Linksys Router issues

I've been having some trouble getting my linksys wireless router to get
any connection with Optimum Online.
I have the WRT54 model.
So far, any time that I try to connect, even the main computer, to
which the router is connected to doesn't get a connection. However,
when I plug the Cable modem into the PC directly it's able to connect.
I am also unable to login to my router.
Any assistance would be appreciated, thanks.

"Grimscythe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am also unable to login to my router.

Thats the first problem to sort out. Try resetting it to the factory
defaults and then following the instructions EXACTLY. If that doesn't work
you may have a problem with the firewall on your PC blocking access. While
you are physically disconnected from the web try turning your firewall off
and have another go at talking to the router. If that doesn't work try
hooking it up to another PC.

Grimscythe <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I've been having some trouble getting my linksys wireless router to get
> any connection with Optimum Online.

Cable modem.

> So far, any time that I try to connect, even the main computer, to
> which the router is connected to doesn't get a connection. However,
> when I plug the Cable modem into the PC directly it's able to connect.

Cable modems are typically configured to connect to only one device. That
would be your PC. Now you are plugging in a router, and the cable modem is
not going to accept a connection from it.

> I am also unable to login to my router.

That would be different, and unexpected. Is this a new router, still at
factory defaults?

> Any assistance would be appreciated, thanks.

Same thread in this group over the last few days, under the subject
"Netgear WGR614 v6 manual set up help needed"

Unplug the cable modem and router power for about 20 minutes.
Plug in the cable modem, wait for it to come up fully, to an online
indication. Plug in the router, wait for it to come up.

If this is Windows, run "repair" on the network connection. This can be
done from a right click on the network icon.

See if you can get to internet web pages.

If not, look at the "status" of the PC connection, maybe a right click
again, and the support tab. That will show your address,
192.168.something, and the gateway address, 192.168.something.

Open an Internet Explorer window, and set the address to the gateway
address, probably 192.168.1.1 You should get a login prompt from the
Linksys. Leave the username blank, password is admin.

The status tab should show the address that the router has received from
the cable modem, if that was successful. Maybe not.

You might need to "clone" the MAC address of the PC that is recognized by
the cable modem. The MAC address appears in the local PC status-support
page. That MAC address can be keyed in to the router under setup, "MAC
Address Clone". That would make the cable modem accept the router
connection as if it were your original PC connection.





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In <(E-Mail Removed). com>, on 12/27/06
at 09:30 AM, "Grimscythe" <(E-Mail Removed)> said:

>I've been having some trouble getting my linksys wireless router to get
>any connection with Optimum Online.
>I have the WRT54 model.
>So far, any time that I try to connect, even the main computer, to which
>the router is connected to doesn't get a connection. However, when I plug
>the Cable modem into the PC directly it's able to connect. I am also
>unable to login to my router.
>Any assistance would be appreciated, thanks.

You may need a firmware upgrade. Check out the forums on the Linksys
website for more info.

Alan

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On 27 Dec 2006 09:30:08 -0800, "Grimscythe" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I've been having some trouble getting my linksys wireless router to get
>any connection with Optimum Online.

This one?
http://www.optimumonlinewifi.com
Oh, it's a cable modem. Never mind...

>I have the WRT54 model.

Is that a WRT54G, WRT54GS, WRT54GC, WRT54GL, or any of perhaps a dozen
others? The hardware version would also be nice to know.

>So far, any time that I try to connect, even the main computer, to
>which the router is connected to doesn't get a connection. However,
>when I plug the Cable modem into the PC directly it's able to connect.
>I am also unable to login to my router.

1. Forget about wireless for now and plug an ethernet cable directly
into the WRT54something. Can you access the web based setup in the
WRT54Gsomething at http://192.168.1.1/

2. Make sure that the ethernet cable from the cable modem goes to the
"internet" port (WAN port) on the WRT54Gsomething.

3. Go to the "status" page on the WRT54Gsomething. Do you have
routeable IP addresses, 0.0.0.0 for everything, blank for everything,
or garbage?

4. If not, try to clone the MAC address. It's on "MAC address clone"
page. If doesn't give you routeable IP's on the status page, unplug
the power to both the modem and router, wait about 15 seconds, plug it
in again, and try again. If it still doesn't work, disable the MAC
address clone feature, cycle the power again, and call your ISP. It
should work.

5. After you get it working with an ethernet connection to the
router, try wireless.


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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In <(E-Mail Removed). com>, on 12/27/06
> at 09:30 AM, "Grimscythe" <(E-Mail Removed)> said:
>
> >I've been having some trouble getting my linksys wireless router to get
> >any connection with Optimum Online.
> >I have the WRT54 model.
> >So far, any time that I try to connect, even the main computer, to which
> >the router is connected to doesn't get a connection. However, when I plug
> >the Cable modem into the PC directly it's able to connect. I am also
> >unable to login to my router.
> >Any assistance would be appreciated, thanks.
>
> You may need a firmware upgrade. Check out the forums on the Linksys
> website for more info.

Eh? He's not even managed to get his PC to log in to the router yet - in
which case the router probably isn't set up correctly yet. A firmware update
would be impossible and probably un-necessary at this stage.