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nikmills - Oct 21, 2005 - 10:01 pm
My Linksys WRT54G is connecting me to the net by ethernet cable right now. The network prefs tell me "Airport is connected to the Computer to Computer network nikmills" ('nikmills' is the network I created with Linksys support).
I am getting a strong signal level in "internet connect".
But if I disconnect the ethernet cable I have no access to the net or the linksys page 192.168.1.1 where I have been lead through some configs by Linksys.
Linksys tech never heard of Apple computer it seems, though they try. They say "computer to computer" is the wrong type of network. They call for a "infrastructural" Network. No idea what that is.
I have found the following advice to someone with the same issue, here on your boards:
"Does your router hand out IP address's (DHCP)? If so then the Linksys should have an address. Make sure that the Linksys is not handing out IP address's. This will cause all kinds of problems as your router is giving out address, then the Linksys....too many address's getting passed out.
You need to make sure you put in the Gateway address which is the address of the router."
This helped that person solve the problem.
But I don't really get the step by step of the advice. Can you please help? The problem is probably small but well hidden.
Thank you very much.
Nik Mills
I am getting a strong signal level in "internet connect".
But if I disconnect the ethernet cable I have no access to the net or the linksys page 192.168.1.1 where I have been lead through some configs by Linksys.
Linksys tech never heard of Apple computer it seems, though they try. They say "computer to computer" is the wrong type of network. They call for a "infrastructural" Network. No idea what that is.
I have found the following advice to someone with the same issue, here on your boards:
"Does your router hand out IP address's (DHCP)? If so then the Linksys should have an address. Make sure that the Linksys is not handing out IP address's. This will cause all kinds of problems as your router is giving out address, then the Linksys....too many address's getting passed out.
You need to make sure you put in the Gateway address which is the address of the router."
This helped that person solve the problem.
But I don't really get the step by step of the advice. Can you please help? The problem is probably small but well hidden.
Thank you very much.
Nik Mills
one1step1 - Oct 22, 2005 - 12:05 am
Nik,
Connect to your your router, and login to it via the web page interface, 192.168.2.1
password: admin
Don't turn on any encryption until you get the router and the mac talking without wires, once you do, then you can go in and add the encryption, such as WPA.
On your MAC, open System PReferences, and then Click on NETWORK.
click on Airport,then click on Assist me, and see if the Wizard can help.
Infrastructure Mode is when you are using an Access point (your router), and Computer to Computer is when you are connecting two computers together without using the Access point.
There are alot of steps, even though it's not difficult.
You didn't mention the OS X version you are using, and also what type of Internet connection it is (DSL or Cable or other).
I will help you with some other settings if you can provide the results from trying the above.
Thanks,
jonathan
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Connect to your your router, and login to it via the web page interface, 192.168.2.1
password: admin
Don't turn on any encryption until you get the router and the mac talking without wires, once you do, then you can go in and add the encryption, such as WPA.
On your MAC, open System PReferences, and then Click on NETWORK.
click on Airport,then click on Assist me, and see if the Wizard can help.
Infrastructure Mode is when you are using an Access point (your router), and Computer to Computer is when you are connecting two computers together without using the Access point.
There are alot of steps, even though it's not difficult.
You didn't mention the OS X version you are using, and also what type of Internet connection it is (DSL or Cable or other).
I will help you with some other settings if you can provide the results from trying the above.
Thanks,
jonathan
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nikmills - Oct 22, 2005 - 6:10 am
Thank you Jonathan,
I am on cable and running 10.4.2. on a dual 1 gig G4 quicksilver. The airport card I bought used. The machine sees it immediatly.
I access the router with 192.168.1.1. Not exactly the same number you suggest but I get there. No security yet in place.
The wizards, there are two: diagnostics and assistant and neither can find the network that I am told from Internet Connect and Network Status is sending a strong signal.
I have read all the posts I can find here about this issue and one lead me to believe that somewhere in the router there is a list of IP address I have to enter corrisponding to any machines I want to be on the network. As if I had to almost invite the machine to attend the party. Is that the case?
As for computer to computer vs. infrastructural mode, it's interesting that somehow I ended up with computer to computer. Can I change that? Maybe that's the only problem.
Thanks again.
I am on cable and running 10.4.2. on a dual 1 gig G4 quicksilver. The airport card I bought used. The machine sees it immediatly.
I access the router with 192.168.1.1. Not exactly the same number you suggest but I get there. No security yet in place.
The wizards, there are two: diagnostics and assistant and neither can find the network that I am told from Internet Connect and Network Status is sending a strong signal.
I have read all the posts I can find here about this issue and one lead me to believe that somewhere in the router there is a list of IP address I have to enter corrisponding to any machines I want to be on the network. As if I had to almost invite the machine to attend the party. Is that the case?
As for computer to computer vs. infrastructural mode, it's interesting that somehow I ended up with computer to computer. Can I change that? Maybe that's the only problem.
Thanks again.
one1step1 - Oct 22, 2005 - 11:29 am
This will be long.. but bare with me.. it should fix your problem if you follow all of the steps exactly.
Login to the Linksys router.
At the bottom of each of these pages, it usually says SAVE or something, be sure to do that on each page.
On the Linksys, you should have it setup to use the DHCP server- not static Ips (although you could). This DHCP server will hand out private IPs to any computer your connect to it.
Go into the Wireless Tab-basic wireless settings (bare with me I am doing this from my memory)
Under Wireless network mode, choose MIXED, and it will allow 802.11B and 802.11G clients to connect.
Change the SSID to something you want, it will be broadcasted..and will need to be the same on all of the clients. So, if you name it 'HomeWireless' then on your Mac, you would join 'HomeWireless' network .
For now, go ahead and leave the SSID broadcast enabled.
The wireless channel, you can leave at 6 or 11 - the usual defaults.
Under the Advanced wireless setting,
set the Authentication Type to AUTO, leave everything else as is.
Under the Security area-wireless security,
make sure that it is set to none.. not WEP or WPA or anything like that. You can configure that later, after you have it working.
At the bottom of each of these pages, it usually says SAVE or something, be sure to do that on each page.
Now, on your MAC, go to System preferences, and click on NETWORK, then click on Airport one time, and above it, pull down the menu where it says 'Locations'.
Choose 'New location' and then click OK.
Now, with Airport still selected, choose Configure.
Another screen will open, with the Airport tab selected, and it will probably say 'By Default Join: Automatic"
Click on this dropdown, and choose 'Preferred Network'.
Select any network in the box and press the '-' to delete it.
Now, let's add your new one.
Click on the '+' sign to add it.
It will bring up a box asking for 'network name and security type.
Type in the Network Name EXACTLY as how you put it in your router in the SSID box (case sensitive as well). Under security, choose NONE - since we don't have it enabled in the router right now.
Now, you should see your network in the box where you added it, and it should say your 'Network Name' and 'None' for security.
Click one time on it to select it, and then click 'Options', now click on 'Restore Defaults', then click OK.
Now, click on the
TCP/IP tab (next one over form the airport tab)
There will be a box that says Configure IP v4. Make sure it is set to USING DHCP, then click on APPLY NOW.
You should see some info in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Router areas.
If you send me your email, I can email you some screenshots of how the mac should look, if that would help.
Give it a shot, let me know what you come up with!
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Login to the Linksys router.
At the bottom of each of these pages, it usually says SAVE or something, be sure to do that on each page.
On the Linksys, you should have it setup to use the DHCP server- not static Ips (although you could). This DHCP server will hand out private IPs to any computer your connect to it.
Go into the Wireless Tab-basic wireless settings (bare with me I am doing this from my memory)
Under Wireless network mode, choose MIXED, and it will allow 802.11B and 802.11G clients to connect.
Change the SSID to something you want, it will be broadcasted..and will need to be the same on all of the clients. So, if you name it 'HomeWireless' then on your Mac, you would join 'HomeWireless' network .
For now, go ahead and leave the SSID broadcast enabled.
The wireless channel, you can leave at 6 or 11 - the usual defaults.
Under the Advanced wireless setting,
set the Authentication Type to AUTO, leave everything else as is.
Under the Security area-wireless security,
make sure that it is set to none.. not WEP or WPA or anything like that. You can configure that later, after you have it working.
At the bottom of each of these pages, it usually says SAVE or something, be sure to do that on each page.
Now, on your MAC, go to System preferences, and click on NETWORK, then click on Airport one time, and above it, pull down the menu where it says 'Locations'.
Choose 'New location' and then click OK.
Now, with Airport still selected, choose Configure.
Another screen will open, with the Airport tab selected, and it will probably say 'By Default Join: Automatic"
Click on this dropdown, and choose 'Preferred Network'.
Select any network in the box and press the '-' to delete it.
Now, let's add your new one.
Click on the '+' sign to add it.
It will bring up a box asking for 'network name and security type.
Type in the Network Name EXACTLY as how you put it in your router in the SSID box (case sensitive as well). Under security, choose NONE - since we don't have it enabled in the router right now.
Now, you should see your network in the box where you added it, and it should say your 'Network Name' and 'None' for security.
Click one time on it to select it, and then click 'Options', now click on 'Restore Defaults', then click OK.
Now, click on the
TCP/IP tab (next one over form the airport tab)
There will be a box that says Configure IP v4. Make sure it is set to USING DHCP, then click on APPLY NOW.
You should see some info in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Router areas.
If you send me your email, I can email you some screenshots of how the mac should look, if that would help.
Give it a shot, let me know what you come up with!
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nikmills - Oct 22, 2005 - 11:55 am
Thanks Jonathan,
My Email address is also@nikmills.com. I will be happy to see screen grabs of this procedure. It's all familiar ground. I look forward to your road map through it!
Nik
My Email address is also@nikmills.com. I will be happy to see screen grabs of this procedure. It's all familiar ground. I look forward to your road map through it!
Nik
nikmills - Oct 22, 2005 - 2:03 pm
I was with you all the way till the end. With tcp/ip and using DHCP there is no IP and no subnet mask and no router numbers.
I've sent a screen shot to the email address you so kindly sent pictures from.
Any more clues I can give you to help?
Nik
I've sent a screen shot to the email address you so kindly sent pictures from.
Any more clues I can give you to help?
Nik
one1step1 - Oct 22, 2005 - 6:53 pm
Nik,
After you chose use DHCP, and clicked Apply, it should have given you an Ip address. Something along the lines of 192.168.1.1xx
This is a little bit perplexing, as I am sure it is something simple we are missing in our steps.
I saw where you had it to configure IPv4 manually on your screenshot. If you pull it down and tell it to do DHCP automatically, you were saying it didn't give out an IP.
I would try that again, then reboot, and see what happens.
I will look through your screenshots some more and try to figure it out.
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After you chose use DHCP, and clicked Apply, it should have given you an Ip address. Something along the lines of 192.168.1.1xx
This is a little bit perplexing, as I am sure it is something simple we are missing in our steps.
I saw where you had it to configure IPv4 manually on your screenshot. If you pull it down and tell it to do DHCP automatically, you were saying it didn't give out an IP.
I would try that again, then reboot, and see what happens.
I will look through your screenshots some more and try to figure it out.
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