problem with LW055 Sweex Wireless Router
 

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to set up a wireless network for my cable broadband connection, with a Sweex LW055 wireless router.
I've managed to create the wireless connection and connect to it, but once I log on to 192.168.55.1 to access the router, it's not able to find the WAN IP address. I'm using DHCP connection, and my browser is set to get the IP address automatically. I've tried disconnecting the modem and the router a couple of times but it didn't help.
I've also seen some advice in earlier threads on how to solve this problem with earlier models of Sweex, for example by enabling Wireless Bridging, but couldn't find where to implement that on my model.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Michal

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Hi Michal

I don't think that wireless bridging is what you need to be doing. Correct me if I'm wrong: with your PC you can connect to your Sweet wireless router - you can see the router's configuration pages via your web browser (Internet Explorer probably), but you cannot see anything on the internet. This means that the wireless part of your network is functioning properly and that DHCP is also working over your wireless network i.e. your router is allocating an IP address to your PC.

So this leaves the connection between your cable modem and your router. Forgive me for going back to basics but check that the cable from the modem is plugged into the WAN port on your router. If that is all ok then check the WAN Setup on your router config page: it should be set to "Dynamic IP User". This allows the router to get an IP address from your cable modem. Once this is all set correctly try powering-off and on JUST the cable modem.

Good luck! :)

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Hi,

Thanks so much for replying.

I did what you suggested and the router managed to find a WAN IP address for about a second, then the status page showed o.o.o.o again for the WAN IP address, and it never found it again.

Could it be something to do with my computer's IP address? When I looked it up it was 62.31.47.241, whereas the router's default IP address is 192.168.55.1.

Thank you for trying to help!

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Odd...so is the WAN light on the router lit? Does it work if you use a cabled connection to the router and if you connect your PC directly into the modem? (For the latter you will need to have your PC on and connected to the modem and then power the modem off and on again)

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It works if I have my computer connected to the modem directly - that's how I'm able to post this reply now.

When I connect the modem to the router the WAN light does go on. I then connect my computer to one of the PC connections on the router. I am then able to connect to my wireless network connection, but when typing the router's IP address in Internet Explorer and logging in successfully, the status page does not connect to the dynamic server and shows the WAN IP address as 0.0.0.0

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Hmmm....tricky! And you have power-cycled your cable modem each time you reconnect the router? Of course you have but I had to check. Maybe someone else on the forum who actually has one of these might be more help at this point. Alternatively I could give you some pointers to setting up a Linux box as a router/firewall/wi-fi access point but I expect you don't really want to go down that route! :D

Actually...one thought - does the router need a crossover cable to connect to the modem? It's a long-shot as most kit these days is auto-sensing and will cope with either. Help! :dunce:

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What is a crossover cable? I've been using the cable given to me with the modem, instead of connecting it to my computer I connect it to the WAN slot on the router. Do you think I might need a different cable?

I think this is quite a new model, since I haven't found any users' comments on it on the web.

I really appreciate your perseverance in trying to help - it's all very frustrating.

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A crossover cable appears physically the same as a regular RJ45 ethernet cable (the one that came with your modem to connect to the computer) but it is wired slightly differently and is sometimes coloured to indicate that it is a crossover. A crossover cable is usually used for connecting network devices together e.g. in this case your modem and router as opposed to your modem and PC. If you know a geek where you work they could give you one to try but as I said it's a bit of a long-shot.

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I see... I work from home so I'm the only geek around, I'm afraid!

But I've just been to the shop where I bought the router, they promised that if I bring my laptop by tomorrow they will check the router for me on the shop's wireless, and if it works there they'll try to figure out what I need to do at home. I'll post again if and when I know more.

For now, thanks for all the help!

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Michal, do you have any more info about this yet? My daughter bought the same equipment and I'm having the same problems installing it.

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No luck yet.
I've looked everywhere on the net and on the Virgin Media website, and there was no help. I might try to call their pc help line, though they charge £1 per minute...

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https://www.sweex.com/documents/LW90...manual_eng.pdf

presume you've got this, and set the ISP settings as per 'Setting 1', 'DHCP without Host Name'?

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Noooooo.....!!! I think it's *extremely* unlikely that VM's PC helpline will be able to fix this. Did you take your router and laptop to the shop? That sounded like a very good idea: even if they intend to charge you they can't do so unless they fix the problem.

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You're not connecting your PC to the router through a wired connection at the same time as trying to connect wirelessly are you?

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The shop idea didn't quite work out - they checked the router on their system to verify it wasn't faulty. They wouldn't check my laptop, though, saying an engineer would have to come to my flat and that would cost me £40.

As for the other question - I am connected to the router by wire when I ask it to find the dynamic IP address - that's what the manual says I should be doing when setting up the wireless network.

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Sweex technical support's latest idea is "Have you tried to enter a hostname? Some ISP require this field to be filled in. Usually anything will do as long as it's not empty."

I can't check it at the moment because the router is not here.

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Hmm...I know £40 is not peanuts but if you think they know what they're doing and you only have to pay if they come up with a reasonable solution (e.g. not something like suggesting a complete re-install of your machine and charging lots extra) this may be your best bet. If they are competent this is a much better bet than calling VM's £1/min PC line.

I should declare an interest in that this is how I earn my living but there is sometimes no substitute for having a pro on-site to fix a problem.

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It works. Put something in the host name on WAN setup and suddenly you've got IP addresses and a connection to Virgin.

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Yes, it works for me too.

Thanks so much for your help, everyone!

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Good news! :D Shame the shop who sold you the router didn't think of that, quite poor!

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Not sure if you're still looking at this thread, but I've run into a similar problem trying to configure the router, albeit with a DSL connection, and there's no place to enter a hostname.

If I try to configure it for PPPoE, only user ID & password, MAC address (here I've tried the network card, router and modem addresses but to no avail) also there's a field for DNS servers. When saving this config I keep getting a 0.0.0.0 WAN IP address

Seems to be the router not recognising the DSL modem, as if I connect directly to the modem I connect to the internet no probs.

Any tips appreciated!

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I'm not looking anymore. Once I got it working the wireless reception varied constantly between excellent and none, so I sent it back.

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Anyone else on this thread manage to get it working hooked up to a DSL modem? Still waiting from Sweex's helpdesk to see if they've got any pointers.

So this router is looking like an expensive beermat :confused: at this stage from what little I've been able to find about it on the web. :dozey: Nothing positive except from the blurb on the box :erm:

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Don't know if this has been solved but i've been on it all day nearly ringing VM rip off line, but at last i have managed to get and sustain the internet with full wireless on my pain in the back side lw055, i knew there'd be a catch with it being the cheapest...

how to do it is simple with just the modem plugged in and the internet working go to your network adapters double click on your internet connect go to support click on details and that will give you all the info you need to sort your router out. i suggest you print screen now, and then re plug in your router to you system remembering to let it fully switch on before you plug the modem or pc in might as well let the modem do the same.

once it's all plugged back in load up sweex setup thru internet explorer go to wan setup type Virgin Media in host name use the caps i did put in the info you have from your print screen paste it into paint or similar, and don't forget to clone you mac address. thats it it's what i did and it worked i hope this helps.

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Hey guys,

I had a similar problem with VM and this router. Simple (although tell me that 3 hours ago) is to click on WAN setup, click Dynamic IP User, enter your first name in DHCP (or any word!) and MOST IMPORTANTLY, the MAC address and the Default are the same.

Click Clone MAC next to MAC (not default) and it will put your computer MAC address in here. Click save then when done, click status and you should see your WAN IP.

Worked for me.....hope it helps you!

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I've been directed to this thread as I've had no end of problems with this router, and I've had it less than a week.

Had the same connection problems as above, trying to get it to 'talk' to Virgin Media, but having read the various replies on here I might be able to get it working.

Problem now is that, when I plug the router in as I have done previously, the PC will not now find it.

Originally, when I connected to the PC it would show on the 'Network' screen in Windows, and there would just be a cross between the router and the internet. I then disconnected it all in frustration. Based on the answers on here, particularly about the set-up screen which I could get into, I thought I'd have another go and connected it back up, but now as well as the cross between the router and the internet there is a yellow triangle between the PC and the router, which is now doesn't show as a router but as an unknown network.

No matter how I connect/disconnect the modem/router/PC it now won't find the router so I can't even get to the point of getting to it's set-up screen as Windows says it's not there.

Before it all gets packed up and sent back (possibly in little pieces) does anyone know why Windows won't now find it, and what's changed??

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Can't believe it.

Had the cables in the wrong way round :dunce:

Cables in the right way, followed the earlier posts regarding connection and we have lift-off.

Desk-top and laptop both buzzing away online. :)

Re: problem with LW055 Sweex Wireless Router
 

I have this router sweex LW055 and I have fixed all this problem with the new firmware apr-m14h-v1158en.lfi from the website http://alonline.eu/. It is a different model, but use the same firmware and this fix all the problems with the WAN connection, so you don't need to use any trick for the configuration. I hope that this help to all the people that have problems. Good luck ;)

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:welcome: Thanks for the input...

Hope you find some help in return if you need it...

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My first post on here. I did my usual impulsive trick & bought a sweex Lw055 and only researched it AFTER it started to be problematic. I should have checked in here first. Anyway, I have had similar probs to you guys, it worked for a while then stopped connecting. I took the above advice and installed the above firmware (with some trepidation, cos the installation instructions for the firmware tell you to make sure that the 'edition info' matches the code on their diagram, or you will render the router unusable - and it didn't completely match!) but it seems to have fixed it. PC & netbook both working flawlessly. Thanks for the advice.

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Welcome to the forums! Thanks for confirming the fix! :)

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This doesn't make sense, I'm afraid.

If you are connected with a wired connexion, then your PC's wireless should see the router and be in "Local" mode.

You didn't answer the question as to whether or not you see the internet on a wired connexion to the router.

Accordong to what you report, the router is behaving correctly.

The acid test is to connect wirelessly only to the router via the router's IP address and then see what the DHCP connexion status is.

I presume also that the router and your PC wireless card are on the same channel.

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