Gregg
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Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:57 pm Post subject:
Should I be able to see wireless router without cable connec |
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I bought a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router and a WMP54GS wireless NIC so
I would not have to run wires to my computer when I get broadband cable
service. I have Windows XP.
While waiting the several days for for the ISP to activate the
connection to my house, I thought I would see if I could get the
wireless link to work. I have not had much luck.
Should it be possible for me to see the router through the wireless link
the way I can through an ethernet cable? So far, all I get is a NIC icon
with a red X on it in the tray. If I select "View Available Wireless
Networks" from the icon menu, and then click "Refresh network list", it
tells me "No wireless networks were found in range". I did set the
channel in the device manager properties to the same as the router
configuration.
Is it necessary for there to be a live Internet connection on the other
side of the router before the wireless part will work? The card works
because I put it in a computer at work and it saw the wireless network
there.
Thanks.
Gregg |
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Dave C.
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Fri Dec 17, 2004 7:35 pm Post subject:
Re: Should I be able to see wireless router without cable co |
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"Gregg" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:Jjwwd.2175$yK.1248@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | I bought a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router and a WMP54GS wireless NIC so I
would not have to run wires to my computer when I get broadband cable
service. I have Windows XP.
While waiting the several days for for the ISP to activate the connection
to my house, I thought I would see if I could get the wireless link to
work. I have not had much luck.
Should it be possible for me to see the router through the wireless link
the way I can through an ethernet cable? So far, all I get is a NIC icon
with a red X on it in the tray. If I select "View Available Wireless
Networks" from the icon menu, and then click "Refresh network list", it
tells me "No wireless networks were found in range". I did set the channel
in the device manager properties to the same as the router configuration.
Is it necessary for there to be a live Internet connection on the other
side of the router before the wireless part will work? The card works
because I put it in a computer at work and it saw the wireless network
there.
Thanks.
Gregg
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You have to configure your wireless connection on BOTH ends. The "wireless"
part of the router is not active when it leaves the factory. You need to
log into the wireless router to configure a wireless connection. The way to
do that would be to hook up a WIRED ethernet connection between the router
and a PC. Then fire up a web browser and type in the url of the router's
menu system. In there, you will have to specify what type of wireless
connection (b/g/whatever), level of encryption, shared key, whatever you
want.
Then in the computer with the wireless access card/NIC, you need to set the
wireless card's software settings to match whatever settings you programmed
for your wireless connection in the router. But even before you configure
the wireless access card, the wireless access card SHOULD see the wireless
router, if the two are compatible at all. But right NOW, your wireless
router is essentially turned off, even though it is plugged in and powered
up. So of course your wireless access card sees nothing. -Dave |
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