[hllug] Re: I'm so confused.
- From: hc@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: hllug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:45:17 -0500 (CDT)
Hey Don, I have no help for ya but I do remember a long discussion of this
problem On SATLUG and if my mem serves true the Router has to be energized on a
Win platform then it will work on the Linux. It was months ago but u might
search the archives there and get a clue.
good luck bro
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On Monday, October 10, 2011 19:00, "Don Crowder" <dondashguitar@xxxxxxxxx> said:
> We decided that we needed a better router than the Belkin54g we've got
> so I went to newegg and ordered a new wrt54g. Two days later I found
> one at a garage sale (looked new) for $10 so I bought it.
>
> I powered it up, hooked my Kubuntu box to one if its four ports, opened
> my browser, logged into the router(@192.168.1.1), changed it's default
> IP to 192.168.2.1 (on account of 192.168.1.1 is the dafault IP of our
> DSL modem and this has worked for me on numerous occasions), logged back
> in on the new IP, set it for WPA, typed in a passphrase and, finally,
> plugged in the cable from our DSL modem.
>
> Should be good to go, but it isn't. Neither my laptop nor the two
> little Dell desktop computers I used to wag to LUG meetings (each of
> which has a wireless card installed) can "see" the router. I tried
> resetting it to just an open link, w/no security, and that changed nothing.
>
> Wired connections work just fine.
>
> I first thought that maybe the used one I bought had some sort of
> problem so, when the new one came in, I hooked it up, configured it
> identically and got the same results. My gear can't see it.
>
> I don't know why wireless hardware hates me but every time I touch
> something that's supposed to be wireless it turns into an adventure. :(
>
>
> I've set two of these things up for Windows users, using the CD that
> comes with it, and had no problems at all. I've got an XP machine
> gathering dust in the spare bedroom. I guess I can hook it up and try
> configuring it with the CD but I don't want to do that. I want to know
> WHY it isn't working. Google was absolutely no help and the user
> manual I downloaded (pdf document) didn't help in the least.
>
> Suggestions?
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