Tp-Link Wireless Router not working

I am connecting to the internet thru LAN in the buildign I live in.
I have only one socket working, so I want to make a wireless
connection. I have a Tp-Link wireless router.
I plugged the cable into th working socket and the WAN port of the
router. My laptop detects the router in the wireless networks (as a
securit yenabled network), but I can not connect to the network nor
ping the router on the IP address given in the manual (192.168.1.1).
Router config on http://192.168.1.1 is not working as well.
Please help me make it work.
Thank you

On 3 Aug 2006 08:29:53 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>I am connecting to the internet thru LAN in the buildign I live in.
>I have only one socket working, so I want to make a wireless
>connection. I have a Tp-Link wireless router.
>I plugged the cable into th working socket and the WAN port of the
>router. My laptop detects the router in the wireless networks (as a
>securit yenabled network), but I can not connect to the network nor
>ping the router on the IP address given in the manual (192.168.1.1).
>Router config on http://192.168.1.1 is not working as well.
>Please help me make it work.
>Thank you

What is your IP address when connected to the LAN in your building?
If something like 192.168.mmm.nnn, then your building is on a NAT/PAT
router, and you'll probably need to configure your Tp-Link wireless
router as a wireless access point, as described in the How To wiki
below.

Since the Tp-Link wireless router has security enabled, you'll only be
able to connect wirelessly with matching security. Check the user guide
for how to hard reset the Tp-Link wireless router back to factory
default settings. Or, if it has wired LAN port(s), try using a wired
connection.

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John Navas wrote:

> What is your IP address when connected to the LAN in your building?
> If something like 192.168.mmm.nnn, then your building is on a NAT/PAT
> router, and you'll probably need to configure your Tp-Link wireless
> router as a wireless access point, as described in the How To wiki
> below.

My Ip address starts with 194.54.xxx.x


> Since the Tp-Link wireless router has security enabled, you'll only be
> able to connect wirelessly with matching security. Check the user guide
> for how to hard reset the Tp-Link wireless router back to factory
> default settings. Or, if it has wired LAN port(s), try using a wired
> connection.


The router has a reset button which should get it back to the factory
settings but pressing it as per manual makes no difference as far as
security enabled.

There are 4 LAN ports at the back of the router.


So what should I do? I am still clueless...


thank you




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On 3 Aug 2006 08:41:11 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>John Navas wrote:
>
>> What is your IP address when connected to the LAN in your building?
>> If something like 192.168.mmm.nnn, then your building is on a NAT/PAT
>> router, and you'll probably need to configure your Tp-Link wireless
>> router as a wireless access point, as described in the How To wiki
>> below.
>
>My Ip address starts with 194.54.xxx.x

Public address, so either router mode or access point mode may be OK.

>> Since the Tp-Link wireless router has security enabled, you'll only be
>> able to connect wirelessly with matching security. Check the user guide
>> for how to hard reset the Tp-Link wireless router back to factory
>> default settings. Or, if it has wired LAN port(s), try using a wired
>> connection.
>
>The router has a reset button which should get it back to the factory
>settings but pressing it as per manual makes no difference as far as
>security enabled.
>
>There are 4 LAN ports at the back of the router.
>
>So what should I do? I am still clueless...

Connect to a wired port, and try to access the configuration screen.

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John Navas wrote:

> >My Ip address starts with 194.54.xxx.x
>
> Public address, so either router mode or access point mode may be OK.

How to do this?



> Connect to a wired port, and try to access the configuration screen.

Tried this, not working



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On 3 Aug 2006 10:22:45 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>John Navas wrote:
>
>> >My Ip address starts with 194.54.xxx.x
>>
>> Public address, so either router mode or access point mode may be OK.
>
>How to do this?

Router mode is the standard configuration. Configuration a router as an
access point is described in the How To wiki below.

>> Connect to a wired port, and try to access the configuration screen.
>
>Tried this, not working

What does "not working" mean _exactly_? Did your computer confirm that
a cable was connected? Is your computer configured for DHCP? Did you
get a DHCP address? Or did it time out and give you "limited
connectivity"? Did you try manual IP configuration?

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John Navas wrote:
> What does "not working" mean _exactly_? Did your computer confirm that
> a cable was connected?

No

> Is your computer configured for DHCP?

I don't know how to check this

> Did you get a DHCP address? Or did it time out and give you "limited
> connectivity"?

After typin http://192.168.1.1 I get "Operation timed out"

> Did you try manual IP configuration?

yes, but I am not sure if I configured it right
which IP address should be IP address and which the default gateway?

The problem is there is no one here with me to help me do this

I tried this command:

%comspec% /k ipconfig /all

and I got "media disconnected" on all and no IP address

DHCP on my laptop is enabled

On 3 Aug 2006 11:32:43 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
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>John Navas wrote:
>> What does "not working" mean _exactly_? Did your computer confirm that
>> a cable was connected?
>
>No

If Control Panel -> Network Connections -> Local Area Connection shows
"Network cable unplugged", then you've got a bad cable, or you need a
different type of cable, or your hardware is dead.

>> Is your computer configured for DHCP?
>
>I don't know how to check this

Right-click for Local Area Connection; select Properties; scroll items
down to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and double-click it; and then make
sure the two "automatically" items are selected.

>> Did you get a DHCP address? Or did it time out and give you "limited
>> connectivity"?
>
>After typin http://192.168.1.1 I get "Operation timed out"

See my next reply.

>> Did you try manual IP configuration?
>
>yes, but I am not sure if I configured it right
>which IP address should be IP address and which the default gateway?
>
>The problem is there is no one here with me to help me do this

For general help:
"How to troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity with Windows XP"
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314067/>

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