Networking

router help!

grandier — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:22:51 GMT

im looking to upgrade to a new router, but i'm specifically looking for a wifi router i will be using mostly for gaming. any help and suggestion will be appreciated thank you.

8 Port Router Gigabit

rickschneider17 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:47:27 GMT

I am looking for a Gigabit 8 Port Router for my home network. I would prefer it to be wired (no wireless needed), but if I cant find any, then i would get a wireless one instead. Most of the ones I see seem to be only 4 port models.

N-router that will run dd-wrt

Pokerman11 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:17:54 GMT

Can anybody give recomendations on a n-router that I can flash to run to dd-wrt?

tks

Poker

Wireless bridge question

neebski — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:51:28 GMT

Hey there,

I need to get wifi about 600 feet from the nearest source of data BUT I am not sure where to start. I am looking at the Hawking HAO14SDP http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833164156

My question is this, do I need two of these devices, one on both ends?

Thanks in advance.
Kevin

EDIT By GmsCool: please don't post your full name in the forums............. you never know who might find it.

Router Version from Box?

dereks — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52:39 GMT

I was just wondering if anyone knew what version of th erouter this is. I am hoping for v1 because I want to DD-WRT it, but the sales page doesn't say...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124296&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL111309&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL111309-_-NetworkWirelessRouters-_-LP3B-_-33124296

Does anyone here own\use a Cisco ASA5505?

pizzaboy192 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:31:54 GMT

I must ask this now, so that I know who might be able to help (and to get the information about exactly what we can't find on our router at school)

Let me know

Thanks

-Pizza

Wireless Internet trouble

js96ford — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:35:39 GMT

A friend of mine asked to see if I could help her....She said that she has a Netgear wireless router no model # given and roadrunner is her IP she said that no matter how far or close she is to the router her laptop get hardly and signal and normally drops what it does get....I aslo dont know if she has a desktop hooked up to the roadrunner and how that runs any ideas or suggestions would help out thanks...

Extending wireless range

AustinB — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:06:54 GMT

Hi. I bought the re-certified Netgear WGR614NAR router from newegg a while back and it has worked pretty good for the most part. I recently moved into a bigger house however, and now it doesn't work very well except in the room that it is in. I have it all the way on one end of the house because thats where the office is and my desktop computer needs to be plugged in directly. The farther we get from that end of the house the slower the internet gets and in the opposite end of the house it barely works at all. I would rather not move it to a more central location because I would like to keep my desktop plugged in directly. I was looking at the Netgear WPN824NAR RangeMax re-certified router because it is cheap enough for me to afford right now and it supposedly has better range. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with that router and if it really does increase wireless range or if it is just a sales gimmick. The other thing I was wondering is if either of these routers supported WDS (possibly with a firmware update?) that way I could set up another router in a more central location to extend the range. I would appreciate any other suggestions as well on this matter so I can get a decent connection throughout the house. Thanks in advance.

Share a non-wireless, non-workgroup printer?

txczshooter — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:31:03 GMT

Is there a way, or rather what's the best way, to share a non-wireless, non-workgroup (no ethernet) printer across a mixed XP/VISTA/OS X 10.5.X wireless G network.? Do I just need a printer server and plug it in to one of the Router/Hub ports, assign it an IP and that's it?

Use Ethernet (RJ-45) or USB simultaneous ?

GiddyUpGo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:52:54 GMT

I have a DSL Westell Model 6100 modem. It can use USB or Ethernet RJ-45 connections to the computer. (I have Windows XP Pro.)

The manual states that both can be used simultaneous. I did notice that my USB speed shows 12.0 mbps and the RJ-45 connection shows 100.0 mbps.

Questions:

1. What advantage would this give?

2. How would I tell the difference, if any?

GiddyUpGo

Blocked MAC Address

gusgusthegreat — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:01 GMT

When connecting to a network in Windows, how can I tell if my MAC address is blocked or not? For example, will the connection perpetually attempt to acquire the network address until it gets "limited or no connectivity" or will it simply not connect at all?

Connect one router to another to make new network?

endoftheline — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:25:46 GMT

I am trying to plan out a network setup, that will let me use my primary work desktop in a separate network from a test network that will contain servers in a domain with test machines.

I’m in a dorm with one Ethernet jack that gets assigned 1 IP from the university. Right now I just have a basic consumer type dlink router connected to it, and then my primary desktop is connected to that, and a laptop is connected wirelessly.

I’m wondering if I got another router, and connected it’s wan port to a regular port on my main router, if that would let me create a 2^nd separate network, that I could then create a actual domain with test servers, and a separate IP structure that would not conflict or even be able to directly access my primary desktop PC. This is graphically what I am thinking:

Windows 7 x64 wireless adapter recommendations

WushuMonster — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:56:17 GMT

Anyone have any suggestions for wireless pci-e adapters to use under Windows 7 64-bit? Aparently Linksys has no intention of supporting my WMP110 adapter. I have it somewhat working from installing their Vista driver for it, but it still drops my connection every 2 or 3 minutes. I can at least download some things and post questions on forums though, lol. I'm a little shocked that there seem to be no Windows 7 drivers for any of the wireless adapters out there, so I guess I would like something that works well under Vista 64-bit and is new enough that they would continue to support it. Preferably not Linksys because they seem to have terrible support generally, but I suppose I would buy another one of their products if it still looked like the best option. Thanks!

How to choose wireless adapter? PCI vs USB?

haiku — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:20:49 GMT

Are some wireless adapters better than others and if so how can you tell? There's a huge range in price, from around $9 to $70. (which is odd when you think about it... I can't think of any ordinary home-user peripherals with prices that vary by a factor of almost 10!)

Also, is PCI better than USB?

I have a Netgear WG11v2 USB adapter, which has 802.11g and is about 3 years old. I think. With the Netgear, the connection speed on my desktop is definitely slower than my roommates older, less powerful laptop.

Also it can lose the connection every two or three minutes, for hours at a stretch - and then it might stay connected for hours with no problem.

I'm guessing the easiest solution would be to try a new adapter, mostly because I can't imagine there's anything that can be done to the computer if the dropped connections are so inconsistent.

Help connecting Satellite box to wireless network

IndyRB — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:37:58 GMT

I have an existing wireless network. I would like to connect my “nonwireless” satellite receiver to my wireless network. Could someone tell what hardware I would need to accomplish this? Could someone recommend a good choice?

Do I need a crossover ethernet cable?

JakeMS91 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:55:01 GMT

Hi, so I'm taking intro to networking at a community college and my teacher said that if you go router to router, switch to switch, pc to pc etc with an ethernet cable that it needs to be a crossover rather then a straight cable.

So right now my pc is in my room and the router is clear on the other side of the house, I have a 100 foot straight ethernet cable going from the router under the house and up to my computer.

I will be buying a netbook pretty soon so I can take notes in class and just have access to a computer when I don't want to be sitting in my room. The router downstairs is a Linksys wrt54g and the signal upstairs is pretty weak and I'm wanting something stronger.

I was thinking about getting another router (and if I do get another one will it need to be the same one? linksys wrt54g) and putting it in my room for a stronger connection. Since I found out that if you do do router to router you need a crossover ethernet does that mean it would not work if I did that since it is a straight ethernet cable? If I need to I can borrow some RJ-45 crimpers from my teacher and make it a crossover but is that really necessary? Or will it just work as it is? Thanks a bunch

I want to join the wireless world/need information

Geckobanzai — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:35:55 GMT

I bought this laptop: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220566 yesterday for school and gaming and am waiting for it to arrive. My home uses a satellite connection for its broadband and I have my wife's' computer and mine hooked to a 4 port switch with the satellite modem taking up a third slot. I would like to know what I need to do to use my satellites wireless capability in my home? What equipment do I need and what would be best? I am a fairly knowledgeable home user but have no experience with wireless and this is in fact my first new computer in 5 years. I will be putting windows 7 pro (64bit) on this laptop while my wife and I will continue to use XP pro on the desktops. Will this be an issue? I couldn't resist this laptop at $100 off and free shipping it is amazing and I want to get the most out of it. Any information would be of great help.

Decent Router with good firewall for home?

PapaHomer — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:46:57 GMT

I have a Linksys WRT54G (running Linksys firmware). I like it. It is very good as a general firewall (it will allow/disallow whole types of traffic)..but I would like a firewall that enables me to:

Filter specific IP address ranges

Save or import/export those rules in an easily editable format

Keep traffic log (at least a minimal amount so I can tell what's going on)...again exportable or editable easily

The Linksys lets you enter a URL to block..but haven't found that to work very well...probably just me. I've looked at newer Linksys models...and their firewall capabilities appear to be the same.

I'd like the external router to do the work ...rather than a software based firewall on my PC.

Any suggestions...or did I inhale ?

Is the cloud a better place for our data?

whitelotus — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:32:19 GMT

Data is king. Safety is what we concern most.

Is the cloud a better place for our data?

Network Port Switch Help?

jonboot — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:16:28 GMT

I'm going to be wiring my house so that there is several cat-5 jacks in all my rooms and a friend of mine told me I need a port switch not just a router. I only use the internet for downloading music, movies, pictures, etc... and for xbox live gaming. I was looking at all the netgear port switches but then noticed the Rosewill RC-406x 10/100Mbps 8 port switch and I wanted to know what anyone elses opinion was??? thanks for the help.

Lost cables for router.

Skeater — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:26:26 GMT

I have a Netgear wireless router and need it to set up a new wireless network in my house. However, it has been a couple years since I used it and it seems that the power cable has gotten lost in the shuffle between my last few places. I originally bought this router for about $25 and now it costs $50. Don't want to buy a new one when this one works fine. Anyone know where I can find cables for this model? Netgear WGR614.

Any help is much appreciated.

Hooking up a printer to wireless router (wired)

RedSmurf2009 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:25:54 GMT

I have an HP Officejet 6500 709a which I am trying to get hooked up to my wireless router. I am using a linksys WRT54G v2 router. I would like to hook up my printer to the router using an ethernet cord and be able to print from it wirelessly from any of my computers in the house.

I have done some initial research and it looks like I am going to need a print server in order to be able to set this up. Does anybody have any experience in doing this?

Linksys Router and 64 bit Windows 7

RedSmurf2009 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:37:41 GMT

So I recently built my first computer and it seemed like a great success. That is until it came down to getting onto the internet. I was wondering if anybody had any ideas where I could find a driver for a linksys wireless usb adapter WUSB54GC that is compatible with my 64 bit Windows 7 package. If not, I guess I'll have to buy a new router, but I was hoping that somebody on here had run into this problem.

I have already downloaded all of the driver updates from microsoft and I'm not sure where to head from here. Help please! I have my computer set up on the coffee table in my living room because the internet hook up is completely inacessable. Hence my need for a wireless set up.

wireless repeater setup

hanglider — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:32:39 GMT

I am using a Zonet ZSR4154WE wireless N router to use as a repeater for a Westell A90-327W60-06 wireless G router. Although I followed the instructions to set up the Zonet router for WDS in repeater mode, it seems like it isn't connecting to the Westell router.

Is it possible that the 2 routers are talking and there is something else preventing me from getting on the internet? Is there a way to check this?

Also, the Zonet "manual" says some cryptic statement that sounds like both routers have to support WDS. What does this mean? How can I check that out?

Thanks.

Need Help in choosing a router!! please!

grandier — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:35:40 GMT

ok currently i have a motorolla surfboard, the one with the antenna. its fast and reliable, well was. i've had it for sometime now and i believe its finally reaching its end. im looking for a router that wireless, and has a cable modem built in, much like my current router. i'm looking for one that fast, stable, and good for gaming aswell as wifi access. i got my current one through reconmendation of a friend a few years back. can anyone please help offer/give advice on a good cable modem/wifi router? thanks in advance.