HELP with new wireless network

I just tried to install my new wireless router and screwed up everything, luckly I found a network to take a signal from, proboly not so secure but i need to ask people here what to do so I have no choice. Can anyone help me step by step with a D-link wireless router? I have sprint DSL and I have to enter a buch or number like IP, Gateway, DNS all all those numbers and I dont know what they are. I'm really suck here, anything would be of help. thanks

 

you have to call your isp, thats the only way i believe

 

you shouldn't have to call your ISP. What you should do is create a new connection. Open up the connection's properties and click on TCP/IP. Make sure everything is set to automatically asign (IP address, Gateway and DHCP). After that log into your routers IP.
usually 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1. after that point you should begin to tweak all the necessary settings. I can help you more if you can tell me what model router you have.

 

I have D-link Di-624 wireless router. I tried the automatically setting IP's and gateways and stuff, but it said that is reccomened for Cable. I remember on my old router Dlink as well I needed to manually input the number but I'm not sure what those numbers were.

 

You should set those value to automatic, you don't need to specify them. If you've screwed around with the settings too much, there should be a button on the back to reset it.

 

I've tried that, however it didn't work last time I set up my router either, I had to manually enter them. I'll try it that way again tonight though. It says that way usually only works for cable, and it says for most DSL users you have to manually enter them into the router.

 

Some ISPs may require manual settings but I haven't come across many. Mainly its just those providers that use a static IP in which case you would have to get those settings from them. I would recommend making sure you have the latest drivers and firmware for your card and router though just to be sure. As well as doing the hard reset as brian suggested. Hope you get it up and running.

 

Gators,

Since you have a DSL connection, most of them are PPPoE type connections (need to enter a username & password to login). I have a DSL setup as well and I need to set the router up accordingly. Most of the information is not needed, all you really need is the username, password & service name (optional).

The below steps should get you back up and surfing. Also, you may want to disconnect yourself from that wireless connection you're on. Someone got arrested and charged for stealing/using someone elses wireless signals.

1. Reset the router to it's defaults (usually there's a button on the back/bottom), Connect DSL modem's LAN cable to WAN port on router, & connect router port 1 to notebook's LAN connector (not wirelessly)

2. Get into the setup screen of your router (I think 192.168.0.1 for DLinks, but yours can be different)

3. Goto the WAN section and under PPPoE, select Dynamic PPPoE enter your username, password and ISP service name (something like sprint.com), most of the otehr options will be greyed out & click APPLY

4. Goto DHCP section and enable DHCP and enter a range from 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.105 (max of 6 connections, so you can put more or less depending on your setup) & set the lease time (whatever you want, leave it as default otherwise)

5. Apply all the settings and exit. This should now allow you to get online.

Now, you can go and setup the wireless portion, but make sure you still are connected via LAN as making changes to the wireless settings on the router will cut you off until you make those same changes to your notebook.

Good Luck!

-Vb-

 

I have to do the same as Venombite with my Verizon DSL

 

When you say on step 3, username and pass. Do you mean create one, or is there one from my ISP that I should be using?

P.S. now you scared me about using someone else's signal, talking about someone getting arrested. Its an open connection though, and it's called linksys.

 

Use the one your ISP gives you.

 

Its acting weird now. My old router words fine, and when I uhook my old non wireless router and then I hook up everything to my new router, everything is working again except wireless. I'm able to go online with both my comps using eithernet. Also whats weird is when I enter 192.168.0.1 (the address for both my routers) its not reconizing my new router and gives me the information from my old router even though its not hooked up. Strange....?

 

Hmmmmm.......that's not right, because the new router should be on default.

Try resetting the new one to factory settings to see if the information changes in any way

 

I hate to ask this but did you enable the wireless in the router setup page?

 

Oohh good point, they usually are disabled from Factory settings..

Took me 2 hours to figure my router for me

 

hmmm dont think I did, not sure how to do that now

 

I hit the reset button on the new router, still lets me go online though ethernet without confiuring it, and I now can view the new router when i hit 192.168.0.1. So how do I go about getting wireless to work?

 

It shoud be under your Wireless Setup page under the router..."Enable Wireless Access Point"....SSID Broadcast should be turned on to allow you to see your network and get it going. I'd recommend turning that off once it's going, if people can't see it they won't try to connect.

 

Gators,

I'd recommend going to DLink's support site and download the instructions on how to setup your router. Below is the link.

http://support.dlink.ca/ProductList_RevisionSelect.asp?ProdID=190

Just select your revision and you should be set. Download the Product Manual for full details.

-Vb-

 

Thanks everyone, I finally got it working. I dont know what I would of done without you guys.

 

Just as an FYI for any other users that may have this problem, what did you do to fix the issue?

Thanks,

-Vb-

 

I made sure I unplugged the router when I hit the reset button then it finally let me view the new router and it reset all the messed up configurations I set in there and just followed the simple steps in the book. I ended up just letting the router automatically set all of my IP stuff.