How to change channel in Vista

I have a Linksys WRT 54 GL router, I must have changed the channel to
6 now my ASUS laptop running Vista cant't connect but my macbook can.
I have looked for a way to change the channel number in the ASUS but I
can't it was working fine until I made changes to the router. BTW the
router is connected to a win xp desktop. Thanks for any help.

On Aug 15, 8:19 pm, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:31:52 -0700 (PDT), platt
>
> <lawrence.pa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >I have a Linksys WRT 54 GL router, I must have changed the channel to
> >6 now my ASUS laptop running Vista cant't connect but my macbook can.
> >I have looked for a way to change the channel number in the ASUS but I
> >can't it was working fine until I made changes to the router. BTW the
> >router is connected to a win xp desktop. Thanks for any help.
>
> In an infrastructure network, the wireless access point or router
> controls the channel number. There's no way to change it in either
> Vista or OS/X. You only need to change it in the router.
>
> Hint: You're probably using WEP. WEP sucks. Setup the WRT54GL for
> WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK encryption. Pick a suitable obscure pass phrase.
> Both computers should now work.
>
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Jeff, thanks a lot for your answer. I changed to WPA2 Personal with a
10 character pass phrase I wanted to use a 20 character one but
apparently Vista didn't like it. I now have four computers connected
and they are all humming along. I did have one more question: Is it
possible to change the login name and password on the Linksys to
something other than admin? I haven't found a way to do it, or is it
OK to leave it as is.

On Aug 16, 3:58 pm, Jeff Liebermann <je...@cruzio.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:42:47 -0700 (PDT), platt
>
> <lawrence.pa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Jeff, thanks a lot for your answer. I changed to WPA2 Personal with a
> >10 character pass phrase I wanted to use a 20 character one but
> >apparently Vista didn't like it. I now have four computers connected
> >and they are all humming along.
>
> Ok. It was the usual WEP incompatibility problem.
>
> If you haven't updated Vista to SP2, there are some dumb issues with
> WPA2 encryption. I'm too lazy to dig them out, but as I vaguely
> recall, some combinations of letters and string lengths don't work.
> SP2 allegedly fixed that, but as I've never run into the problem, I've
> never checked. Also, I like to use WPA-PSK instead of WPA2-PSK
> because of similar stupid WPA2 problems with some wireless adapters.
> They've probably all been fixed long ago, but I'm still using WPA-PSK.
>
> >I did have one more question: Is it
> >possible to change the login name and password on the Linksys to
> >something other than admin? I haven't found a way to do it, or is it
> >OK to leave it as is.
>
> There's no need to change the login name. It's assumed that everyone
> knows the login name. For Linksys, it's usually "admin". If you use
> alternative firmware on your WRT54GL, it's usually "root".
>
> However, the password should be changed from the default. If you're
> using the stock firmware, see:
> <http://ui.linksys.com/files/WRT54GL/4.30.0/Admin.htm>
> for where to change the password.
>
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Got it done! Thanks so much Jeff.