what do I need in order to use this wireless router? (laptops, reset)

[SocalPitgal]

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a few screen shots of what your router set up will look like. If you can not access your router by the ip address, check your firewall settings.

[NHDave]

Originally Posted by SocalPitgal

I have the same router. I have a cox connection. Cable and Broadband are not the same thing. One uses the round coaxle and the other uses a phone plug type of connection.

Incorrect. Cable and broadband are generally considered the same thing, the phone line connection is either dialup or DSL.

[Tek_Freek]

Somewhere in the process you want to set up wireless security. Here's a page on their site explaining it.


Wireless security

[KittenSparkles]

Thanks for all the tips! Hopefully Comcast will activate my internet connection by Thursday like they said, and once its on, I can work on getting my wifi working. I will definitely be referring back to this thread when I do it!

My 4G card from Comcast was supposed to stop working at the end of August, as they said they are discontinuing the service. Yet, here I am on Sept 3rd, and its been working all weekend. Go figure.

[KittenSparkles]

Ok, despite this long thread, I need a bit more advice.

The Comcast guy just left and my old laptop is now connected by ethernet cable to my modem.

Now I need to set up the wireless router so that my new laptop can connect to the internet.

I am not sure how to proceed.... hopefully some nice person will stop by and help!!! I will greatly appreciate it!

[karlajordan2012]

My router came with a disc. First you plug the internet cable into your computer. Not the router.
Then load disc...lynksys disc.
Once it loads a screen will pop up that displays instructions.

Then you take the cord put it into the router.

Then take the second cord from router to your computer.

Hit finish...write down IMe #

Then it ask you to make up password...if you will use laptop..youwill need this for wireless

Set up your network.

Very easy...disc will walk you though it.

[Tek_Freek]

Scroll down on this page and choose Version 3 from the drop down list then download the Quick Installation Guide from the list at the right. Everything you need to know is in there.

Linksys WRT54G

[KittenSparkles]

Ok, I am going to attempt to do that

wish me luck

it says as the first step,

Before you begin, make sure that you have the setup information
for your specific type of Internet connection. The installation
technician from your ISP should have left this information
with you after installing your broadband connection. If
not, you can call your ISP to request the settings.

The guy did not give me anything, so I guess I need to call? what type of information are they going to give me? He did write down a temporary password, but that's it.

[KittenSparkles]

ok the guy at Comcast gave me the DNS server numbers.

hopefully I can make this work!

[KittenSparkles]

ok, I cannot do this.

I had all the cables set up correctly, and everything powered on in the right order (as per the instructions in that link)

But, when I get to step 2 C on that page in the linked pdf, I don't get the same windows that they have- I don't get a window with an option to obtain an IP address automatically. That is the point I am stuck at.

I am very close to just paying someone to do this for me. Or maybe I should buy a new router that comes with a disk. This one does not have a disk.