Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Blinking Power Indicating Light on my Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router?

Q. Recently I noticed that the indicating light of my Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router started blinking & the said router stops working. What is this trying to tell me? I asked Linksys but since my router is out of warranty there is a fee for tech support but said that it might be that the firmware is corrupted. How can I rectify/update the firmware when the router is not working?
Thanks.

A. You have no connection to the router at all?

The reset button is located on the rear and is recessed slighly into the back of the router. With the power ON, using a pin, push and hold the reset button until all the lights start flashing or, lights start flashing other then the current. Then, unplug the router for 30 seconds and power it back up.

If the light no longer flashes, then your problem will most like have been resolved. Attempt connection from your computers to the router/internet.

If the light continues to flash, connect a computer to the router using an ethernet cable; you obviously can't do this wirelessly. Once you are connected with an ethernet cable, click on Start, and then click Run, and in the textfield type cmd and press enter. At the command prompt, type ipconfig and press enter. Your computer will reply with a few lines of information. The line of interest is the one that reads "Default Gateway." It should read 192.168.1.1 .

IF IT DOES READ 192.168.1.1 then you will be able to update the firmware. First, you will need to get an updated firmware file. Once obtained, open your web browser, type http://192.168.1.1 and press enter. For both user name and password, enter admin . A webpage will appear. Click Administration and once clicked, right below that click Firmware Upgrade. There, you can select the firmware upgrade from your computer.

IF IT DOES NOT READ 192.168.1.1 then Control Panel -> Network Connections (XP) or Network and Sharing Center (Vista & 7). Find your network adapter. Right click it and select properties. There will be a small list of which one line will read "Internet Protocol version 4" or "TCP/IP connection IPv4." DO NOT USE THE IPv6!. Click the line that has version 4/IPv4 and click the properties buttons down and to the right. On the next page will read "acquire an ip address automatically." Select the option below it, "Use the following IP address". For IP Address, enter 192.168.1.5; Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0; Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1; press OK and OK again. Once completed open your web browser and type http://192.168.1.1. If you are prompted for a username and password, use admin for both. You will then see a webpage. At the top, click "Administration." Once clicked, right below that link click "Firmware Upgrade." Here you can upload the upgrade saved on your computer to your router.

If you are unable to make a connection to your router with the instructions above, time for a new router.

For Firmware Upgrade, go to this page... http://homesupport.cisco.com/en-us/wireless/lbc/WRT54GS?referrer=www.linksysbycisco.com and halfway down the page to the right click "Downloads." From there you can proceed in obtaining and downloading your Firmware Upgrade.

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My linksys wrt54g router will not show up when connected to my computer through cable.?
Q. I have a linksys wrt54g router version 6 that will not work. the power light is flashing and the port 1,2,3,4 and internet light are on constantly. when i plug the router into my computer through an ethernet cable, none of my computers will "see" it. i think the firmware was delete. Is there any way to fix this?

A. It could be the router is faulty, or the power supply is dying.
I've seen the odd router not work properly because the power supply started to act up. However, you can only try the same supply from the same router,if you want to test this theory. You have to find someone with a wrt54g, and borrow their power supply for 5 minutes, that will tell right away...

If I recall correctly, that is a 12VDC, 0.5A (500mA) supply. Any good supply at 12VDC, around 1.0A will do for a test. make sure it is "DC", not "AC", and only 12V


Why do people want to know the first 4 s/n on the Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Router?
Q. I'm selling a linksys wrt54gs wireless router and I have a lot of people asking me about the first 4 s/n and I was wondering what the first 4 s/n means to them. I'm clueless on how to ask this question.

A. Linksys sold many different products that were all called the "WRT54GS" router. The buyers want to know which WRT54GS they're buying.

For example, if your serial number prefix is CGN0, your router has 32MB of RAM. But if it's CGNE, it only has 16MB. If your serial number prefix is CGN5, you have a 200MHz CPU. If it's CGNB, you have a 240MHz CPU.

When an older part becomes unavailable or a newer part is less expensive, the manufacturer switches to the newer part. But they don't want to have to create a new part number, do new advertising, or make new arrangements with their customers. So they switch the design of the device and fill existing orders with something different. Most end users don't care so long as the products work mostly the same. However, woth things like routers, the older versions tend to not get new firmware or tend to be missing features that were added later.


How can I get my DSL Modem to work with my Linksys Router?
Q. I have an Actiontec GT701R DSL Modem powered by Qwest and a Linksys WRT54G Router. I have other computers and printers in my home that need to be networked together. I cannot get the Linksys and the Actiontec to work together.

They both have the latest firmware versions installed.

I just want to plug my network devices into my linksys and then have it all move through the Actiontec out to the web. I also would like my wireless to work, but I just need the ethernet stuff to work at the moment.

I have a dire need to get this working as quickly as I can, please help.
I need to know about how I can get a route established either Dynamic or Static, what I can do about NAT (which device should run it) and how to get the linksys to point to the actiontect for internet information.

Please dont tell me to call qwest or run a dumb CD, those are dumb answers.

A. Well first we need to know if the modem handles PPPOE. if not then it is passive and you will have to fill that info out on the 54g as a WAN setting. PPPOE usually is an email address that comes with your service and a predetermined password. Regarding NAT... the 54g is a very solid router and I strongly suggest that you use the internal firewall built in the router, this would mean that if your modem does in fact have a NAT, you will have to disable it to get a useable and healthy statefull connection to the router.

If you were given a static IP from your ISP then you simply have to change the WAN setting on the router to static and input the IP address, gateway, and dns servers (use open dns! opendns.com)

feel free to contact me with any further questions.





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If you reset a Linksys router will it do anything to the connections its already setup to?

Q. I have a linksys router and i wanted to get internet on my wii. And i forget my password so i want to reset it, but im not sure if it will do anything to the computers that have hooked up to it already. Will it?

A. It will disconnect. Also, all your wireless computers will still be using the old encryption key and won't be able to connect to the router. Also, the router will no longer have your Internet Service Provider's gateway IP address and Domain Name Server IP addresses. You'll have to set them all back up again.

All for a Wii?

Here's how to find the encryption key: If the encryption key isn't on a label on your wireless modem or router, the likeliest place to find it is in your router's admin pages. Exactly where in those pages varies from brand to brand. If you don't have a router, the following should apply to your modem itself.

Basically, to get into the admin pages, do this:

1.On a computer connected to a wired port on your router (wireless access to the admin pages should be turned off as a security risk), enter the router's local IP address in your browser's address window.ON A LINKSYS, THIS IS PROBABLY 192.168.1.1. THE LOGIN IS USUALLY A BLANK USERNAME AND ADMIN AS THE PASSWORD.
2.Poke around, especially under wireless security, until you find the encryption key. Copy it down EXACTLY. Copy-and-pasting it into a text file (Wordpad is generally best because it's on almost all Windows machines) is even better, as it can be copy-and-pasted from there into whatever needs it. When you see it, you'll understand why this is a good idea.

To find your router�s IP address in Windows:

3.Click on the Start->Run button.
4.In the text box, type

cmd

and press Enter.

5.A black "DOS box" will pop up. In it, enter

ipconfig /all

A bunch of gibberish will fill the box. Next to "Default Gateway" an IP address will appear. This is your router's IP address.

Hope that helps.


How to make Linksys wireless router private?
Q. I have a Linksys wireless router and want to keep it private. Can you tell me step-by-step what to do? Thank you!

A. One thing that one must do is password protect ones router in order to keep people from logging into your network and stealing sensitive data.

If you think offenders are logging into your network through a router, than password protect your router.
Log into your router. Set up the password there.

XP
1) Goto Start/Run
2) Type in "cmd"

Vista
1) Click the Start button
2) Type in "command"

Once you are in the command prompt:
1)Type in "ipconfig"
2) In your Internet browser type in "http://" followed by your default gateway (found in the command prompt)
***Example: http://192.168.1.1 (try clicking the link)
3) Login (search online for login info) Usually admin, password
3) There should be a link on the side somewhere. It should have several options like WEP, WPA etc.

Another method is implementing MAC addressing or dynamically assigned IP addresses.

Regards,

Dane


How do I connect a dsl to a linksys wireless B router without obtaining IP address automatically?
Q. My dsl has it's own IP address that must be used but the linksys setup won't allow it. Says I have to let the computer obtain the IP address automatically. How do I do this.

A. You'll probably have better luck if you just forget the Setup CD and try it manually.

Here are some steps to try.

First connect the line from the DSL modem to the router WAN port.
Next plug the computer into the router with a Cat5 ethernet cable. Open a browser and navigate to http://192.168.1.1 and login to the router's webclient. On the Setup page choose static IP and enter the IP/Subnet mask along with any connection options that you might have from the ISP. From here also enable the DHCP server option as well and save. Also make sure to change the routers default username and password and to set up some type of security on the wireless such as WPA along with a shared key. Next configure your wireless NIC to Get an IP address automatically and use the wireless NIC's software or Windows discovery tool to search and connect to your wireless network.

Obviously you can remove the Cat 5 after the wireless is enabled.

Now it will be a little different in terms of addressing if you have a modem/router combo instead of just a DSL modem given to you by your ISP.


I have Linksys to set up my home network and wifi, I lost CD software, how can I secured network?
Q. My home now has Wifi and I can access internet wirelessly and everything. The wifi is secured but it is with a default code that is very long and it would be easier to make a personal password instead of a long one that I can't remember. I lost CD software, are there any other options? I run both a Mac Leopard OS and a Microsoft Windows Vista OS.

A. What's the model number of your router?

try visiting the following urls in your browser, one should trigger a router login page:
http://192.168.0.1
http://192.168.1.1
http://192.168.2.1
(Please note that these IP addresses are internal network addresses- they cannot connect to any website on the internet and are safe to visit- see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network )

Usually linksys routers use the following username/password combos:
(blank)/admin
admin/admin
admin/password

(Note: this is different than the password you'd use to connect wirelessly to your router)

If those fail search for "(model name) default password".

Once you're in, go to the security or wireless tab (It will vary by router) and you should be able to change the wireless password.

Hope this helps!





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Will port forwarding ruin me wireless connection?

Q. I was wondering if port forwarding my linksys router would have any effect on my wireless connection.

Thanks in advance.

A. Typically port forwarding is done when you want to point a specific protocol to a specific machine...for example having an FTP server sitting behind your router and using port forwarding so any FTP sessions are directly sent to that specific server.

You have to be more specific in what you're doing, but in general if your forwarding packets inbound from the internet to a specific device, and that information isn't meant for your wireless devices, go for it.

However, I'd be curious as to why you need to do port forwarding outside of a proxy server, mail server, or ftp server.


How do I set up a single port forward for my internal ip address?
Q. I currently own a Linksys E3000 router. I've went to a port forward page and I've selected a port that I want to forward. However, I could only assign the port forwards to ip's in this format: 192.168.1.X. but, I want to forward a port that has an ip of this format: 10.X.X.X. Is there still a way I could forward a port in that particular format?

A. No. All the computers have to have an IP address in the same subnet as the router private addresses. It then issues all machines with addresses in that range. you can not talk to a machine in the 10. range from the 192. range as these are totally different subnets. So any machine you want to run within that network MUST have a 192. series and within the same range except for the last octet of the address.


What IP to put in when port forwarding with Linksys?
Q. Ok, so i'm trying to port forward for a Minecraft server, but it requires an IP, but there can only be 3 numbers. What do I put in for the IP?
My computers IP is like, 11 numbers long but I can only put in 3

A. The IP address for the forward MUST be the address of the machine running the server.


I am trying to start a minecraft sever and need help. How do I port forward?
Q. I have a wrt53gL linksys router. How do I port forward? And what would I use for my I.P. Address?
I've gone to my wireless settings but can't seem to figure out what to do to forward forward a port for minecraft. Any help would be great. Thank you

A.





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Will any OS or router not work with the Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Adapter card?

Q. Would your computer need to meet any requirements for the Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Adapter card to work? I have a relatively new HP desktop that runs vista.I have to move it into another room where there are no hard connections. I have a 2wire wireless router in the room it is currently in and I have to keep it in there. Would this work if I got the card installed into my desktop.

A. Yes, it will work with any OS and router. Here is the driver for download if you need it.


Can anybody help me with linux network drivers?
Q. I have a Linksys WMP54G right now and can't quite get it to work on Linux (Ubuntu 8.04). I don't mind upgrading, but I would like to know which adapter I should get if I do.

A. Here is a solution from someone with a similar issue (see the source link) but, reading through the comments on the page, it seems Ubuntu Hardy 8.10 supports your device. I would suggest upgrading to Hardy.


How do I get my download speed up with a linksys wmp54g wireless pci adapter?
Q. I purchased a wmp54g pci card and installed it to my computer. It is version 4.1 the software version 4.5 and the moniter version is 4.5 Driver version is 1.0.3.0 This connects to the network and the internet just fine but the download speed is horrible. I am only downloading in bytes for some reason. I don't have access to a router as I am connected to the internet via wifi hotspot. I am connecting between 36-54 mbps. Any ideas? Any sugestion on fixing this problem would be appeciated.
Maybe I didn't explain well enough. My adapter is b/g wifi certified
I don't think its the network my laptop works just fine on it. It is not webpages I have issues with it is downloading things from webpages like software, games, movie, music and the like.

A. look first of all i doubt the problem is with the network card itself, it could b but i dont think so the speed of 802.11g (the standard used in ur pci card) is 54 Mbps and even if u take into account the fact that the reallife speed is a bit lower, ur connection should still be really fast, more than enough, in fact, because a typical intenet connection is between 256Kbps and 1Mbps. so i think the problem is with ur internet connection not the wireless connection. if its a public wifi hotspot then that wouls explain y the intenet connection is so slow, becuase for example u could be far away from the signal antenna and therefore the link speed would b affected. also there might be a lot of ppl trying to access the wifi network at the same time wich would also slow down ur speed. if its ur own network, however, then u need 2 make sure the antenna isnt too far away from ur computer and that it is working properly. last if ur intenet connection is dialup then it should b obvious y the speed is so slow u will need dsl if u want fast speeds. if and only if, u investigate and find that none of the above r wat causes ur problem, then ud need to check for problems in the pci card itself OR with the main wireless antenna.
;)


How can this lan card work on my computer?
Q. Hello,
I recently bought the Linksys Cisco WMP54G lan card. I have vista 32bit so I went to linksys.com and downloaded the vista drivers, I unzipped the files but an exe is missing. The guy that i bought it from told me that it was supposed to have an exe inside and that I should run it to install the drivers. What I should do?

A. Go to
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WMP54G/download
and download the file:
http://downloads.linksysbycisco.com/downloads/WMP54Gv4.1_v2.0.1.9,0.exe

As you see, this is an exe file, no need to unzip it, run the file and continue with the wizard.
NOTE that you have to physically insert the adapter AFTER requested by the installation wizard.





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Monday, March 18, 2013

Price of D-Link DSL-2640B modem with wireless?

Q. hi..
I am planning to buy an ADSL modem integrated with wireless router for my BSNL broadband connection. I found one modem in D-Link. Is there any other good one that works fine with BSNL. The one which they provide is worst coz I have changed it twice. Someone please let me know the price of DSL-2640B modem and also suggest me if any other modem is good.

A. D-link is not bad. You could go for Linksys WAG200G, it's got nice signal compared to DSL2640B.

However , I've used DSL2640 and it's router page is a little bugged. If you put symbols in password you would be unable to change the password unless you resetted it.

If you upgrade its firmware, the internet connection drops if you have too much connections to your system (like torrent, http server, game server querying, so on) for me, and I had to restart it. I had to downgrade the firmware, then it worked well.

If you have the Linksys WAG200G in your area, get that one. It's interface is nice, the signal is quite good. It's antenna cannot be changed though, not sure if this is a problem for you. From what I know, the antennas are maintenance free.





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How do i install a Linksys Wireless adapter WPC54G V.2 to my laptop?

Q. Also i want to know how to find out what my internal wireless card is? Is the linksys one better? If so, how do i install it?

A. In order to know whether your computer has got a wireless card or not do following steps :

1. right click on my computer and select manage
2. you will see a new window from there select device manager
3. device manager will list you list of all the hardwares that are enable in your system, search in this list and in the catagory of network (expand it ) , if you see Wireless or WLAN word then that is your wireless card, else if you only see LAN (local area network ) then it means that you only have NIC card.

probably you don't have the driver for the linksys wireless adapter. here is the link where you can download it :

http://www.driver100.com/driver/30/2639/Linksys_WPC54G_WirelessG_Notebook_Adapter.html

after you have donwloaded the driver from this website, connect your wireless adapter in your laptop ( the port usually reserved for extra cards ) and then install the software for it.

once installation is successfull in order to make sure, again goto that device manager and check if wireless adapter now apear in that network catagory list , if it appear without having any yellow Question mark on it , then it means that it is installed successfully.

configuration of the card depends upon your network, if you are using a DHCP ( dynamic host configuration protocol ) server then you have to goto properties of your wireless card and on the TCP/IP properties set everything to Automatic configuration, else if you are using static IP then assign the corresponding details on that properties . . .


enjoy being connected

regards

F


Is there a upgrade for my Linksys wireless-g notebook version 2 adapter wpc54gs?
Q. I have a Linksys wireless-G notebook, version 2 adapter WPC54gs. I am having a hard time getting a driver for it for my computer. Do I have to upgrade? And if yes, what is the best upgrade that I can use for my version 2 adapter WPC54gs and If there is a website with this version upgrade that I can download for free. I can't really afford to get another linksys wireless-G notebook adapter with a different version. Thank you.

A. try this website http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Content_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115417027773&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper


How to install Linksys DriveR?
Q. I saved a download of Linksys Driver WPC54GS v.2.1 to my USB Drive to put on my laptop, but when I try to open it up, it says it dones't know what program created it.

And when I go to Device Manager and try to update the card with the driver I downloaded, the folder doesn't open! I click, "My Documents" and it doesn't open up and it the "OK" button doesn't light up.

This is very frustrating and help would be very appreciated!

A. From the link sys site you need to download the setup file, it should have all the files need to install the driver


My Linksys wpc54g wireless card will not connect to the internet.?
Q. I have good signal strength to the lingsys g wireless router, but the router will not connect to the internet. Using a Dell with NT2000. Card worked until I reset the password and now no longer works. Card works fine in a IBM Thinkpad running Win98. Linksys has been no help. Have downloaded new drivers but still does not work.

A. How did you get on the internet to ask the question? Sorry, but not familiar with Linksys wpc54g. I would call the manufacturer, or take it back to the store where I got it.





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How do I install tomato RAF on my wrt160n v3 router?

Q. I tried looking up the official page at http://victek.is-a-geek.com/tomato.html but half the page is in spanish or something with tatterings of english. I also dont know if i need dd-wrt first. Can someone give me a comprehensive guide on doing this?

A. http://victek.is-a-geek.com/Repositorios/TomatoRAF/tomato-K26-1.28.9006MIPSR2_RAF-Std-NOCAT.trx This is for ( FOR ONLY 4MB Flash (MIPSR2.Kernel 2.6) No USB + Captive Portal. Updated June 13th.2011. For Asus RT-N10 RT-N12, Linksys E1000 v1, v1 & v3 WRT160N, WRT310N, WRT320N.)

http://victek.is-a-geek.com/Repositorios/TomatoRAF/tomato-K26-1.28.9006MIPSR2_RAF-VPN-NOCAT.trx This is for (FOR ONLY 4MB Flash (MIPSR2.Kernel 2.6) No USB + VPN + Captive Portal. Updated June 25th.2011. For Asus RT-N10 RT-N12, Linksys E1000 v1, v1 & v3 WRT160N, WRT310N, WRT320N.)

Then go to this website (http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=e9c2361ee7974d75913e61386a712188_4030.xml&pid=96&slnid=5) It will tell you how to upgrade your firmware. Do not download the file in the tutorial, just skip the instructions that tell you to download something. Then when it tells you to locate the firmware, use the tomato raf file from the link above. I am not responsible if this bricks or makes your router stop working. I don't know very much about tomato raf.


Which dd wrt firmware is best for me?
Q. Hey guys, I have bought linksys E1000 and i want to upgrade the firmware to ddwrt. But there are 4 firmwares are given for my router i.e. Mini Generic, NoKaid Small, OpenVPN Small, VoIP Small. I have no idea about it. Tell me which one will suits me. Thanks in advance

A. the one which is for your hardware... the others shouldnt' work.


Setting up Linksys E1000 with PPPoE?
Q. I have a Westell 6100G (With Verizon DSL, PPPoE protocol) and a Linksys E1000 with the latest firmware.

I've put the Westell box in bridge mode, and disabled the private DHCP server. My computer is no longer able to connect to the internet with it.

I've cloned my MAC address for the Linksys E1000 router, entered the correct username and password for Verizon's PPPoE, entered Google's Public DNS addresses, rebooted the router, attempted to connect, and the connection failed. Is there something I've forgotten?

Notes:
- All hardware is brand-new and connected properly
- I'm running Linux, and Wine is having issues with Cisco Connect, so I used the router's web interface to tweak the settings
The error appears to be that the router is not receiving an IP address from Verizon when it attempts to connect.
I'm not really a networking expert...

A.


Kaspersky Internet Security 2011?
Q. I was wondering if Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 blocks WiFi hackers. Does it stop hackers trying to access / steal your WiFi connection even though you have a password on the Router? By the way my Router is a Cisco Linksys E1000. Do you need to be on the main computer to see who is stealing your Wifi if Kaspersky doesnt do it?

A. No
anti-virus can not protect you from wi-fi intrusions.
Why?
Because Wi-Fi protection is hardware based.Your router has it's own operating system(which is called firmware) and it stores the password in there.Kaspersky can not go inside your router and protect your password.
Kaspersky will protect you from hackers that attack you over the internet but let's say if your neighbor steals your wi-fi password and enters your network then Kaspersky won't detect anything.

All of routers have the ability to show exactly how many people use your router at any given time + their uniqie MAC addresses.If you see more then 1 MAC address "registered" that means someone hacked your Wi-Fi.
I guarantee you,if you choose a good password with at least 8 letters/number then you're protected .





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