RE: re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH

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From: MZB [mailto:moo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:21 AM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH
Subject: Re: re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH

Thanks for your advice on re-setting my router.

I was all set to follow your instructions, but I figured I would still
peruse the manual for my Linksys WRT54G router.

So, I am now confused again. If all I need to do is follow you're the
instructions mentioned in the thread and ignore everything else, I'm
fine.
But from reading the manual, I have the following specific questions::

1) It says on the basic set-up screen, enter settings provided by my
ISP. Do
you know what that is? Is it something I can just get from my
computer?
eg:
would it be the subnet mask and stuff that I can get via ipconfig/all?
If
so, I will print that out before resetting the router. (I will not see
that
specific screen until I reset my router!) Or will it just default to
what I
need? My ISP is Charter. I would rather not have to play phone tag
trying to
contact them. I'd rather try and get the information from my computer
settings!


If you're using cable, change nothing. If you're using DSL, you'll need
signon information (userid/password) from your provider.

2) Do I need to change the starting IP address. The manual says
"because the
Router's default IP address is 192.168.1.1, the starting IP address
must be
192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than 192.167.1.253. The default
starting
IP address is 192.168.1.100. Does this mean I can't just go with the
default?


Default is fine.

3) They talk about the MAC address clone. Do I need to mess around
with
that?


No. Leave it alone.

4) Advanced Routing - do I have to do anything with that


No.

5) The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings. Is this where I put in
the
SSID name? Also, do I ENABLE or DISABLE the broadcast of my router's
SSID. I
seem to vaguely recall that one worked better than the other. With one
setting it took my laptop a long time each time to find the
connection.
The
other was instant. Does this make any sense? Finally, they talk about
selecting the wireless channel to correspond with my network settings.
What
is that?


Yes, set an SSID there. If you don't broadcast, it is marginally more
secure, but you have to key it on the laptop.

6) Should I filter via MAC addresses.? If so, I assume I just enter
the
MAC
address for each of my two laptops? Where is my MAC address (or is it
the
same as the Physical Address that I get via ipconfig/all)?




That's where you get it. It will look something like 00:00..... or
00-00. Forget how many.

Mac filtering is good security.





"William R. Walsh" <wm_walsh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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9b53b1a459f3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hold down the reset button for a while, at least 30 seconds ought to
do it.

This will blow away all of the settings, and restore the unit to the
way it was when you unboxed it. You can then go back in and
reconfigure it.

Be sure to set at least two things:

1. Some type of wireless security mode (unless you really don't
care,
and can accept the possibility that someone might come along and
abuse
your wireless network to do bad things on the 'net). WEP has been
broken, WPA and WPA2 are still secure if properly set up and your
equipment supports it. Use a WPA or WPA2 key consisting of random
characters, of which there should be at least 30.

2. Set an administrator password on the router. This is the password
you use to sign in to its built in web pages and configure it. Doing
this keeps anyone from messing around with your router if you do let
them on your network.

William


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