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Question about a wireless router

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by imjustagirl2, Dec 17, 2006.

  1. spup1122

    spup1122 Guest

    The reset button on the back of the router does not reset the router to factory settings. It resets the internet connection. This is why I believe you are incorrect. You're giving false information off the bat.
     
  2. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    ROSIE! HELP ME!
     
  3. indiansnetwork

    indiansnetwork Active Member

    Once you reset it you will be fine and will be able to connect wirelessly again.
    I strongly suggest you set up a encrypted network if you plan on doing banking as wireless Internet connects can allow some one to steal you banking information.
     
  4. indiansnetwork

    indiansnetwork Active Member

    The only reason I know this works is because I have had to set up my wireless connection in a new location after moving. You are correct it does reset the Internet connect but in order for it to work correctly with your computer both the computer and router have to configured together.
     
  5. DrRosenpenis

    DrRosenpenis Member

    I have a Linksys router. I moved recently and my laptop actually picked up the router without it even being plugged in. Weird, but true.
     
  6. indiansnetwork

    indiansnetwork Active Member

    I know this seems complicated and if I could I would set it up for you as I have done this for many people. I am sure you will figure it out and that if you need help their will be people that can help you. You are smart and I am sure you will be fine but I can always offer my help.
     
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    IJAG, Short answer is you will probably be fine.

    Your ISP nothing to do with anything. The router will work with any WAN (wide area network, or internet connection).

    The question is how you have the router set up. Home routers do two things: They take an internet connection to multiple computers and they allow multiple computers to communicate to each other through a network.

    If you just took the router out of the box, hooked it up to your cable or DSL modem and hooked a few computers up to it--and didn't change any settings so that you are encrypting data (would have required you set up each computer with the encryption key, so you will know if you did this)--then you shouldn't have any problems taking it somewhere else, hooking it up to their high-speed connection and using it to share the connection. What the router is likely doing, is attaching itself to your ISP IP address, assigning a standard IP address (usually 192.168.1.1) to the router and using the DHCP protocol to attach an IP address to each computer (usually something like, 192.168.1.100, 192, 168.1.101, etc.) so they can communicate with the router.

    Chances are you won't have any problem at your parents' house, but bring the manual with you.

    By the way, I have no idea what it's like where you live, but where I live I'd never leave a wireless connection unencrypted. Some of my neighbors stupidly do and the signal reaches my living room. I could take control of their computer if I wanted, or piggback off their ISP connection and do something illegal, like trade kiddie porn, if that is the type of person I was. And when the authorities came looking for someone, it would be them, because the ISP's IP address was assigned to their cable or DSL connection.
     
  8. indiansnetwork

    indiansnetwork Active Member

    Linksys routers are the best. Unless you set up a encrypted password protected network you will not need to reset the router as it should pick up the network automatically.
     
  9. indiansnetwork

    indiansnetwork Active Member

    Great answer!!!!!!!
    To the end of stealing info
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061217/ap_on_hi_te/university_data_thefts
     
  10. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    I bought a Linksys router, and made it password protected. I don't know if it's a WHA or whatever the term is, but it has a password. I plugged it into my wall internet connection, then plugged my desktop into the router. Both my desktop and my laptop now work.

    Hell if I know where my information book is though.
     
  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    When you say you made it password protected, I am guessing you mean there is some configuration utility (most home routers, including linksys routers, have one) and you changed the password on the utility. If you didn't encrypt anything, you probably have no need to get to that utility, though. You should be able to just hook it up to your parent's cable or DSL modem and it will do everything automatically--create a DHCP server, assign any computer with a wireless card an IP address and share the WAN connection.

    If you do actually do need to reset the password for the configuration utility to whatever the factory default is, there's usually a button somewhere on the router that you can press. Typically, it's a small button in the back and you have to press it and hold it for half a minute. The factory default username and password for linksys routers is "admin."
     
  12. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    Even the use of the term 'configuration utility' scares me.

    Can you try to put it in the most basic terms ever? "Press this button, look for these words, see if a green light comes on..." like that?
     
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