Steve2526
join:2000-10-30
Coburn, PA
2 edits |  reply to ardenj
Re: How to use my Linksys wireless router with my
I am currently using the Westell 327W as a wireless router with my Verizon DSL, but I lose signal strength when I'm using my laptop on my front deck.
I have a Netgear WGT624 wireless router from my days with Comcast. Can I assume the instructions for using the Westell with the Lynksys router would be the same for my Netgear router? |
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PauperNYC
@rr.com
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I ran IPConfig /all on both the wired and wireless computers and they both had the same DNS servers, gateway, and DHCP servers. The IP address on the wired computer was 192.168.3.101 and the wireless, 192.168.3.102 The gateway was 192.168.3.1 and the DNS servers were 141.155.0.68 and 151.203.0.84. The one difference I did notice between the two computers is the wired computer had another IP address listed as fe80:20e:.......... and had similar characters in the DNS server list, fec0:0:......... The wireless computer which seems to find web sites but can't receive information did not have the second IP address nor DNS servers. |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·AT&T Midwest
| The extra IP address you are seeing is an IPv6 address. Unless your ISP is actually providing IPv6 support, that doesn't do anything. On your wireless machine, IPv6 hasn't been configured. No big deal.
From what you describe, everything else looks ok.
Can you ping an external site, such as www.yahoo.com? If not, can you at least ping it by IP address? (Your wired machine will tell you the IP address if you ping from there by name, then use that IP on the wireless).
I'm wondering if this could be a firewall problem or a DNS problem. |
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PauperNYC
@rr.com | On the wireless computer I got replies pinging to www.yahoo.com and the IP address itself but once I opened the browser I got web site found. waiting for reply. |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Midwest
| If you can ping them, then it is not a modem/access point problem.
Maybe something is broken on your computer. I have heard suggestions of reinstalling tcp-ip support, but I don't have first hand experience (I'm a unix person, not a windows person). |
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Biggerdan
join:2005-08-27
0208UK | reply to Birds
this way of connecting option 2 can u still share files and printers in my network places |
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Biggerdan
join:2005-08-27
0208UK |  reply to Birds
can u still share files and printers in my nework places with option 2 |
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Rob_D
join:2003-10-27
Mount Pleasant, MI
|  reply to DougG3
Re: How to use my Linksys wireless router with my 327w
DougG3 - Thanks for the info! I just setup my network following your setup. It works great! I can access my WRT54G router, the stats of the 327W, and surf the net all at the same time. This is exactly how I wanted it. Only thing I did different was turn the wireless off on the 327W since my Linksys does it better. |
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bitwise2
join:2005-11-20
Harrisburg, PA
1 edit | reply to DougG3
Re: How to use my Linksys wireless router with my
Ok I followed your directions to setup dsl modem and linksys router. I have internet connection so that's good.
The question I have is how to I get to the modem? I used 192.168.0.2 I just get Cannot find server in the title bar and page cannot be displayed.
What am I missing? Do I need a crossover cable to get to the modem? I am using the linksys BEFSR41
Thanks |
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sromeo
join:2004-02-20
Brockton, MA
| reply to DougG3
I'll bump this because I'd like to know the same thing - after the modem's address is changed from the default 192.168.1.1, how do you get at it? I get the same message as bitwise.
(Hope this hasn't been answered somewhere else, I'm searching the forums even as I post this) |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Midwest
| I'm not sure where you are in the setup.
If you made the modem a bridge, then to access modem settings you will need to connect to the modem (direct ethernet cable, or maybe wireless). You will need to give your computer a manual IP address on the same subnet as the modem.
If you left the modem as a router, so that you have double routing (and double NAT), then you ought to be able to connect to the modem config page without doing anything special. |
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deal2seek
join:2002-12-21
Baltimore, MD
| tighten the antenna helped me
my 327W (being used as a wireless AP) used to have
a very short range (10ft). Today I happened
to have to move it to another room and found the
antenna is very loose. After tightening the antenna,
I saw a huge range improvement: I can move my laptop to ~50ft
without anyproblem now.
So if you have a range issue with 327W, check if its
antenna is loose or not.
Hope this helps. |
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AFK_BOT
join:2005-06-05
Gwynn Oak, MD
clubs:
| reply to ardenj
Re: How to use my Linksys wireless router with my 327w
said by ardenj :
I recently got the Westell Versalink 327w from Verizon. Before I had the 327w, I used my Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless router for my network. The 327w is working fine except one thing, it's wireless range. With my Linksys wireless router, my computer in another room, and my laptop in the living room could connect fine. Now with the 327w they can't receive the signal.
I want to just set my 327w as a bridge and go back to using the Linksys router. Could someone tell me how to do this?
hmm the versalink327w is wireless g.. i have used the linksys adapters on the g wireless..hhm use the 327 as a modem??? and set linksys as router...or just drop linksys all together theirs a few options..depends on what u prefer.. |
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carld
@64.208.x.x | reply to DougG3
why would you want to use a router (linksys or otherwise) with a 327 w when the 327 w serves as both a modem and router |
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Ty34
join:2006-04-06
Chino Hills, CA | reply to ardenj
Re: How to use my Linksys wireless router with my
Hey ardenj. I have the exact same set up as you do. Even the same IP address and everything. But im still having a hard time tring to get it up and running. I got it running for like 5 mins. But then it turned off. Be a pal and email me please. |
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ardenj
@verizon.net
| Ty, I couldn't find your e-mail so I'm just going to post this here.
I was sucessful with Method 1 that Birds posted.
Here are the steps to what I did (Make sure only your Versalink modem is connected. Do not connect the Linksys Router yet):
1.) Login to your Versalink settings page (192.168.1.1 by default)
2.) Highlight configuration, go to Advanced Lan, then click Private LAN.
3.) At the Private Lan Screen, make sure "Private LAN DHCP Server Enable" and "Private LAN Enable" are checked.
4.) Enter 192.168.1.9 as your Modem IP address
5.) Enter 255.255.255.0 as your Subnet Mask.
6.) Click Save and click "Ok" to load new configuration.
7.) Then go back to configuration
8.) Click Wireless
9.) At the Wireless screen, change Wireless Operation to "Disabled."
10.) Click Save, then click ok on the notice that pops up.
11.) You may also want to disable your Versalink's firewall. I've noticed that when it's on, I get disconnected every now and then. Disable it by going to configuration and clicking firewall. At the Firewall screen, select none and click save.
Now you must connect your Linksys router to your Versalink modem.
1.) Connect an ethernet cable into one of your Linksys' ports. Do not connect it into WAN\Internet.
2.) Connect the other end of the cable into one of the ports on your Versalink (once again, not into the WAN\Internet port).
At this time, you'll want to log on to your Linksys Router and configure it's wireless settings (SSID, WEP, Channel, etc.).
After all this is done, it may help to release and renew your connections on each computer. Do this by:
1.) Go to your start menu, click Run
2.) Type CMD
3.) At the DOS prompt, type "ipconfig /release" (without the quotes)
4.) When that's done, then type "ipconfig /renew" (again, without the quotes).
Once I did all those step, everything worked fine.
For reference, here is what Birds posted:
"METHOD 1:
With this method you are using the Versalink as a DSL modem and firewall, and the Linksys as a wireless AP. The Linksys router does not do any DSL account authenticating. All your DSL authentication is handled by the Versalink.
On the Versalink you want to enable "Private LAN" in Configuration --> Advanced LAN --> Private LAN. Using static IP addresses makes things a bit easier.
Assign your Versalink router an IP address that is in the same class as your Linksys router. Meaning if assigned your Linksys router has an IP address of 192.168.50.1, then you give the Versalink router the IP address of 192.168.5.2. Use the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
Now both the Versalink and Linksys routers are on the same network and can see and communicate with each other.
Plug the Linksys router into the Versalink router with an ethernet cable by using one of the four ethernet ports on both routers. You do not want to use the Linksys router's WAN port!
Since you are not using the WAN port on the Linksys router, the router will not use any of the information contained in the the "Internet Setup" section at the top of the "Basic Configuration" page (meaning PPOE information, etc.).
On your PC's set your wireless network cards to the SSID and passphrase of the Linksys router.
If you are using static IP addresses on your PC's then, make sure the Gateway address listed in the network card's IP address config. page is the local address for the Versalink router." |
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Ty34
join:2006-04-06
Chino Hills, CA
| Thnx for the reply. My email is L3ttheworldknow@hotmail.com by the way. Sorry about that. But i still have a few questions on the set up. "Im really sorry if im taking up your time. But my dad just put me and my sister on wireless. And i need to get this problem working." I totally understand the whole set up for the Versalink. The problem that im having is for the linksys. When im in Setup, Basic Setup. I would like to know exactly what you have since i think we live close by eachother. Chino Hills, Cali??? haha. I think i have something going wrong in there to not make my crap work. Plus i cant get my DHCP users to go to 0. Only 1-253. |
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Yoshimitzup
@verizon.net | reply to Birds
We want to limit the people who try to join our wireless connection, Can you tell us all the steps involved to do such a thing?
send message to mercedesbode@yahoo.com, |
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Antischism
join:2006-02-22
4023 | reply to ardenj
Re: How to use my Linksys wireless router with my 327w
try using SYGATE firewall |
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grazburya
join:2004-06-03
Columbia, SC
| reply to DougG3
I have a problem with signal strength on my versalink. I have two versalinks and I am wondering if I would be able to use one of them as just an access point at the other end of my house using some sort of VLAN configuartion? Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. |
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