bummertech
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hello techies,
here's an interesting problem i hope you enjoy solving:
i'm connected to the internet via an ADSL line. an RJ11 cable connects the wall socket to an AZTEC ADSL modem. a USB cable connects the modem to my desktop (XPpro). works great.
i recently bought an HP PAVILION DV 6000 notebook (VistaHomePremium) with built-in wifi. my basic and simple objective is to be able to browse the net on my notebook anywhere in the house.
i was told i need a wifi router to do this, so i bought a linksys WRT54GC. when i tried to connect the modem to the router, i discovered, to my utter annoyance, that my modem only has an RJ11 'line' out connection, while the linksys router needs an RJ45 ethernet cable. BUMMER !!!
on the advice of certain friends (?), i connected my desktop and the router with an RJ45 cable. on the desktop (XPpro), i enabled 'internet sharing'.
when i turned the whole thing on, all the lights on the router (power (duh), internet and wireless) promptly lit up. i launched the browser on the vista notebook, and voila! i was online, browsing merrily, through the 'linksys' wireless network
for about an hour, that is.
then, my alleged friend claimed that it was an 'unsecured' network, so let's fix it. i reminded him of the old american saying: IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT !, but he insisted, and boom, i lost connectivity.
i don't remember exactly what we did, but i'll tell you what the status is now: the hardware setup is exactly the same, and i'm happily browsing on my desktop. although the notebook connects to the wireless linksys network (we've secured it with WEP, BTW), i get 'local access only'. every time i try to diagnose the problem, it tells me i may have a problem with my 'DNS server'. every single time, the same message.
WHAT THE EFF DO I DO?
any advice will be gratefully actioned. thanx a ton, guys.
here's an interesting problem i hope you enjoy solving:
i'm connected to the internet via an ADSL line. an RJ11 cable connects the wall socket to an AZTEC ADSL modem. a USB cable connects the modem to my desktop (XPpro). works great.
i recently bought an HP PAVILION DV 6000 notebook (VistaHomePremium) with built-in wifi. my basic and simple objective is to be able to browse the net on my notebook anywhere in the house.
i was told i need a wifi router to do this, so i bought a linksys WRT54GC. when i tried to connect the modem to the router, i discovered, to my utter annoyance, that my modem only has an RJ11 'line' out connection, while the linksys router needs an RJ45 ethernet cable. BUMMER !!!
on the advice of certain friends (?), i connected my desktop and the router with an RJ45 cable. on the desktop (XPpro), i enabled 'internet sharing'.
when i turned the whole thing on, all the lights on the router (power (duh), internet and wireless) promptly lit up. i launched the browser on the vista notebook, and voila! i was online, browsing merrily, through the 'linksys' wireless network
for about an hour, that is.
then, my alleged friend claimed that it was an 'unsecured' network, so let's fix it. i reminded him of the old american saying: IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT !, but he insisted, and boom, i lost connectivity.
i don't remember exactly what we did, but i'll tell you what the status is now: the hardware setup is exactly the same, and i'm happily browsing on my desktop. although the notebook connects to the wireless linksys network (we've secured it with WEP, BTW), i get 'local access only'. every time i try to diagnose the problem, it tells me i may have a problem with my 'DNS server'. every single time, the same message.
WHAT THE EFF DO I DO?
any advice will be gratefully actioned. thanx a ton, guys.
