:tw=78:ts=8:sw=4 - Tuesday 19 December 2006, 20:59 - Evin: hey aria...if you're there...i'm having wireless internet troubles! - 21:09 - Aria: Ursj? Evin: haha Aria: Yeah? Evin: um, if you're busy, it's okay, it can wait Aria: I'm not. Evin: ooh ok Aria: My friends bailed on me Evin: aw Evin: poop heads Aria: So I'm sitting at the office kinda moping. Aria: Yeah. Geez. Girls are so unreliable. Evin: well, you can help a desperate trannyboy in need instead! Aria: Okay! Evin: :-* Evin: so it's having trouble with the "acquiring network address" part...my laptop that is * Aria nods Aria: What security method is it using? Aria: (And what network are you connecting to?) Evin: connecting to my home network (because i'm home!) Evin: and i have no idea about the security method Evin: it's the wireless router connected to my desktop Evin: and the laptop is wiggin out on me * Aria nods. Aria: Does it ask for a key when you connect it (or did it at least once?) Aria: Windows XP? Evin: yes it did Aria: And what brand of router? Aria: 'kay. Aria: Do you know the key? Evin: and i believe that was the network password my bro set up? Aria: Yeah. Evin: linksys Evin: and yes i know the password Aria: 'kay. Good. Aria: Is it ten randomish digits? Aria: Or an actual word? Evin: ********* Aria: 'kay. Evin: (my dog's name) Aria: So either WEP-passphrase, which is notoriously inconsistent, or WPA. Good. Aria: You have an ethernet cable you can connect with to check settings on the router? Evin: the desktop is connected to the internet via the router * Aria nods Aria: Woot. And that's what you're on now? - 21:14 - Evin: like one cable from wall to router, one cable from router to desktop Evin: yes * Aria nods Evin: but my laptop is open and sitting next to me Aria: Woot. Evin: haha Aria: If you go to http://192.168.1.1 can you log into the router? Evin: joshua gave that address to me...and no Aria: 'kay. Aria: Do you know what your gateway is? Evin: i think i saw that in the command prompt that joshua had me run Evin: for ipconfig /all * Aria nods Aria: Yep. Evin: do that again? Aria: Or easier, on the desktop, right-click on the Local Area Connection, and open that, then hit status Evin: "default gateway: 192.168.1.254" Aria: 'kay. Go to http://192.168.1.254 then Evin: ah ok Evin: "U.S. Robotics Broadband Router Configuration" Aria: ... Aria: Huh. Evin: "System Status" Aria: Thought you had a linksys. What equipment do you have involved here? Evin: um Evin: linksys wireless-G broadband router 2.4 GHz * Aria nods. Aria: WRT54G or variation thereof. Evin: yep Aria: Odd that you get a USR screen then. Evin: WRT54G * Aria nods. - 21:19 - Aria: Is there a US Robotics brand piece as well around? Evin: nope Evin: unless that's in the basement * Aria nods. Hrm. Aria: The desktop's plugged into one of the LAN ports on the Linksys, and the cable from elsewhere into the WAN? Aria: (or "internet", instead of WAN on newer models) Evin: cable 1: wall to port 1 on linksys, cable 2: port 2 on linksys to desktop Aria: Oooh. That explains a bit. Aria: The linksys isn't actually routing. Evin: oh Aria: Just being a wireless access point and switch. Evin: plug cable 2 from desktop to "internet" Aria: Do you know how the desktop gets its IP? Aria: No. Evin: desktop gets its IP? um from the wall which connects down to a big black machine in the basement * Aria laughs. Evin: heheh Aria: Is it set to "obtain IP address automatically"? Evin: my laptop is Evin: i can go check on the desktop * Aria nods. Do. Evin: ok under "internet properties" i'm under the "connections" tab Evin: right? Aria: Nope. Aria: Network Connections Evin: d'oh Aria: Right-click on Local Area Connection, click properties. Aria: Click on TCP/IP and click the properties button Evin: got it Aria: Woot. Is it set to automatically? Evin: yes - 21:24 - Aria: 'kay. So there is a DHCP server on the network somewhere (the USR equipment). (that's what answers the request for 'Acquiring Network Address') Evin: right Evin: DHCP instead of DSN somethin or other? Aria: DNS is entirely different. Aria: But DHCP instead of manually giving each computer a network (IP) number. Evin: oky Aria: Which means! that the Linksys has had its DHCP server turned off. Which is good, 'cause two DHCP servers on the same network makes for weirdness at best. Aria: Now, trick is, figuring out what IP the linksys is on. Evin: hm, it doesn't tell me :-P Evin: damn plastic box Aria: Hehe, yeah. Aria: So ... time to guess. You said http://192.168.1.1 didn't work? Evin: no Evin: it came up with a "username"/"password" screen Aria: Oh! Aria: Okay, then. So that's the Linksys's IP. Woot. Aria: Now to know the username and password. Aria: Try blank username, "admin" as the password Evin: nerp Aria: admin as username, password as password? Evin: negative Evin: :-( Aria: Okey. admin/admin? Aria: admin/*********? Evin: nope nope Aria: Augh. Okay. Evin: damn you linksys! thwarted again! Aria: Lemme look up how to reset the password on one of those. Aria: Can you read me the version number off the bottom? - 21:30 - Evin: "S/N" or "MAC" Evin: ? Aria: Neither. "v2.0" or something like that. Evin: v 5 Aria: Aha. The cheapo. Evin: heheh Aria: try root/admin Evin: nope Aria: 'kay. Still looking how to reset the password on the new model Evin: (thanks a bajillion) Aria: (sure) Aria: Hold down the reset button on the linksys for five seconds with a pen. you should see the LEDs on the front flash. - 21:36 - Aria: Then try admin/password Aria: or blank/password Evin: Management Mode Firmware Upgrade Aria: Woot! Evin: *File Name:* Aria: Okay. Now to reset the settings. Aria: Is there a 'basic settings' link or something? or LAN or something? Aria: (I'm not familiar with the V5 -- they changed a /lot/ -- you'll have to work with me on this model) Evin: no, just "file name" and browse and then "apply" and "reset" on the bottom Aria: Huh. Okay. Aria: No other links across the top? Evin: nope Evin: just brose, apply, and reset Aria: Okay. Hold that button for 30 seconds. (more drastic reset) Evin: will it do anything funky to let me know its been 30 seconds? Aria: Probably another LED flash, maybe going entirely dark for a moment. Evin: ok Evin: holding... Aria: Woot. - 21:41 - Evin: has it been 30 secs? Aria: Yeah. Evin: hmph same screen Aria: Arr. Did you hit refresh? Evin: oh, it's loading Evin: "connection was refused" Evin: ooh screen Evin: for username and password Evin: blank/admin? Evin: BINGO! Aria: Woot! Aria: Okey! Aria: Alrighty. Time to go find the 'DHCP Server' setting and disable it again Aria: Then find the Wireless settings, set the SSID to your network name, and set up the wireless security (if you care to) Evin: from network connections? Evin: oh nm Evin: i see it Aria: From that http://192.168.1.1 screen Aria: Woot Evin: wireless settings...? Evin: donde estan? Aria: Yeah. It'll be there somewhere. Not sure on the V5 screens. Aria: .oO(Not that I've ever had to break into a Linksys router before.) Evin: router name/host name/domain name? Aria: Nope, not that one. Evin: local ip address/subnet mask? Aria: Nope -- that's the 192.168.1.1, isn't it? Evin: yep Evin: dhcp server/starting ip address/max # of dhcp users/client lease time/statis dns 1/statis dns 2/statis dns 3/WNS Evin: ? Aria: Set the DHCP server to off, or disabled. Evin: yes got that - 21:47 - Aria: 'kay. Across the top, there should be menus. Wanna copy and paste a screen to me and lemme see if I can't tell you what to click? Evin: ooh i see the wireless menu Evin: i'm right now on the "setup" menu Evin: Setup Capture(bmenu.wireless) Wireless Capture(bmenu.security) Security Capture(bmenu.accrestriction) Access Restrictions Capture(bmenu.applications) Applications &Capture(bmenu.gaming) Gaming Capture(bmenu.admin) Administration Capture(bmenu.statu) Status Capture(topmenu.basicsetup) Basic Setup *|* Capture(share.ddns) DDNS *|* Capture(topmenu.macaddrclone) MAC Address Clone *|* Capture(topmenu.advrouting) Advanced Routing Aria: Click 'Wireless' at the top. Evin: kk Evin: i'm blue now Evin: grr Evin: gah Evin: okay it says Capture(wlansetup.networkmode) Wireless Network Mode: * Capture(share.disabled) Disabled Capture(wlansetup.mixed) Mixed Capture(wlansetup.bonly) B-Only Capture(wlansetup.gonly) G-Only* Capture(wlansetup.ssid) Wireless Network Name (SSID): Capture(wlansetup.channel) Wireless Channel: 1 - 2.412GHz2 - 2.417GHz3 - 2.422GHz4 - 2.427GHz5 - 2.432GHz6 - 2.437GHz7 - 2.442GHz8 - 2.447GHz9 - 2.452GHz10 - 2.457GHz11 - 2.462GHz Capture(wlansetup.ssidbroadcast) Wireless SSID Broadcast: Aria: Set the SSID to what you want the network name to be. Evin: that's what you see when you click "view available wireless networks" Aria: Yep Evin: i think it used to be Luehrs Evin: ok i'll keep it that Aria: Woot. Evin: okay anythign else? Aria: Do you want to secure the network? Evin: yeah i suppose that'd be good...no sneaky neighbors then * Aria nods. Aria: I generally leave mine open. Evin: hm ok Evin: maybe i should to make my siblings lives easier when they get back home Aria: Hehe. Evin: it doesnt jack up your internet bill to have the neighbors mooching, does it? - 21:52 - Aria: Nope. Evin: oky Evin: "save settings" then? Aria: Yep Evin: should i go check my laptop now? Aria: Yep Evin: :-) - Evin went offline - Evin has come online Evin: :-D Aria: Yay! Evin: thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou Evin: x 1,000,000,000 * Aria grins and hugs you Evin: :-D - 22:00 - Aria: Bonk! - Evin went offline