'admin'. if you have dsl then you have to know your login information for the dsl service or you will be out of business after you reset the router and blow away this stored information... then to reconfigure the router you simply point your internet browser to 192.168.1.1 and logon with username and password (above), change the password for the router so other people can't log in, change the wireless ssid to something that you like, and change the wireless security by selecting a security type ans entering a password. note the hexidecimal version of the wireless password as you may need to use it to log on wireless from a laptop. once loged on from the laptop the laptop will store the password and it will not need to be typed again. then write down all of these settings, 192.168.1.1 to get reouter control panel page, username/password, ssid, wireless password, and if you have dsl the dsl name and password that has to be entered into the router.... linksys tech support can talk you through it if you call them up on the phone. "MZB" wrote in message ... OK-- I just got my new Acer netbook. It's very nice. Now, I have another problem. I have a desktop in the basement with a Linksys Router and my regular notebook upstairs. Unfortunately, I no longer have the password for my router (long story -- it got lost when I moved 3 years ago). So, I want to add my new netbook to my network and have internet access. But the security settings will not allow that. I assume I will somehow have to hit the reset button to restore the Linksys to its factory settings. Beyond that, I don't remember how to reset the security settings that will now allow my netbook and notebook access. I'm probably going to have one of my IT guys from work come over and do it (I'll pay him, of course), unless someone here has some other better suggestions. Mel As I recall you have to hold the reset button in for several second. But why take my word for it, try looking he http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support or http://www3.nohold.net/noHoldCust56/...s.html?alt1=us yes, as i said, press and hold the reset button. you know it is reset once all the lights on the front of the router lite simultaneously. but it would be a mistake to do this before you consider your type of internet connection - if it is the type that typically require a logon, such as most residential dsl services, then you will also reset the stored dsl username/password and no longer be on the internet unti lyou restore them. so it is best ot make sure you know that username/password combination before proceeding. no sense in having a laptop than can connect to a router that can not conenct to the internet... |
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re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH
Thanks for your advice on re-setting my router.
I was all set to follow your instructions, but I figured I would still peruse the manual for my Linksys WRT54G router. So, I am now confused again. If all I need to do is follow you're the instructions mentioned in the thread and ignore everything else, I'm fine. But from reading the manual, I have the following specific questions:: 1) It says on the basic set-up screen, enter settings provided by my ISP. Do you know what that is? Is it something I can just get from my computer? eg: would it be the subnet mask and stuff that I can get via ipconfig/all? If so, I will print that out before resetting the router. (I will not see that specific screen until I reset my router!) Or will it just default to what I need? My ISP is Charter. I would rather not have to play phone tag trying to contact them. I'd rather try and get the information from my computer settings! 2) Do I need to change the starting IP address. The manual says "because the Router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the starting IP address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.167.1.253. The default starting IP address is 192.168.1.100. Does this mean I can't just go with the default? 3) They talk about the MAC address clone. Do I need to mess around with that? 4) Advanced Routing - do I have to do anything with that 5) The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings. Is this where I put in the SSID name? Also, do I ENABLE or DISABLE the broadcast of my router's SSID. I seem to vaguely recall that one worked better than the other. With one setting it took my laptop a long time each time to find the connection. The other was instant. Does this make any sense? Finally, they talk about selecting the wireless channel to correspond with my network settings. What is that? 6) Should I filter via MAC addresses.? If so, I assume I just enter the MAC address for each of my two laptops? Where is my MAC address (or is it the same as the Physical Address that I get via ipconfig/all)? "William R. Walsh" wrote in message ... Hold down the reset button for a while, at least 30 seconds ought to do it. This will blow away all of the settings, and restore the unit to the way it was when you unboxed it. You can then go back in and reconfigure it. Be sure to set at least two things: 1. Some type of wireless security mode (unless you really don't care, and can accept the possibility that someone might come along and abuse your wireless network to do bad things on the 'net). WEP has been broken, WPA and WPA2 are still secure if properly set up and your equipment supports it. Use a WPA or WPA2 key consisting of random characters, of which there should be at least 30. 2. Set an administrator password on the router. This is the password you use to sign in to its built in web pages and configure it. Doing this keeps anyone from messing around with your router if you do let them on your network. William |
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re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH
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-----Original Message----- From: MZB ] Posted At: Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:21 AM Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell Conversation: re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH Subject: re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH Thanks for your advice on re-setting my router. I was all set to follow your instructions, but I figured I would still peruse the manual for my Linksys WRT54G router. So, I am now confused again. If all I need to do is follow you're the instructions mentioned in the thread and ignore everything else, I'm fine. But from reading the manual, I have the following specific questions:: 1) It says on the basic set-up screen, enter settings provided by my ISP. Do you know what that is? Is it something I can just get from my computer? eg: would it be the subnet mask and stuff that I can get via ipconfig/all? If so, I will print that out before resetting the router. (I will not see that specific screen until I reset my router!) Or will it just default to what I need? My ISP is Charter. I would rather not have to play phone tag trying to contact them. I'd rather try and get the information from my computer settings! If you're using cable, change nothing. If you're using DSL, you'll need signon information (userid/password) from your provider. 2) Do I need to change the starting IP address. The manual says "because the Router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the starting IP address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.167.1.253. The default starting IP address is 192.168.1.100. Does this mean I can't just go with the default? Default is fine. 3) They talk about the MAC address clone. Do I need to mess around with that? No. Leave it alone. 4) Advanced Routing - do I have to do anything with that No. 5) The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings. Is this where I put in the SSID name? Also, do I ENABLE or DISABLE the broadcast of my router's SSID. I seem to vaguely recall that one worked better than the other. With one setting it took my laptop a long time each time to find the connection. The other was instant. Does this make any sense? Finally, they talk about selecting the wireless channel to correspond with my network settings. What is that? Yes, set an SSID there. If you don't broadcast, it is marginally more secure, but you have to key it on the laptop. 6) Should I filter via MAC addresses.? If so, I assume I just enter the MAC address for each of my two laptops? Where is my MAC address (or is it the same as the Physical Address that I get via ipconfig/all)? That's where you get it. It will look something like 00:00..... or 00-00. Forget how many. Mac filtering is good security. "William R. Walsh" wrote in message news:9def8f88-7039-463e-8544- ... Hold down the reset button for a while, at least 30 seconds ought to do it. This will blow away all of the settings, and restore the unit to the way it was when you unboxed it. You can then go back in and reconfigure it. Be sure to set at least two things: 1. Some type of wireless security mode (unless you really don't care, and can accept the possibility that someone might come along and abuse your wireless network to do bad things on the 'net). WEP has been broken, WPA and WPA2 are still secure if properly set up and your equipment supports it. Use a WPA or WPA2 key consisting of random characters, of which there should be at least 30. 2. Set an administrator password on the router. This is the password you use to sign in to its built in web pages and configure it. Doing this keeps anyone from messing around with your router if you do let them on your network. William |
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"MZB" wrote in message
... Thanks for your advice on re-setting my router. I was all set to follow your instructions, but I figured I would still peruse the manual for my Linksys WRT54G router. So, I am now confused again. If all I need to do is follow you're the instructions mentioned in the thread and ignore everything else, I'm fine. But from reading the manual, I have the following specific questions:: 1) It says on the basic set-up screen, enter settings provided by my ISP. Do you know what that is? Is it something I can just get from my computer? eg: would it be the subnet mask and stuff that I can get via ipconfig/all? If so, I will print that out before resetting the router. (I will not see that specific screen until I reset my router!) Or will it just default to what I need? My ISP is Charter. I would rather not have to play phone tag trying to contact them. I'd rather try and get the information from my computer settings! 2) Do I need to change the starting IP address. The manual says "because the Router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the starting IP address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.167.1.253. The default starting IP address is 192.168.1.100. Does this mean I can't just go with the default? 3) They talk about the MAC address clone. Do I need to mess around with that? 4) Advanced Routing - do I have to do anything with that 5) The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings. Is this where I put in the SSID name? Also, do I ENABLE or DISABLE the broadcast of my router's SSID. I seem to vaguely recall that one worked better than the other. With one setting it took my laptop a long time each time to find the connection. The other was instant. Does this make any sense? Finally, they talk about selecting the wireless channel to correspond with my network settings. What is that? 6) Should I filter via MAC addresses.? If so, I assume I just enter the MAC address for each of my two laptops? Where is my MAC address (or is it the same as the Physical Address that I get via ipconfig/all)? "William R. Walsh" wrote in message ... Hold down the reset button for a while, at least 30 seconds ought to do it. This will blow away all of the settings, and restore the unit to the way it was when you unboxed it. You can then go back in and reconfigure it. Be sure to set at least two things: 1. Some type of wireless security mode (unless you really don't care, and can accept the possibility that someone might come along and abuse your wireless network to do bad things on the 'net). WEP has been broken, WPA and WPA2 are still secure if properly set up and your equipment supports it. Use a WPA or WPA2 key consisting of random characters, of which there should be at least 30. 2. Set an administrator password on the router. This is the password you use to sign in to its built in web pages and configure it. Doing this keeps anyone from messing around with your router if you do let them on your network. William linksys perfers to have you install their 'wizard' software on your pc or use the wizard built into the newer routers. i find this software to be worthless, to actually provide negitive value. if charter is a cable company then it is likely that there is nothing to set up in the router to get it to go online (on the internet), in other words, after restting the router, the default router settings will allow you to get online wihtout any intervention on your part. so if charter is a cable company then go ahead and reset the router, and then reboot your pc (desktop) and then test that you can still surf the internet. if you want to make configuration changes then open your browser and direct it to 192.168.1.1 (by typing that number into the box where you would type www.dell.com or some other address). then you will be faced with a logon prompt. the default username is 'admin' and the default password is 'admin'. if a wizard comes up you can follow the prompt, or you can just say you want to configure it manually. either way, all you want to do is: -change the default password for the router -change the wireless 'ssid', the name broadcasted by your wireless router for other wireless devices to distinguish it from other wireless networks in the area -change the wireless security by selecting wpa or wpa2 if your router has it, and entering a password (again, make note of the hexidecimal code generated by the password as you may need to use the hexidecimal version of the password to log on wirelessly for the first time). -be sure to click the 'apply' button on the bottom of each page on the linksys after you make changes, otherwise they won't be saved. |
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Hi!
1) It says on the basic set-up screen, enter settings provided by my ISP. Do you know what that is? This usually applies to DSL customers and business class accounts. If you don't fall into those categories, you're probably good. Some ISPs give you a permanent IP address or expect you to enter a certain host name. But most will be fine without your having to do anything special. Is it something I can just get from my computer? eg: would it be the subnet mask and stuff that I can get via ipconfig/all? Probably not. The information you get from that screen will be appropriate for the internal side of your network (the stuff "behind" the router) and was probably automatically handed out by it. 2) Do I need to change the starting IP address. The manual says "because the Router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the starting IP address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.167.1.253. This refers to the difference between internal and external numbering. Unless your connection device (cable or DSL modem) is also a router, I don't think you will have any problems here. You can be at least somewhat sure whether or not this is the case by visiting a site like www.whatismyip.com. 3) They talk about the MAC address clone. Do I need to mess around with that? Maybe. It depends upon whether or not this router was present when you first set up this connection to the Internet. A MAC address is the "permanent" address that is 'burned' into any network device when it is manufactured. Some ISPs use this to keep unauthorized systems off of their networks, by recording whatever MAC address shows up when you first connect everything and get started. Others don't care so much as long as you power cycle the device that brings the Internet to you (such as a cable modem) after connecting a different piece of equipment to it. If the router was there and in use when you set up your connection, you don't need to use MAC address clone for anything. If the router was not there, and your computer was plugged directly into the cable modem, you might. If you do, you will have to use this function from the computer that you first used when setting up the service. Or you can always try it and see. Nobody is going to break down your door if you do, the worst that can happen is that it won't work--or you will be challenged for information pertaining to your account with Charter. 4) Advanced Routing - do I have to do anything with that Nope. 5) The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings. Is this where I put in the SSID name? Also, do I ENABLE or DISABLE the broadcast of my router's SSID. Yes, and enable the SSID. You can disable it, but that only makes the network a little harder to find by anyone who is looking. This is why your computer once took longer to find the network. Finally, they talk about selecting the wireless channel to correspond with my network settings. What is that? 802.11 wireless is provided with a radio module that can choose from several possible frequencies to operate on. You should pick a frequency that isn't in use in your area. (Hint: Channel #6 is the default for a lot of equipment, so you probably don't want it. Only a few of the frequencies are truly independent of one another. 12, 13 and 14 (if you can select them) are only for use outside of the US and may not work with your other equipment. 6) Should I filter via MAC addresses.? If so, I assume I just enter the MAC address for each of my two laptops? No, because this can be "spoofed" by other computers that you don't want on your network. Even with encryption ("wireless security") turned on, MAC addresses are transmitted in the clear so that anyone could see them. Where is my MAC address (or is it the same as the Physical Address that I get via ipconfig/all)? The MAC address is shown as "physical address" in Windows. Make sure you pick the right adapter--computers with wireless networking usually also have a wired adapter, and the two are different. Therefore they have different MAC addresses. When you've done all this, enable some kind of wireless security. Use WPA at the least, and pick a good key (greater than 30 characters, and not made up of entirely of words--mix it up with numbers and some basic symbols). If your gear can handle it, use WPA2. And then, when you're all done, write down or print out the configuration information for your router, *including the password* to access the administration web pages. Put these in a secure location! William |
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