Home Network Help

[Trade_With]

Ok, first thing to say is I know very little about this subject so please try to be patient...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well about a week ago I got AOL platinum - 8mb Broadband and a free wireless router- "Great!" I thought - "I'm getting a laptop for Christmas so I can go on t'internet a lot more!" (This PC is in my parents room, I can't always go on)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I wait for a bit and eventually the wireless router arrives, I whizz through the instructions, which basically say "Use this easy CD to install your router! It's simple!" Right...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well I fire the disc in, plug in various wires when prompted, put in my AOL username and password etc. Then, just as it's about to finish, a screen comes up stating-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Router Configuration Verification failed for - Screen Name

 

 

 

SSID and WEP Keys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok maybe I had put my AOL username or password in wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once more just incase?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same Screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok. Now I need help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The modem I use right now is an "BT Voyager 100 ADSL" which connects to my computer using a USB slot. Is this the problem? Do I need to buy some sort of adpater to get it to work?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The wireless router im trying to add is a " Netgear 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router" (I think, that's what it says on it so i'm guessing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would it perhaps be easier manually adding it? I would need some easy to follow advice for this though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any help would be much appreciated, and if any other info is needed I will supply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks in advance, Wiz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Also I now can't get my old modem to connect through AOL ( I had to uninstall it to attempt installing the wireless one) I now have to go to Start>Connect to> Bt Voyager 100...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instead of just double clicking AOL and then going to connect.

 

 

 

My mum isn't happy about doing it this way :x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any advice as to undo my sillyness?

[bob2001]

Ah what fun i had doing an almost idential thing a few weeks back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The WEP i know for sure is like the password to get onto the wireless network, im also quite sure that SSID is like a password to identify a specific network. (so if you have a few networks running you can choose which to connect to)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The "easy to install cd" should have asked you to enter these codes at some point in the instalation, maybe you missed that part out?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The other option you have is to connect it to your pc directly, im obviously unable to know where the phone line connections are in your house in relation to your pc, but if you directly connect your modem to you pc you can get online that way. and still acces wireless on your laptop by entering the WEP code when prompted to do so.

[TheLeader]

Make sure you set it as WEP. Stop theiving little turds robbing t'internet. Oh and i've got the same hardwired BT VOYAGER modem as you. Although i'm on wireless now. I purchased a 2110 and a laptop with a built in wireless adapter to provide me with a trouble-free setup. Type this in your browser...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://192.168.1.1 ,This should bring up connection settings. DO NOT CHANGE THEM without knowing what you are doing. Make sure it says you are connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mine looks like this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although i've changed mine, and i shouldent really reveal this, preset username and password is admin and admin.

[Anesthesia]

The WEP i know for sure is like the password to get onto the wireless network, im also quite sure that SSID is like a password to identify a specific network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SSID is the Service Set Identifier. It identifies the network. If you want your network to be secure then you should hide it then enter it in the network settings of all client machines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy. It encrypts traffic to and from the access point and is very easy to crack in a relatively short time by sniffing the encrypted packets. Don't use WEP if you want a secure network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WPA is Wi-fi Protected Access and WPA PSK (Pre Shared Key mode) is what you should be using to have a secure home network. This involves having a common password for all users - make it long and random.