Re: Netgear WGR614AU problems


"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:01:11 GMT, "Vossaka" <vossaka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>I just bought a Netgear WGR614AU wireless router with two Netgear WG311GE
>>wireless PCI adapters.
>
> I just received a pile of WGR614 v6 (US version) wireless routers.
> They work tolerably well for me. What version hardware? They're all
> quite different.
>
> No expeience with the WG311 PCI cards.
>
>>So I connected the router to my Motorola SB5100 Surfboard Cable Modem
>>(which
>>has been working faultlessly for 6 months) I was able to get the router
>>connected using an ethernet cable,
>
> OK. So the router part works connecting to the internet via ethernet.
>
>>then I followed the setup to connect the
>>other PC with the WG311ge wireless PCI. After 10 hours I have given up.
>
> 10 hours? Now, that's dedication. I used to do it like that but now
> value my spare time at a higher rate. If takes me more than 2hrs, I
> yell for help or return the piece of junk.
>
> The difficult part here is that we cannot tell if the problem is in
> the WGR614 router or the two PCI cards. Is there a known working
> client (laptop) or nearby hot spot that can be used to make the
> distinction?
>
>>I tried the Netgear standard set up at first, in two different PCs, I
>>tried
>>sitting the PC adapter antenna just one foot away from the router antenna,
>>but they just can't see each other.
>
> OK. So "show available networks" in the WG311 Netgear program doesn't
> find the WGR614. Does it see any other networks? If your neighbors
> have wireless, it should see them. Hang the computer out the window.
> If nothing, then whatever is broken is on the client side.
>
>>I tried setting up my SSIDs, checked they were the same, I tried hard
>>coding
>>the MAC addresses. I have made sure all firewall and antivurus software
>>is
>>off.
>
> Go back to the stock setup. Firewalls and antivirus software will not
> interfere with the initial connection, so that's not a problem at this
> point.
>
> I assume that you tried to reset the WGR614 to defaults at one point?
> With all the tinkering you've done, doing it again might not be a bad
> idea.
>
> On the WGR614 "wireless" page, see if the radio is enabled. (Yeah, I
> know.... I've done dumber things when I'm tired).
>
>>I'm in Melbourne Australia connecting to Telstra Bigpond cable.
>>
>>The netgear site is a waste of time for help, their Knowledge Base should
>>be
>>relabelled the Bleeding Obvious Base.
>
> Yep. All the techy stuff was removed to make room for the "feel good"
> junk that nobody reads. You'll be thrilled to know that Linksys has
> done much of the same.
>
>>I've got WinXP on both PCs, but I even installed Ubuntu Linix, it went
>>searching for a wireless network during the setup and it couldn't find one
>>either, anyone got any ideas?
>
> Well, that fairly well eliminates the operating system and points at
> the two PCI cards. Try different slots? The only way to be sure is
> to drag in a different access point and a known working laptop. If
> there are no nearby networks, AND the WGR614 is dead, then you'll get
> the symptoms you describe. You need a tie breaker.
>
>>Should I just take it back and swao for a
>>Linksys or a D-Link.
>
> Not yet.

Thanks for your help Jeff, unfortunately I have no friends nearby with
notebooks who could test another adapter card for me. There were no other
networks showing on the Netgear adapter search, but that could just mean
that my neighbours are not setup for wireless, which is quite likely. The
router was a WGR614v5, I checked the Netgear download site and it already
had the latest firmware. There was a later version of the firmware for the
WG311 adapter, but that didn't help.

I had already packed everything up ready to take it back tomorrow (its
Sunday afternoon here), but your reply reminded me that I had set my login
and password into the router memory, so I set it up again and reset to
default.

Now I am going to put my gumboots on and go outside to destroy one tree and
plant another in its place. That's something I CAN do.

Vossaka



>
>>Vossaka
>>
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