How to configure desktop with newly installed router, entered the DNS, etc from the provider...?

Question

Can't connect the laptop(wifi ready). What configurations needed?

Answer 1

Let's cover what you need to get Internet access to more than one computer at home, via wireless LAN (local area network).

1. You order or use your existing Cable or DSL Internet access.

2. Your Cable or DSL company sets up your Internet access and typically either rents or sells you a Cable or DSL network bridge. They often refer to this as a Cable or DSL “modem”. Actually a complete misnomer since the device does NOT modulate or demodulate, nor does it convert analog to digital or digital to analog.

Prices for Cable or DSL Internet access vary from approximately $19 per month to $80 per month in the United States. This varies based on bandwidth, location, and provider.

At this point you have what is commonly called “Broad Band” or “High Speed” Internet access.

Now you want to share that high speed connection with more than one system. You want to be able to cart your laptop all over the house and stay connected to the Internet as you do so.

1. Confirm that your system has a wireless adapter or get one and install it. You need one of these for each computer. USB type are better. USB type that are 802.11n are best.

2. Get a wireless router. I recommend the D-Link DIR-655. Get D-Link n series USB wireless adapters if you get the D-Link wireless router. If you get a Linksys wireless router, get Linksys wireless adapters. They work BETTER together if they are the same brand. This isn’t a requirement, merely a suggestion.

3. Plug the wireless router directly into the Cable or DSL network bridge via an Ethernet cable.

4. Unplug the electrical cord from your Cable or DSL network bridge for 30-45 seconds.

5. Plug the power cable back in.

6. Check the Cable or DSL network bridge for green lights.

7. Make sure that the properties of TCP/IP are set to Obtain IP address automatically, and obtain DNS automatically on ALL of your computers.

8. Turn on or reboot your system(s).

Now you should be able to stay connected to the Internet with all of your computers.

If you can not access the Internet from every computer:

Attempt to log in to your wireless router via your web browser (internet exploder or Firefox) by typing in http://192.168.1.1/
Then log in using admin and admin typically. Be sure to change the password to something of your own choosing.
Enable DHCP by following the instructions in the manual for your wireless router.

You only need one wireless router for you wireless LAN. One wireless router can accommodate up to 253 wireless computers. You can use combinations of wired and wireless routers together but typically one wireless router is sufficient for all your needs.

For security:

1. Don't announce the SSID of your wireless router.
2. Use WPA2 if you can. WPA-PSK if not WPA2, or WEP at the very least.
3. Put the MAC addresses of all of your computers into the MAC routing table of your wireless router and ONLY ALLOW from the addresses in the table of the wireless router.
4. Turn the SPI firewall of the wireless router ON.
5. Filter anonymous or incomplete packets.

If this all seems too complex and complicated to do, use local.yahoo.com to find a wireless network professional near you.

Answer 2

Oh excellent question. Did you install all of the information on the laptop too? If not, is it seeing the router when you look in available wireless connections? If it is not allowing you to connect you may need the pass code. It is either on the router itself or it is in the book that came with it or box. OR....you need to make one up on the desktop. That way you don't have just anyone using your wireless connection. I would check for the password. Most likely that is what is holding you back. Some now come with a password already, that you can change. That is what is stopping you, IF you can see it on the laptop.

Answer 3

it incredibly is set to directly connect yet you could edit that and what order if there is greater then a million interior of selection. And are you utilising static IP Addresses? frequently you could use DHCP and you does not enter any IP Addresses. If the router is setup by default which you will reset back to by utilising the reset button on the backside or back, then all you ought to could desire to do is connect the laptop (do not enter any tcp documents, circulate away it on directly assigned) it could desire to ask for a default WEP key, its frequently on the backside of the router

Answer 4

If your router has DHCP server turned on, this should tell your laptop how to configure automatically.

If you want to do it manaully, you need to set an IP Address, Gateway and DNS addresses.

Answer 5

if using xp please disbale windows zero configuration from the control panel network and then try to enter manually what has been supplied after restarting the computer hope it works
cheers