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Old 29th April 2007, 18:03   #46
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So you have a wifi router but no wireless device to access it with. But your cell phone has wifi and you want to use that. Well first thing is check the settings in the router.

Your router should allow you to connect to the desktop using Lan cable. If that works and settings are correct there shoudlnt be a problem.

I'm not sure if your ip address settings are correctly set.
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Well first thing is check the settings in the router
How do i Check where in Router ?

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Your router should allow you to connect to the desktop using Lan cable. If that works and settings are correct there shoudlnt be a problem.
I've just managed to Get a link between My Pc & my Mobile it's connecting now , But I didn't have installed anything from Cd That came with it, How do i configure It's security ?

I'm not sure if your ip address settings are correctly set.
Not sure ....
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Old 29th April 2007, 19:24   #48
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How do i Check where in Router ?


I've just managed to Get a link between My Pc & my Mobile it's connecting now , But I didn't have installed anything from Cd That came with it, How do i configure It's security ?

I'm not sure if your ip address settings are correctly set.
Not sure ....
Most of the routers come with a preassigned ip address like 192.168.0.1. When you type in this address in browser it lets you configure lots of things. Even the user name and password are preassigned, please refer to user manual. Just in case the factory settings seem to have been changed, there is a hard reset on the router to take you back to factory settings.
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Most of the routers come with a preassigned ip address like 192.168.0.1. When you type in this address in browser it lets you configure lots of things. Even the user name and password are preassigned, please refer to user manual. Just in case the factory settings seem to have been changed, there is a hard reset on the router to take you back to factory settings.
I've type that ip 192.168.0.1 In Ie nothing comes ups ,Sometimes my Pc connects With Internet sometimes not ip is set to dhcp , On router When i Press secure easy setup button then i search for wireless then it's shows..linksysxxx & then it connect ! If i don't press Ses button It won't connect :( & Comes up with name linksys only Not Linksys xxx , It didn't came with any manual :(
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which phone do you have? the ip address has to be 192.168.0.1 for the default. reset and try.

once you go to the address you will be asked for user and password. username generally is admin or administrator. the password i generally password or admin.

try these out. first step is to connect to the router then we can tell you the settings.
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which phone do you have? the ip address has to be 192.168.0.1 for the default. reset and try.

once you go to the address you will be asked for user and password. username generally is admin or administrator. the password i generally password or admin.

try these out. first step is to connect to the router then we can tell you the settings.
I've Nokia N95 ,It won't connect to 192.168.0.1

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http://192.168.1.1 This works
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if you need more help PM me.. i can have folks from the authorised support help you.
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first step is to connect to the router then we can tell you the settings.
I've did that , What are the setting ? Is Wpa or Wep Which one is more secured ?
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WPA is more secure

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I've did that , What are the setting ? Is Wpa or Wep Which one is more secured ?
WPA is more secure, use personal WPA. AES or TKIP are better than WEP. AES > TKIP > WEP are more secure in that order. If you have only WEP then see if you have 128 bit (thats what they say, it is actually 80 bit only).
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Guys, I am planning to buy a wireless router eBay India: NETGEAR WGR614 Cable / DSL 54 Mbps Wireless Router (item 120125444261 end time 02-Jun-2007 08:16:59 IST).

The problem is my broadband provider (You Telecom aka Iqara) ties down the MAC address of my PC/laptop to the connection, to ensure that only one PC can use the connection. So just plugging in the wireless router to the modem will not work because the MAC address visible to the ISP will change and they will start blocking. Is there a work around for this problem?
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Old 29th May 2007, 13:10   #57
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spadival, routers provide cloning of MAC addresses enable this. By cloning you can have as many systems (cloned MAC addresses)behind the wireless router. But the service provider will only see the registered MAC address so authentication wont fail.
To make your local LAN more secure use SSID, and MAC address authentication on LAN. For this you have to key in the physical MAC address of a new device in to the router settings once.
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Old 29th May 2007, 13:12   #58
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I am on airtel with same router spadival.
No such problem here.
But recently due to voltage surge by router got fried. The adaptor now gives double the DC voltage!

As for MAC address thingy, there is a provision in most modems to make it one MAC address specific or multiple.
You can also "spoof" the mac address of your PC such that your router shows your PC mac address

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Old 29th May 2007, 13:18   #59
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[quote=tsk1979;451709]I am on airtel with same router spadival.
No such problem here.
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MAC address authentication is ISP specific..some do and some dont.
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It depends.
On a DSL modem connection, the ISP will not see your PC mac address, just the modem. So they can put in modem settings to authenticate only one MAC address. Most routers have this feature. for example in my wireless router I setup the connection such that its bound to my LAPTOP MAC address, nobody else can connect.
In the router you can also give a difference MAC address to fool the ISP into thinking its a different device.
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