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poltr1Over the weekend, I stopped at Target and picked up a Linksys WRT54G wireless router for $35. This one's been on my wish list for a while, and Target had a great price for it. I don't have high-speed internet yet, but in the meantime, I want to be able to use it as a wireless hub between my desktop and my laptop, instead of having to transfer files using a flash-memory drive.
Before purchasing and installing the router, I tried networking them together using my existing equipment -- a wired hub -- but neither machine could find the other. (I really hate the networking in XP; I can't view other machines on my network the same way I could in Win9x. Or maybe I hate it because I don't understand it.)
So this morning, after getting tired of erasing floppies, I put in the install CD and let the upgrade advisor do its work. Problem is, it's configured as if the average home user is going to use it for high-speed internet, so it keeps asking for an internet connection. I know I can log into the router directly via a web browser and examine the settings.
So...how do I do this? Can it be done? And how easy would it be to reconfigure once I get high-speed internet?
Before purchasing and installing the router, I tried networking them together using my existing equipment -- a wired hub -- but neither machine could find the other. (I really hate the networking in XP; I can't view other machines on my network the same way I could in Win9x. Or maybe I hate it because I don't understand it.)
So this morning, after getting tired of erasing floppies, I put in the install CD and let the upgrade advisor do its work. Problem is, it's configured as if the average home user is going to use it for high-speed internet, so it keeps asking for an internet connection. I know I can log into the router directly via a web browser and examine the settings.
So...how do I do this? Can it be done? And how easy would it be to reconfigure once I get high-speed internet?
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Date: 2008-06-24 03:02 am (UTC)Router
Date: 2008-07-03 06:05 am (UTC)Just curious - did you get it working? I didn't post earlier, because we were way up north in a place where the "high speed internet" more resembles a snail.
Re: Router
Date: 2008-07-03 05:13 pm (UTC)I don't think anyone tried to hack into my network; it would have gotten them nowhere.
I can't wait until Cincinnati Bell brings ZoomTown service to my street. They're my first choice for DSL service. Time Warner gets enough of my money.