Re: re-setting router--MORE QUESTIONS...SIGH
- From: "MZB" <moo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:43:51 -0400
I really want to thank all of you again.
It LITERALLY TOOK UNDER 3 MINUTES and I was taking my time and doing it
carefully.
All went smooth as silk. I did use WPA2 and selected AES.
It worked fine.
I've quickly installed my AV and Firewall and
Now to do the 25-30 Windows Updates
All looks good
Mel
"William R. Walsh" <newsgroups1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:Os6Hl.664350$yE1.210055@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi!
1) It says on the basic set-up screen, enter settings provided by my
ISP. Do you know what that is?
This usually applies to DSL customers and business class accounts. If you
don't fall into those categories, you're probably good. Some ISPs give you
a permanent IP address or expect you to enter a certain host name. But
most will be fine without your having to do anything special.
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?
Probably not. The information you get from that screen will be appropriate
for the internal side of your network (the stuff "behind" the router) and
was probably automatically handed out by it.
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.
This refers to the difference between internal and external numbering.
Unless your connection device (cable or DSL modem) is also a router, I
don't think you will have any problems here. You can be at least somewhat
sure whether or not this is the case by visiting a site like
www.whatismyip.com.
3) They talk about the MAC address clone. Do I need to mess around
with that?
Maybe. It depends upon whether or not this router was present when you
first set up this connection to the Internet. A MAC address is the
"permanent" address that is 'burned' into any network device when it is
manufactured. Some ISPs use this to keep unauthorized systems off of their
networks, by recording whatever MAC address shows up when you first
connect everything and get started. Others don't care so much as long as
you power cycle the device that brings the Internet to you (such as a
cable modem) after connecting a different piece of equipment to it.
If the router was there and in use when you set up your connection, you
don't need to use MAC address clone for anything.
If the router was not there, and your computer was plugged directly into
the cable modem, you might. If you do, you will have to use this function
from the computer that you first used when setting up the service.
Or you can always try it and see. Nobody is going to break down your door
if you do, the worst that can happen is that it won't work--or you will be
challenged for information pertaining to your account with Charter.
4) Advanced Routing - do I have to do anything with that
Nope.
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.
Yes, and enable the SSID. You can disable it, but that only makes the
network a little harder to find by anyone who is looking. This is why your
computer once took longer to find the network.
Finally, they talk about selecting the wireless channel to correspond
with
my network settings. What is that?
802.11 wireless is provided with a radio module that can choose from
several possible frequencies to operate on. You should pick a frequency
that isn't in use in your area. (Hint: Channel #6 is the default for a lot
of equipment, so you probably don't want it. Only a few of the frequencies
are truly independent of one another. 12, 13 and 14 (if you can select
them) are only for use outside of the US and may not work with your other
equipment.
6) Should I filter via MAC addresses.? If so, I assume I just enter the
MAC address for each of my two laptops?
No, because this can be "spoofed" by other computers that you don't want
on your network. Even with encryption ("wireless security") turned on, MAC
addresses are transmitted in the clear so that anyone could see them.
Where is my MAC address (or is it the same as the Physical Address
that I get via ipconfig/all)?
The MAC address is shown as "physical address" in Windows. Make sure you
pick the right adapter--computers with wireless networking usually also
have a wired adapter, and the two are different. Therefore they have
different MAC addresses.
When you've done all this, enable some kind of wireless security. Use WPA
at the least, and pick a good key (greater than 30 characters, and not
made up of entirely of words--mix it up with numbers and some basic
symbols). If your gear can handle it, use WPA2.
And then, when you're all done, write down or print out the configuration
information for your router, *including the password* to access the
administration web pages. Put these in a secure location!
William
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