Netgear WGE101 - please help

I have just purchased a Netgear WGE101 bridge and I am having real
difficulty setting it up. Could someone plese explain what I need to
do.

Currently I have my Xbox connected to my router via a patch cable. My
xbox has an IP address of 192.168.0.193 and this works successfully.
What I want to do is connect my xbox to the WGE101 bridge and move the
PC and router upstairs.

When I connect the WGE101 to the router I can access it via the
browser and I can get it do find the router network (Status 90%).
However, I can't seem to upgrade the firmware without the page timeing
out.

I have tried connecting the WGE101 bridge directly to the PC with the
router disconnected and it can't see or ping the router. I have tried
this with WEP on and off, and with the setup access list turned off.

I have spoken to netgear who were not very helpful at all. 45 minutes
to basically recommend I send the bridge back. I bought this off
ebuyer so I will have to pay delivery for this, so I am not very keen.
Besides I am not certain if it is the bridge or maybe even my router
to blame. I am using a netgear DG834G.

Can someone who has this bridge please tell me what I need to do to
get it talking to my PC. And then to my xbox.

Thanks.

(E-Mail Removed) (jook) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I have just purchased a Netgear WGE101 bridge and I am having real
> difficulty setting it up. Could someone plese explain what I need to
> do.
>
> Currently I have my Xbox connected to my router via a patch cable. My
> xbox has an IP address of 192.168.0.193 and this works successfully.
> What I want to do is connect my xbox to the WGE101 bridge and move the
> PC and router upstairs.
>
> When I connect the WGE101 to the router I can access it via the
> browser and I can get it do find the router network (Status 90%).
> However, I can't seem to upgrade the firmware without the page timeing
> out.
>
> I have tried connecting the WGE101 bridge directly to the PC with the
> router disconnected and it can't see or ping the router. I have tried
> this with WEP on and off, and with the setup access list turned off.
>
> I have spoken to netgear who were not very helpful at all. 45 minutes
> to basically recommend I send the bridge back. I bought this off
> ebuyer so I will have to pay delivery for this, so I am not very keen.
> Besides I am not certain if it is the bridge or maybe even my router
> to blame. I am using a netgear DG834G.
>
> Can someone who has this bridge please tell me what I need to do to
> get it talking to my PC. And then to my xbox.
>
> Thanks.

USE the WGE101 utility disk to connect to the bridge. get the settings
back to default.
..
connect a cable between your pc and your router. remove "access list"
security. disable "SSID" broadcasting and enable WEP 64bit security
with a passphrase.
..
disconnect pc from router.
..
connect the wge101 to your pc. use the wge101 utility disk to connect
and configure the bridge.
..
use DHCP if you wish on the bridge. enable WEP 64bit and type in the
passphrase.
..

what will not work with the WGE101 is "access lists". This is a
problem that NETGEAR has not yet seemed to admit or publicly release
as troubleshooting information. What I have read in Netgear's
instruction is to connect the bridge "WITHOUT SECURITY" settings
enabled. This is plain stupid. the only security you're able to use
with the WGE101 and successfully connect to a router is to not
broadcast the SSID but only type it in the WGE101 settings and use WEP
64bit.

i hope this helps. i went through a lot of pain and time dealing with
the WGE101. it's not easy when the Manufacturer's support staff is as
little informed about the product and has no more experience with it
that reading from a flow chart and a manual. Netgear support is
horrible. I have nothing against the people or the fact that support
is subcontracted out to another country. Any manufacturer's support
staff should have practical experience installing and using the
product they support.

(E-Mail Removed) (jook) wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed). com>...
> I have just purchased a Netgear WGE101 bridge and I am having real
> difficulty setting it up. Could someone plese explain what I need to
> do.
>
> Currently I have my Xbox connected to my router via a patch cable. My
> xbox has an IP address of 192.168.0.193 and this works successfully.
> What I want to do is connect my xbox to the WGE101 bridge and move the
> PC and router upstairs.
>
> When I connect the WGE101 to the router I can access it via the
> browser and I can get it do find the router network (Status 90%).
> However, I can't seem to upgrade the firmware without the page timeing
> out.
>
> I have tried connecting the WGE101 bridge directly to the PC with the
> router disconnected and it can't see or ping the router. I have tried
> this with WEP on and off, and with the setup access list turned off.
>
> I have spoken to netgear who were not very helpful at all. 45 minutes
> to basically recommend I send the bridge back. I bought this off
> ebuyer so I will have to pay delivery for this, so I am not very keen.
> Besides I am not certain if it is the bridge or maybe even my router
> to blame. I am using a netgear DG834G.
>
> Can someone who has this bridge please tell me what I need to do to
> get it talking to my PC. And then to my xbox.
>
> Thanks.


I just got my Netgear wge 101 bridge to work. After 2 days it works.
I have it working with my xbox without any problems.

I used my laptop and connected the bridge to it to configure it. Also
I pulled out my Orinoco wireless pcmcia card. You don't really need
the setup disk all you have to do is put the following IP address into
the web browser(192.168.0.201) this is the USA spec. If you don't get
a prompt box for username and password try unplugging the router and
plugging it back in, also hold down the RESET button for 10 seconds.
This is obvious but make sure you have an IP address present for your
TCP/IP on your network card and that it is NOT in DHCP mode. Use the
address of 192.168.0.xxx. Make sure you have the latest firmware
which at this time is version 3.1. Download it from the Netgear site
and save it to your hard drive then install it.

My problem was getting the wireless to work on the bridge. I did get
a signal only in AD-Hoc mode in Infrastructure mode it would not work
for the life of me. I tried everything and all the different
configurations did not help I must have rebooted the bridge about 75
TIMES!!!

OK here is what I did to get it to work. Make sure your SSID on your
router match that of the bridge. Make sure your MAC address is in the
card access list on the router (be careful to put the right digits
in). I am using WEP which is shared key so I entered the 128 bit key
manually (It took me several times removing the key and re-entering it
with all the configurations I tried). Now make sure if your router is
in G mode the bridge is in G mode or B mode the bridge is in B mode.
I have the Netgear Wgt624 wireless router so i had both set in B/G
combo mode. If you have WEP enabled on the router make sure you have
the right pass phrase or key to be entered on the bridge, I suggest
you add the key manually and not use the passphrase. Make sure you
are getting a wireless signal there will be a green line when you go
into the web utility under status. I left my TCP/IP to 192.168.0.201
I didn't use DHCP on the Bridge.

Once you get a signal your half way to wireless freedom. In my case I
got so frustrated I felt good seeing the green line only in Ad Hoc
mode I just left it there and left for about 15 minutes. When I
returned I changed it back to infrastructure mode and voila I was
surfing the net. The wireless light on the bridge remained solid not
blinking. I am not sure what happened but I believe the bridge needs
to form a connection to the router be it Ad Hoc or infrasture in my
case it was Ad Hoc then after a while it configures syncing up the MAC
filtering and WEP. I hope this helps, Just hang in there it will
eventually work leave it for a few days and then try again if you have
to. Its frustrating but it will work as long as you are getting a
signal.

Chris