[dba-Tech] wireless invasion

Bill Patten bill_patten at embarqmail.com
Fri May 30 12:19:37 CDT 2008


Susan,

There is a video on YouTube that describes how to setup a D-link, but that 
your manual and what you already know will probably help you set it up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UFh0W_Z3kI

As always there are lots of people on this list that can help you with the 
smaller details.

Bill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] wireless invasion


That did it, and I was able to get in using the default admin and ""
password -- not good. I know that I ran that friggin wizard when I installed
the router! ;(

I don't know whether to run the setup wizard or take the manual route --
advice? Since I don't know what I'm doing, I'm inclined to use the wizard,
but I did that before and look where I am!

Susan H.


> Linksys uses 192.168.1.1 for it's default but can be changed. An easy way
> to
> tell, is to go to the dos prompt (CMD) type IPCONFIG and look at the
> default
> gateway. That should be the IP address for the router. If you do not have
> the manual, you can usually find the password stuff by typing the model
> number and password in GOOGLE. If you have changed the password and can't
> remember it, you can usually reset the router to it's defaults by pushing
> a
> button, or other series of events again available on Google.
>
> HTH
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Erbach" <erbachs at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 3:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] wireless invasion
>
>
> Susan,
>
> Forgot to mention that communicating with your own wireless router via
> browser will require some form of 192.168.0.1.  I have a D-Link
> router.  I believe that Linksys routers use 192.168.1.0 ... in any
> event, something very similar.  The proper IP address should be shown
> in the router's manual.
>
> Steve Erbach
>
> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> I'm using a wireless router to connect to a second computer. The main
>> computer uses cable internet via a regular modem.
>>
>> The second computer is running Vista and almost daily shows activity that
>> isn't mine -- downloads, changes to email preferences -- some weird
>> stuff.
>> My first thought is that someone's using the wireless connection, but I'm
>> not seeing evidence of this on the main computer -- just the one that
>> actually connects via the wireless.
>>
>> I'm running the Windows firewall and when I installed the wireless
>> router,
>> I secured it properly.
>>
>> I don't know where to begin to troubleshoot this problem. Any help?
>>
>> Susan H.
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