Q. My laptop has been unable to connect to this router since... well, forever.I've recently tried resolving it, but nothing I do is working. I've had friends and family look at it and nothing. I tried calling Cisco Tech support, but I've had my router for over a year... so they want me to pay $30 for their stupid tech support, and I can't afford that. Besides, that's outrageous.
My laptop is a Windows XP and it detects the connection, and says it has little or no connectivity and NO connectivity is correct. It keeps saying some kind of "User Error" or something? I'm no tech-geek by any means and I have tried Google, but nothing that has helped with this. Has anyone else had this problem and fixed it? If you need me to check something further, I can do so. Thanks for any assistance!
My laptop is a Windows XP and it detects the connection, and says it has little or no connectivity and NO connectivity is correct. It keeps saying some kind of "User Error" or something? I'm no tech-geek by any means and I have tried Google, but nothing that has helped with this. Has anyone else had this problem and fixed it? If you need me to check something further, I can do so. Thanks for any assistance!
A. Okay, first I will make a couple assumptions.
First, that you have internet service and have a modem connected to it from your service provider.
Second, that the router is plugged into the modem with an ethernet cable.
Now, I am not sure if you are trying to connect wirelessly (which is my assumption) or wired.
If wired, you need to connect another ethernet cable from the router to your laptop. It should pick up a connection straight off and work. If not, disconnect the ethernet cable from the back of the router and plug that into your computer. If that works then there was something wrong with the setup of the router and you will have to get the manual out and start over.
If you are trying to connect to the router wirelessly, click on your connection icon on the bottom right of your screen and see that you are connecting to your router and not someone elses. How many bars are you getting?
After this, we will need more info.
First, that you have internet service and have a modem connected to it from your service provider.
Second, that the router is plugged into the modem with an ethernet cable.
Now, I am not sure if you are trying to connect wirelessly (which is my assumption) or wired.
If wired, you need to connect another ethernet cable from the router to your laptop. It should pick up a connection straight off and work. If not, disconnect the ethernet cable from the back of the router and plug that into your computer. If that works then there was something wrong with the setup of the router and you will have to get the manual out and start over.
If you are trying to connect to the router wirelessly, click on your connection icon on the bottom right of your screen and see that you are connecting to your router and not someone elses. How many bars are you getting?
After this, we will need more info.
How do I port forward a Linksys Cisco WRT120N router for my PS3?
Q. I have a few questions here, so read carefully and bear with me alright.
1. I need STEP BY STEP instructions here, and I've already tried calling the router's company and they were useless and didn't ell me what I needed to do.
So basically, I need to open up the ports in this link:
http://us.playstation.com/support/answer� <-- Where it says "
PlayStation®Network and SCEA Game Servers"
2. I have no idea how to get into the settings, no idea what IP I need for the router. I know the password is "admin" but is the username the same as well?
3. If I open those ports on the router, will it affect the laptops/iPod/computer we have or will it ONLY open them up for the PS3? THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, because if it opens up the ports for everything else then it makes them vulnerable to viruses, so I need to know if it's only gonna do it for the PS3, or everything else? I only need it for the PS3 because I can't play some games online. It won't connect to anyone, or if I do connect; then I get disconnected, or I get internal errors, or completely disconnected as in "Ethernet cable not connected", and a bunch of other bullsh*t.
Please help me out here, I really appreciate it. And don't answer if you don't know, I actually NEED an answer because I'm getting sick of this crap the router does with only my PS3. Thanks.
I have the issues with Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Revelations. That port forward site doesn't have those games, so it won't help. Thank you for trying though. And apparently DMZ mode is dangerous and makes everything crazy vulnerable from what I've read.
1. I need STEP BY STEP instructions here, and I've already tried calling the router's company and they were useless and didn't ell me what I needed to do.
So basically, I need to open up the ports in this link:
http://us.playstation.com/support/answer� <-- Where it says "
PlayStation®Network and SCEA Game Servers"
2. I have no idea how to get into the settings, no idea what IP I need for the router. I know the password is "admin" but is the username the same as well?
3. If I open those ports on the router, will it affect the laptops/iPod/computer we have or will it ONLY open them up for the PS3? THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, because if it opens up the ports for everything else then it makes them vulnerable to viruses, so I need to know if it's only gonna do it for the PS3, or everything else? I only need it for the PS3 because I can't play some games online. It won't connect to anyone, or if I do connect; then I get disconnected, or I get internal errors, or completely disconnected as in "Ethernet cable not connected", and a bunch of other bullsh*t.
Please help me out here, I really appreciate it. And don't answer if you don't know, I actually NEED an answer because I'm getting sick of this crap the router does with only my PS3. Thanks.
I have the issues with Assassin's Creed Brotherhood and Revelations. That port forward site doesn't have those games, so it won't help. Thank you for trying though. And apparently DMZ mode is dangerous and makes everything crazy vulnerable from what I've read.
A. to port forward you must first access the routers setup menu , that is fairly simple as most routers have a label showing the information needed on the back , use the default ip address in your search bar ( example http://192.168.0.1 ) just replace the numbers with your routers default ip as shown on the label .
the label will also show the ssid name , any password to access the menu etc. - usually your going to see a menu , select admin and put in the default password to access the routers menu
your router also probabaly came with a setup disc that can be used to access settings and will have a pdf file manual , read up on port forwarding to see which sub menu to go to
you'll see a port forward range with 2 sections on each line , to port forward range TCP 10070-10080 you'd put FROM 100070 on line one and TO 10080 on line 2
to port forward just one port ( example tcp 9293 you put in line one FROM tcp 9293 TO tcp 9293 so each is the same number
it's pretty easy once you start , just put each port or range in on a line until done
this opens those ports on all devices ij the router but since those ports are only used for ps3 games you won't open anything the pc can access anyway , it's perfectly safe and does not affect what other devices can connect to unless they are also using psn ( so it's great for a psp or psVita )
the setup disc or the router manufacturers website will have a manual you can use from the pc plus the setup disc usually makes it easy , don't forget to enable upnp as this opens most gaming ports automatically other than the ps3 game specific ones and will help in games not listed on the ps3 site .
the label will also show the ssid name , any password to access the menu etc. - usually your going to see a menu , select admin and put in the default password to access the routers menu
your router also probabaly came with a setup disc that can be used to access settings and will have a pdf file manual , read up on port forwarding to see which sub menu to go to
you'll see a port forward range with 2 sections on each line , to port forward range TCP 10070-10080 you'd put FROM 100070 on line one and TO 10080 on line 2
to port forward just one port ( example tcp 9293 you put in line one FROM tcp 9293 TO tcp 9293 so each is the same number
it's pretty easy once you start , just put each port or range in on a line until done
this opens those ports on all devices ij the router but since those ports are only used for ps3 games you won't open anything the pc can access anyway , it's perfectly safe and does not affect what other devices can connect to unless they are also using psn ( so it's great for a psp or psVita )
the setup disc or the router manufacturers website will have a manual you can use from the pc plus the setup disc usually makes it easy , don't forget to enable upnp as this opens most gaming ports automatically other than the ps3 game specific ones and will help in games not listed on the ps3 site .
Bridge routers to a single modem?
Q. Fairly new to networking and I know just about little to nothing in this category. I looked up online how to do it and it was difficult to understand, so I came to you guys to help me out. I have a WRT54GL router connected to our modem (our main router/RoadRunner[provider]) and I have a newer WRT120N router, both Linksys. My friend told me alittle bit about Bridging connections but I still managed to fail. The internet cord is plugged into the 54GL and from there I hooked up the 120N and put the ethernet cable from port 1 (120N) into port 2 of the 54GL. I went up to my laptop upstairs to set up the connection (It shows the wireless router but when I try to connect it says there is a problem with the connection due to the fact that there is no internet cable connected?) and when I open up Network Magic (what ever installed on my laptop to setup the router) it never gets past the plug in your power cable to the back of the router and wait for it to do what ever, stage.
So I am unsure on if I have to do anything with the IP adresses, mess around with the firewalls on my main or secondary router, etc. Like I said, I'm fairly new to this stuff. Thanks for reading this, hope you can help.
So I am unsure on if I have to do anything with the IP adresses, mess around with the firewalls on my main or secondary router, etc. Like I said, I'm fairly new to this stuff. Thanks for reading this, hope you can help.
A. You need to first read the manual for the WRT120N to learn how to configure is a Wireless Access Point.
You want the router (WRT54GL) to be the "router" and the WRT120N to be a slave or extension to it
Your 54GL should have a starting IP address range for the DHCP client table of 192.168.1.30, but you should check that first. If not, you need to configure the starting IP address the DHCP server will issue (I suggest .30). This leaves 192.168.1.2 > 192.168.1.29 available for static address assignment.
Connect the WRT120N to your PC, per the manual, but you don't want it connected to the WRT54GL yet (might work best if you just power down the 56GL for this step). By default both the routers have the same IP address assigned in the factory, therefore you have an instant conflict when you power them both up on the same network.
Once your into the WRT120N management screen you need to disable DHCP client and DHCP server on the WRT120N. You want to assign it the same SSID (wireless network name) and "wireless security" password as you use on the WRT54GL. You also need to give the 120N a static IP address, per above. I suggest 192.168.1.2. Be sure you save it and then turn off the WRT120N.
I'm pretty certain that you don't use the "WAN" port on WRT120N in this configuration. You connect from any of the Ethernet ports on the WRT54GL to port 1 of the WRT120N.
Power down all your devices that connect to the network. Then power it all up again starting with WRT54GL.
Good Luck.
I know this can be made to work, I have a similar setup to this.
You want the router (WRT54GL) to be the "router" and the WRT120N to be a slave or extension to it
Your 54GL should have a starting IP address range for the DHCP client table of 192.168.1.30, but you should check that first. If not, you need to configure the starting IP address the DHCP server will issue (I suggest .30). This leaves 192.168.1.2 > 192.168.1.29 available for static address assignment.
Connect the WRT120N to your PC, per the manual, but you don't want it connected to the WRT54GL yet (might work best if you just power down the 56GL for this step). By default both the routers have the same IP address assigned in the factory, therefore you have an instant conflict when you power them both up on the same network.
Once your into the WRT120N management screen you need to disable DHCP client and DHCP server on the WRT120N. You want to assign it the same SSID (wireless network name) and "wireless security" password as you use on the WRT54GL. You also need to give the 120N a static IP address, per above. I suggest 192.168.1.2. Be sure you save it and then turn off the WRT120N.
I'm pretty certain that you don't use the "WAN" port on WRT120N in this configuration. You connect from any of the Ethernet ports on the WRT54GL to port 1 of the WRT120N.
Power down all your devices that connect to the network. Then power it all up again starting with WRT54GL.
Good Luck.
I know this can be made to work, I have a similar setup to this.
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