I thought I would set up a wireless network at home...

[IEatGt's]

Maybe if you make just one more thread it will work :shrug:

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/road-side-pub-17/581576-airport-extreme-vista-fail.html

I know, I know. My computer at work was messed up this morning. I didn't think it created the first thread, so I made the second one.
It has been one of those days... ALL DAY.

the Airport Extreme has been returned.
It has been replaced with a Linksys WRT160N.

This one seems to work. thanks for the advice guys.
Any other tips on keeping this thing running and secure?

 

[CalcVictim]

I know, I know. My computer at work was messed up this morning. I didn't think it created the first thread, so I made the second one.
It has been one of those days... ALL DAY.

the Airport Extreme has been returned.
It has been replaced with a Linksys WRT160N.

This one seems to work. thanks for the advice guys.
Any other tips on keeping this thing running and secure?

do not use WEP encryption as it can be cracked(realistically not a big concern), try wpa2


if it works you're good to go :rolling:

 

[Venomous98Cobra]

do not use WEP encryption as it can be cracked(realistically not a big concern), try wpa2


if it works you're good to go :rolling:

I agree, using WPA2 is a lot more secure.

Keep in mind though, losing power for extended period can reset your router to default settings. A lot of people don't know this and actually keep using an open connection after an outage.

 

[CalcVictim]

I agree, using WPA2 is a lot more secure.

Keep in mind though, losing power for extended period can reset your router to default settings. A lot of people don't know this and actually keep using an open connection after an outage.

maybe on some routers, I know on mine the config stays unless a firmware is reflashed or the reset button is pressed for some time

 

[98slowbra]

I ran it for years on the WRT54G and am now running it on the WRT310N with no problems for the past month or so.

ok because mine seems to go down about 4 times a week and I have to reboot the router. Is this firmware more stable? and my PS3 does not seem to like the wireless to much it can hardley ever get a IP from the router.

 

[SVT F15O]

Outbound or inbound travel.

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[Guy Fawkes]

uhh how far away is your computer from your router? If its too far it will act like you were describing it.

 

[divernb]

As some have said, setup WPA2 encryption, and also change the username and password for administrative access on the router. You also may want to change the default IP address of the router. All of those things are available to anyone on the internet, and it wouldn't be very hard to get in to your routers settings.

just change those things and you'll be as secure as you need to be. Also, don't disable the SSID broadcast. It's nothing but a hassle and there are 20 ways to find out a network name even if it isn't broadcasting it. So just leave it on w/ encryption.

 

[NO-BlkLightning2K]

buy a linksys. regardless, turn your ssid broadcast off, and enable mac address filtering.

 

[IEatGt's]

I have the wireless router up and running.
It seems to work fine for a few minutes and then i lose the connection to the internet. A minute or two later it lets me get back on. Does anyone have any ideas on how to correct that?

 

[CalcVictim]

who is your ISP, is it cable internet or DSL....sounds to me like your router renews ip but that's just a guess.



try googling the router model+isp+symptoms

 

[IEatGt's]

who is your ISP, is it cable internet or DSL....sounds to me like your router renews ip but that's just a guess.



try googling the router model+isp+symptoms

I have DSL through Smithville telephone / Smithville Digital.

I'll try googling it. thanks.

 

[Boomer v3.8]

buy a linksys. regardless, turn your ssid broadcast off, and enable mac address filtering.

What and pretend that things are secure?
:lol:

 

[IEatGt's]

update...
I figured it out. It took a lot longer than I thought it would.
After tinkering around with the settings manually, it works like a charm.
I had to set it to broadcast wireless b/g instead of auto. I also had to set the channel to 11 instead of auto. I tried them all, one at a time.
Now it works the way its supposed to.
I even got my iphone to link to it. Apparently switching it to b/g instead of n took care of that problem.

Thanks for all your help guys!! :beer:epper::banana::dancenana:

 

[RussZTT]

Linksys Wireless-G WRT54GL for the win. Best router out there period. Although I use DD-WRT for firmware. I didn't care for Tomato as much.

Me to and love it. Just wish they would update their firmware. Mine is from 05. :nonono:

 

[Venomous98Cobra]

update...
I figured it out. It took a lot longer than I thought it would.
After tinkering around with the settings manually, it works like a charm.
I had to set it to broadcast wireless b/g instead of auto. I also had to set the channel to 11 instead of auto. I tried them all, one at a time.
Now it works the way its supposed to.
I even got my iphone to link to it. Apparently switching it to b/g instead of n took care of that problem.

Thanks for all your help guys!! :beer:epper::banana::dancenana:

Like I stated earlier, sometimes you have to manually select the channel. FYI, if you live pretty close to neighbors and your picking up their wireless routers and they select the same channel, it can cause the problem all over again. You may have to change the channel a good amount of times, hopefully not though.

 

[NO-BlkLightning2K]

What and pretend that things are secure?
:lol:

do enlighten us with your seemingly infinite supply of wisdom.

 

[harry gilbert]

Most routers have conflicts with things around your house. Wireless surround sound can interfere with your wireless connections along with microwaves. Phones a notorious for causing problems.

Routers usually have a channel select for the wireless setting. You may want to try and manually select the channel.

edit - Oh and I recommend using Linksys.

Yes, that reminds me, when I first set up my Linksys, it did have a conflict with our cordless phone. Me, being too stupid to RTFM, called Linksys tech support, and by golly, the fellow there properly diagnosed the situation and walked me through the correct setup procedure. :beer: to Linksys. I won't buy any other brand.

 

[Silver2003Cobra]

I had an older Linksys wireless router, but when I bought a new tower with 801.11n capable wireless I got a Netgear router.. love it and works just fine with the 64 bit Vista I'm running on my tower..

 

[Boomer v3.8]

do enlighten us with your seemingly infinite supply of wisdom.

Hiding your SSID and MAC filtering is a minor annoyance to anyone who knows what they are doing.