Linksys Router

rope

I am trying to set up my router and I'm getting an orange light on the communication LED. My G4 works going directly to the cable modem but does not talk to the router.I can't even give it a firmware update. I've to reset and unplugging it. Is there something I'm missing or is the router dead.



G4 400

linksys befsr41

Comcast 3m Cable modem.



Rope

codewarrior

Have you tried connecting to the Admin page on the router at 198.162.1.1 if I recall correctly.

jpp1cd

The default is 192.168.0.1



I just fixed someone elses problem with this yesterday. Usually I find that once you go to the admin page, click on tools and then clone mac. I don't know why this works but it usually does. If it doesn't, I would try resetting the router. Hope this helps.



Actually this may be a d-link router but I would imagine it works similarly.



Sorry about that. I just got done typing a 10 page paper too. You think I would catch that sort of thing.

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ghost_user_name

"it's" is not a posessive, it's a contraction.

crawlingparanoia

I have a linksys and its address is 192.168.1.1.



The last d-link I worked on was 192.168.0.1.

esfos

While we are on the topic of Linksys, does anyone have an opinion about using a Linksys WAP with the Airport cards? Is it difficult to configure with security/encryption enabled? I have a number of clients that I consult with for Mac stuff, and they are always asking me why they cannot just use the Linksys for economic reasons.



Anyone vote up or down, based on experience? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



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klinux

Linksys default is at 192.168.1.1



By chance did you limit the MAC addresses that can connect to it? Can you access 192.168.1.1?



I am typing this on an 700mhz combo iBook connected to a Linsys BEFW11S4 wireless router and it works fine. While both are 802.11b compliant, I find that Apple implements wireless slightly differently. For example, I am not able to enter a 'normal' WEP phrase like I do with an Orinoco/XP laptop (ASCII/hex works fine though).

mediaman

If your G4 works (gets a conecction) when connected directly to the Cable modem, then maybe your Cable ISP has bound your account to a particular MAC address (nothing to do with Apple Macintosh, it's a network thing). If this is the case, then you nead to ether connect to your ISP's user set up area and add the MAC address of the router to the list of addresses available on your account (complex), or change the MAC address of the Router to the one that your ISP is expecting, the one of your G4, which you had the cable co. enginear set up I bet.

To get the MAC address of your G4 use the Apple system profiler, it's in there somewhere. Then follow the instructions in the linksys instruction book to change the MAC address.

dfiler

I managed to forward all ports of my dLink router to another computer... This made it so I couldn't even reach the admin web-page on the router. A poke of the reset button on the back reset everything to default. After configuring the router through its web interface, (giving it my DSL username/pass) everything worked perfectly again.



Non-apple 'base-stations' work great. Configuration isn't really a problem even for newbies. Simply fire up a web browser and go to the router's address. Then type in a username and password for your broadband account. For even better security on wireless networks, tell the router to limit access to specific wireless cards. This usually requires clicking on a checkbox and typing in the number found on the sticker stuck to your wireless card.

rope

I've tried everything. The main problem is I can't get into therouter to work with the settings from the G4 to the router.

formerlurker

The router could be dead.



I'm assuming you are using Ethernet and not Airport if this router has wireless.



Is Network under System Preferences is set to DHCP?



Have you tried booting into OS 9 and working it there?

rope

I am in os 9. I think it is dead. I can't think of anythimg else to do. Next time I'll buy an asante. At least that has mac support.

off/lang

[quote]Originally posted by ESFOS:

<strong>While we are on the topic of Linksys, does anyone have an opinion about using a Linksys WAP with the Airport cards? Is it difficult to configure with security/encryption enabled? I have a number of clients that I consult with for Mac stuff, and they are always asking me why they cannot just use the Linksys for economic reasons.



Anyone vote up or down, based on experience? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



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The only issues I've encountered (after setting up about 10 different computers with about four different linksys routers) is OSX has a special way of entering the 128bit encryption. You need to put a $ infront of the 13 character hexadecimal one and the shorter one needs to be in quotes ("")



But, it works perfectly once you've figured that out.

codewarrior

When connected to the router, what IP address is the Mac getting? If you have the router setup to DHCP the Mac you shouldn't have a problem connecting to the router. If your Mac is getting an IP address starting with 169 your Mac is timing out before the server can configure it. I'd try another port on the router. Also, are you using a regular or cross-over cable to connect to the cable modem? Old cable modems used cross-over cables. Most new ones use regular cables. I'm assuming the ethernet cable is okay since you can connect to the cable modem directly and it works.



My friend has a Linksys WAP and isn't happy with the range, but it my be the Linksys card he has in the portable.



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der kopf

[quote]Originally posted by ESFOS:

<strong>While we are on the topic of Linksys, does anyone have an opinion about using a Linksys WAP with the Airport cards? Is it difficult to configure with security/encryption enabled? I have a number of clients that I consult with for Mac stuff, and they are always asking me why they cannot just use the Linksys for economic reasons.



Anyone vote up or down, based on experience? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



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I'm typing this connected to a wireless linksys as well, (with an ibook 600). Setting up is not at all hard. Remember, if you want to use a wep-key, that you put a dollar mark in front of the key when airport prompts you for it (this may look like gobbledygook now, but you'll understand when it happens).



The range... it is supposed to be better than the Airport Base Station, and the Linksys has four 10/100 ethernet ports as well. It is just, I'm in a fairly old house, with very thick walls, and there is one room where the signal is not really enough to surf confortably.



Look out: if you have a networked AppleTalk printer, you won't be able to print of it through your wireless connection. You can print from ethernet to ethernet over appletalk however.