setting up wireless router
05-09-2005, 18:58
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setting up wireless router
Hi, Im using a Linksys WRT54G router, trying to connect it to a Fujitsu Siemens laptop with a centrino processor, the router seems to be working fine, and the wired pc is on the net, I can see the network at full signal from the laptop, but when i try to connect it just says waiting for network.... and then if I leave it it just says not connected.
Any ideas??
I reset the modem, and have pulled the power several times, tried the new firmware, reset to the old firmware. Disabled security.
Any idea whats wrong?
TIA
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05-09-2005, 19:03
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Re: setting up wireless router
i had the same probelm with my PC, try changing the channel in the router, it work for me
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05-09-2005, 19:09
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Re: setting up wireless router
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Originally Posted by iommi
i had the same probelm with my PC, try changing the channel in the router, it work for me
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Thanks for the help, just tried it, but to no avail 
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05-09-2005, 19:47
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Re: setting up wireless router
try running the network set-up util in xp. Trying checking the settings on the router (security etc)
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05-09-2005, 20:14
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Re: setting up wireless router
How odd, its claiming I am not connected, but Im typing this right now off my laptop with no wires.
Weird......
Am using mac filtering instead of wpa, good idea?
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Right.......is letting me stay on for a bit, then chucking me off, and then I reconnect, the whole time it claims I'm unconnected.
Really getting annoying now.
Any ideas??
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05-09-2005, 20:27
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Re: setting up wireless router
the laptop and wireless router must have the same SSID and any security setting in the router must match the laptop settings
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05-09-2005, 20:29
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Re: setting up wireless router
Think I sorted it, I had a large list of wireless networks in my favourites, I got rid of these and then re-added this one, and says connected now, has been fine thus far.
One further Q, is mac filtering sufficient??
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05-09-2005, 20:30
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Re: setting up wireless router
don't just rely on MAC filtering
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05-09-2005, 20:41
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Re: setting up wireless router
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don't just rely on MAC filtering
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I agree - Minimum shold be MAC locked, SSID hidden and WEP encrypted preferred would be WPA rather than WEP...
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05-09-2005, 21:21
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Re: setting up wireless router
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don't just rely on MAC filtering
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I agree - Minimum shold be MAC locked, SSID hidden and WEP encrypted preferred would be WPA rather than WEP... |
I agree with the rest of your post but hiding SSID only gives more conenction problems than solves security issues IMO.
Change the SSID yes, hide it, not advisable imo.
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05-09-2005, 21:30
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Re: setting up wireless router
I hide my SSID and I have no problems
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05-09-2005, 21:49
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Re: setting up wireless router
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I hide my SSID and I have no problems
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I did hide it, couldn't connect any PCs, and had to Patch up to un-hide it.
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26-09-2005, 19:43
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Re: setting up wireless router
I hide my ssid so that my daughter with the alien (access point thingy) cannot connect - lol
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