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Lynksys Router WRK54G cannot connect to internet wirelessly
Hey guys I have what will probably be a simple qusetoin but since I am not familiar with wireless networking I need some assistance.
I have one computer wired to a router, the router is connected to the cable modem, and I have full internet function on this connection.
However I also have three wireless devices that if I set the ip address' manually I can connect to the network but I still have no internet.
Everything worked fine until I needed to open a port for a game and couldnt remember the password to the Lynksys WRK54G. I had to reset it to access the setup menu and now I am having these issues.
I am sure it is a setting with the router but I just dont know what it is. When any of the three wireless adapters try to connect they stop at aquiring ip address.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
I have one computer wired to a router, the router is connected to the cable modem, and I have full internet function on this connection.
However I also have three wireless devices that if I set the ip address' manually I can connect to the network but I still have no internet.
Everything worked fine until I needed to open a port for a game and couldnt remember the password to the Lynksys WRK54G. I had to reset it to access the setup menu and now I am having these issues.
I am sure it is a setting with the router but I just dont know what it is. When any of the three wireless adapters try to connect they stop at aquiring ip address.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
If you insist on manually configuring wireless laptops/devices......
Obtain the IP address of your router, which is *often* 192.168.1.1
The default subnet is 255.255.255.0
On your laptops/wireless devices you'd configure these IP settings:
IP address : 192.168.1.x (where x=2 to 254)
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Def. Gateway : 192.168.1.1 (the router's IP address, ok)
DNS server: 192.168.1.1 (router's IP address again)
Obtain the IP address of your router, which is *often* 192.168.1.1
The default subnet is 255.255.255.0
On your laptops/wireless devices you'd configure these IP settings:
IP address : 192.168.1.x (where x=2 to 254)
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Def. Gateway : 192.168.1.1 (the router's IP address, ok)
DNS server: 192.168.1.1 (router's IP address again)
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Thanks for the quick responses...
I do no insist on assigning them manually...the problem is that if I try to do it automatically nothing ever happens. Xp Home trys to make the connection and then says that it can't...something like network wont respond.
When I entered it manually I could connect to the network but could not connect to the internet...Seems strange to me but that is the problem I am having.
I have already tried everything you have suggested.
Thanks and hopeully this helps you guys pinpoint my problem.
Joe
I do no insist on assigning them manually...the problem is that if I try to do it automatically nothing ever happens. Xp Home trys to make the connection and then says that it can't...something like network wont respond.
When I entered it manually I could connect to the network but could not connect to the internet...Seems strange to me but that is the problem I am having.
I have already tried everything you have suggested.
Thanks and hopeully this helps you guys pinpoint my problem.
Joe
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Alright I now have some of the issues fixed but I still have a problem...
As I said earlier everything has worked beautifully until I reset the router. Well now I have two of the three wireless connections running what seems to be flawlessly. However the third has become a nightmare. After trying every setting I thought were pertinent I came to the conclusion that I was missing something small that I probably wouldnt ever find so I took what might seem as a drastic measure. I did a fresh install of XP Home on it. Really it isnt that big of deal becasue it is a fairly new build and I have everything backed up.
But there still lies the problem that I cannot connect to the network with this PC. I have all securities turned off, both router and PC. The frustrating part is that it sees the network but just wont connect to it correctly. Everything is set to assign automatic ip but I still cant get anything out of this PC.
I have a little but of time on my hands today so hopefully we can figure this out.
Thanks again,
Joe
As I said earlier everything has worked beautifully until I reset the router. Well now I have two of the three wireless connections running what seems to be flawlessly. However the third has become a nightmare. After trying every setting I thought were pertinent I came to the conclusion that I was missing something small that I probably wouldnt ever find so I took what might seem as a drastic measure. I did a fresh install of XP Home on it. Really it isnt that big of deal becasue it is a fairly new build and I have everything backed up.
But there still lies the problem that I cannot connect to the network with this PC. I have all securities turned off, both router and PC. The frustrating part is that it sees the network but just wont connect to it correctly. Everything is set to assign automatic ip but I still cant get anything out of this PC.
I have a little but of time on my hands today so hopefully we can figure this out.
Thanks again,
Joe
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A couple more notes.....
It shouldnt matter because all of my hardware has worked fine for a while be just in the case that it does help I thought I would tell you that my Wireless card is a D-Link dwl-g520 AirplusExtremeG.
I did notice that my automatically set ip address is 0.0.0.0. not sure if that helps but I want you guys to have all the information possible.
Also I am pretty sure that by telling me to enable DHCP on the PC you are telling me to enable automatic ip address' but I am not certian. I didnt see any settings other that in the router for DHCP.
Thanks once again,
Joe
It shouldnt matter because all of my hardware has worked fine for a while be just in the case that it does help I thought I would tell you that my Wireless card is a D-Link dwl-g520 AirplusExtremeG.
I did notice that my automatically set ip address is 0.0.0.0. not sure if that helps but I want you guys to have all the information possible.
Also I am pretty sure that by telling me to enable DHCP on the PC you are telling me to enable automatic ip address' but I am not certian. I didnt see any settings other that in the router for DHCP.
Thanks once again,
Joe
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Well guys I have good news~
After my last posts I began experiencing strange problems with all of wireless connections so I reset the router again via the setup menu(not the reset button). I then disabled the DHCP and then Enabled it and everything is working great.
Seems that maybe the reset was corrupt somehow or that turning the DHCP on and then off corrected all of the issues. I will split the points as both of you helped out.
Thanks alot guys,
Joe
After my last posts I began experiencing strange problems with all of wireless connections so I reset the router again via the setup menu(not the reset button). I then disabled the DHCP and then Enabled it and everything is working great.
Seems that maybe the reset was corrupt somehow or that turning the DHCP on and then off corrected all of the issues. I will split the points as both of you helped out.
Thanks alot guys,
Joe
Start -> Run -> Type the word "cmd" (without the quotes) -> Click OK
Now you're at the DOS prompt. Type: IPCONFIG /ALL [press enter]
Do you have an IP address in the 192.168.1.X range ?
If your PC is not seeing the wireless device your IP address will be 169.254.x.x
On the wireless router make sure:
1. You have DHCP turned on.
2. If you configured wireless encryption with a WEP key then you have to set that on the laptops network config.
3. If you configured the wireless router to accept on certain MAC addresses then you need to enter the MAC addresses from your wireless laptops network cards.
um....I see you said you're manually inputting the IP. Why?
It's MUCH EASIER to configure the router for DHCP and the laptop/wireless device for DHCP.
If you do it manually, then you have to have the IP address, Subnet Mask, Router and DNS server correctly entered.