Wireless Router Problems

xW4v3z · 26-05-2009, 22:18

Hey guys, i bought a new router today, it was on offer in Curry's needed to swap from Cable to Wireless only problem is i put in all the cable's like the instructions said and not all the lights are coming on like it says it should, can anyone help me? i have a Linksys Wireless G with RangeBooster Model number WRT54GR, cheers.

MovedGoalPosts · 26-05-2009, 23:35

Presumably you have rebooted the cable modem once you connected everything up?

xW4v3z · 27-05-2009, 00:29

Erm, i put all the wire's in the router & in the computer, turned the router on, already put in Cd for the router but the software couldn't find the router.

Pog66 · 27-05-2009, 12:24

power everything off - then power on again in teh following order - cable modem - router - pc (leaving a bit of time between each). The router should then by visible to PC and you can carry on from there)

Paul K · 27-05-2009, 12:38

What lights are not coming on?

xW4v3z · 27-05-2009, 16:03

The Internet one.

MovedGoalPosts · 27-05-2009, 17:36

Every time you change (swap) the device that is directly connected to the modem by ethernet, or USB, be that a computer, games console or router, the modem needs to be powered off, for a few seconds, then powered up again. Once the modem has powered up then the device connected to it can be powered on.

Only one device can be directly connected to the modem. If you computer is connected by USB you need to unplug that before you connect the router by ethernet.

xW4v3z · 27-05-2009, 17:44

I've turned it off for 10 minutes, restarted Laptop, connected the wire's in the order it says, turned the router on, the "Power" light, the number "1" and "Wireless" light comes on, but the Cd says there should be one more on, the "Internet" one.

MovedGoalPosts · 27-05-2009, 18:04

How do you currently (without the router) connect your computer to the modem, ethernet cable or USB?

xW4v3z · 27-05-2009, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob

How do you currently (without the router) connect your computer to the modem, ethernet cable or USB?

Currently i got a Ethernet going from my laptop to my talk talk router.

MovedGoalPosts · 27-05-2009, 23:12

Talk Talk

Are you not using Virgin Media Cable Broadband? The WRT54GR does not include an inbuilt modem and thus can only be used with a separate modem. If you have Talk Talk you are using a BT type ADSL phone line broadband, the router's for which normally include modems.

popper · 28-05-2009, 08:38

hmm so you have it like this

BT type ADSL phone line <>WAN-talk talk router-eth1<>WAN-WRT54GR-wireless router

you then ethernet plug your PCs into the LAN ports of the WRT54GR-wireless router.... or more likely
connect wirelessly to the new WRT54GR-wireless router in the chain....

eather the "talk talk router" OR the "WRT54GR-wireless router" is giving out your LAN IP address to your PCs, YOU CANT HAVE BOTH set for DHCPd use, or it gets messy,turn one DHCPd off and/or use fixed IPs 192.168.0.* and netmask 0f 255.255.255.0 ,set the gateway for/to the "talk talk router" LAN IP, and the secondary DNS to whatever the talk talk ISP DNS is, or use the open DNS ip.