rossi2 join:2003-04-10 Scarborough, ON |
rossi2
Member
2006-Dec-20 12:04 pm
Speedstream 6520 WirelessHey guys, I know there was a post or some sort of instructions on here on how to get the wireless working for this modem. I do enable it through the modem itself but than while searching for connections on a laptop for example, it finds nothing.
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Glen1These Are The Good Ol' Days. MVM join:2002-05-24 GTA Canada |
Glen1
MVM
2006-Dec-20 2:35 pm
Sounds like a defective modem. If you have enabled the wireless on the modem and you cannot see the SSID in your laptop then either the modem is defective or your wireless is turned off on the new laptop...there can be a switch on the laptop to turn the internal wireless nic to the "on" position. |
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rossi2 join:2003-04-10 Scarborough, ON |
rossi2
Member
2006-Dec-20 8:08 pm
yeayuh |
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andyb Premium Member join:2003-05-29 SW Ontario |
andyb
Premium Member
2006-Dec-20 8:56 pm
good answer |
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Anon
2006-Dec-20 10:13 pm
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sureRe: Speedstream 6520 Wirelessturn protocol to open and take all the security off also make sure the receiving modem is set to the same channel as the router under advanced area. from there the ssid will show up. Then the security will need to be set up first on the dsl and then on the computer good luck it worked for me. |
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bohn join:2006-05-30 Scarborough, ON |
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Re: Speedstream 6520 WirelessI sent the 6520 back the day i got it as i have modems far superior to it. So 15 bucks wasted for shipping plus my time and effort to ship the useless thing back to bell. I think the wireless has a range of about 3 feet. Come to think of it i'm paying them 50 bucks a month while everyone is only paying $46.95. Hmmn anyone interested in a class action lawsuit? I have plenty of time and resources. |
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rossi2 join:2003-04-10 Scarborough, ON |
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Re: sureRe: Speedstream 6520 Wirelesssaid by ische :
turn protocol to open and take all the security off also make sure the receiving modem is set to the same channel as the router under advanced area. from there the ssid will show up. Then the security will need to be set up first on the dsl and then on the computer good luck it worked for me. You're talking about using the 6520 as the modem/router at the same time though right? So maybe it shouldn't be on channel 11? I have the encruption disabled for now. And I have enabled SSID broadcast...I'll have to fiddle around with the channels maybe. |
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Stonr join:2006-08-10 Etobicoke, ON |
Stonr
Member
2006-Dec-22 11:40 am
You can also try using NetStumbler to see if it picks up the 6520's SSID. Sometimes the Windows Zero Config utility (if you're using Windows) might be acting up. I'm assuming you've tried connecting to other AP's using the same laptop? |
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usingwireless
Anon
2006-Dec-22 11:51 am
if you cant see the ssid in most cases its not the modem it s usually a button/switch or a combo/function key that you have to turn on for the laptop to start looking for a wireless signal. if you want to test this take the laptop into pretty much any area downtown in any city and look for the available wireless networks ....if it still doesn t find any....you need to turn on the wireless in our laptop.
by default in many laptops its turned off in an effort to extend the battery life of the laptop. |
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swinder
Anon
2006-Dec-31 6:10 am
kind of different but same at origin problem here. wireless is being activated, SSID broadcast disabled and MAC filter is on. ok for now, but then after 5-7 mins passes, the wireless goes off (the led goes off). but when i check the wireless setup through gateway, it says its on and working as intended. but it is not!
aany particular way to solve this out? maybe a firmware upgrade or so? |
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