Need help setting up router

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OK, folks, I guess I got overconfident as installing the extra memory in my
Dim 2400 was such a breeze.

Anyway, current situation: I ordered a Dell Inspiron notebook with an
internal wireless card. I want to go wireless by attaching a router to my
Dim2400.

Ok, I bought the Linksys WRT54G. and I'm trying to set that up in
preparation for the arrival of my notebook.

It came with a CD with a set-up program. I ran that. The hardware is simple
and it was no problem setting up that connection. But then it says that it
cannot automatically set-up the router. The error message is: "ERROR NOT
MESSAGE RECEIVER"

I have no idea what that means, but it asks me to do it manually.

The screen asks for:

IP Address:

Subnet Mask:

Gateway:

DNS 1:

DNS 2:

So, where do I find this information?? It says to call my ISP but I figure
there must be some place on my computer where it's listed. I couldn't find
it under my network connections, device manager, modem properties, but maybe
I don't know where to look (ok, no maybe about it).

So, any help to get me to the next screen?!

Mel

 

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"MB_" <mel@prodigy.invalid.net> wrote in message
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> OK, folks, I guess I got overconfident as installing the extra memory in
> my Dim 2400 was such a breeze.
>
> Anyway, current situation: I ordered a Dell Inspiron notebook with an
> internal wireless card. I want to go wireless by attaching a router to my
> Dim2400.
>
> Ok, I bought the Linksys WRT54G. and I'm trying to set that up in
> preparation for the arrival of my notebook.
>
> It came with a CD with a set-up program. I ran that. The hardware is
> simple and it was no problem setting up that connection. But then it says
> that it cannot automatically set-up the router. The error message is:
> "ERROR NOT MESSAGE RECEIVER"
>
> I have no idea what that means, but it asks me to do it manually.
>
> The screen asks for:
>
> IP Address:
>
> Subnet Mask:
>
> Gateway:
>
> DNS 1:
>
> DNS 2:
>
> So, where do I find this information?? It says to call my ISP but I figure
> there must be some place on my computer where it's listed. I couldn't find
> it under my network connections, device manager, modem properties, but
> maybe I don't know where to look (ok, no maybe about it).
>
> So, any help to get me to the next screen?!
>
> Mel
>

OK, first of all, uninstall the software that came with the Linksys. You
don't need it and really don't want it.

Do you have Cable or DSL. These answers are for Cable (although only
slightly different for DSL).

Here's the steps.

Unplug your cable modem.

Connect the cable that went from your cable modem to your computer from into
the WAN port on the Router (so, from the Cable modem to the Router). The
WAN port is the port that is all by itself.

Plug the new cable that came with the router into the spot on your computer
where the old cable went and the other end into one of the four remaining
empty holes on the Router.

Turn on the equipment in this order.

1) Turn on the cable modem and wait one minute until the Cable light stays
solid
2) Turn on the Router and wait one minute until the the PC light on the
Cable modem settles down (might be solid or flashing, so just wait one
minute)
3) Turn on the computer. Don't enter anything into DNS, etc. They will be
set automatically.

That should be all you have to do.

Tom

 

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He's right you can get all that information, but you DO NOT need them. Do
NOT set them up on your computer. Let the router do it.

Tom
"MB_" <mel@prodigy.invalid.net> wrote in message
news:SkZSe.24580$ih4.15911@fe02.lga...
> OK, folks, I guess I got overconfident as installing the extra memory in
> my Dim 2400 was such a breeze.
>
> Anyway, current situation: I ordered a Dell Inspiron notebook with an
> internal wireless card. I want to go wireless by attaching a router to my
> Dim2400.
>
> Ok, I bought the Linksys WRT54G. and I'm trying to set that up in
> preparation for the arrival of my notebook.
>
> It came with a CD with a set-up program. I ran that. The hardware is
> simple and it was no problem setting up that connection. But then it says
> that it cannot automatically set-up the router. The error message is:
> "ERROR NOT MESSAGE RECEIVER"
>
> I have no idea what that means, but it asks me to do it manually.
>
> The screen asks for:
>
> IP Address:
>
> Subnet Mask:
>
> Gateway:
>
> DNS 1:
>
> DNS 2:
>
> So, where do I find this information?? It says to call my ISP but I figure
> there must be some place on my computer where it's listed. I couldn't find
> it under my network connections, device manager, modem properties, but
> maybe I don't know where to look (ok, no maybe about it).
>
> So, any help to get me to the next screen?!
>
> Mel
>

 

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Tom:

See my post under further router update.

I did end up setting it as it just wouldn't do it by itself -- I'm not sure
why.

Anyway, I THINK all is working well now. At least the wired part is. The
router is connected and communicating to my computer!

Next step will be to see how things go when I get the notebook.

Dell estimated delivery time as 9/16-9/20, but I see it already has been
built and has concluded the testing phase, so I suspect it will ship out
later this week.

Mel


"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
news:Sx%Se.9102$p_1.6371@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> He's right you can get all that information, but you DO NOT need them. Do
> NOT set them up on your computer. Let the router do it.
>
> Tom
> "MB_" <mel@prodigy.invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:SkZSe.24580$ih4.15911@fe02.lga...
>> OK, folks, I guess I got overconfident as installing the extra memory in
>> my Dim 2400 was such a breeze.
>>
>> Anyway, current situation: I ordered a Dell Inspiron notebook with an
>> internal wireless card. I want to go wireless by attaching a router to my
>> Dim2400.
>>
>> Ok, I bought the Linksys WRT54G. and I'm trying to set that up in
>> preparation for the arrival of my notebook.
>>
>> It came with a CD with a set-up program. I ran that. The hardware is
>> simple and it was no problem setting up that connection. But then it says
>> that it cannot automatically set-up the router. The error message is:
>> "ERROR NOT MESSAGE RECEIVER"
>>
>> I have no idea what that means, but it asks me to do it manually.
>>
>> The screen asks for:
>>
>> IP Address:
>>
>> Subnet Mask:
>>
>> Gateway:
>>
>> DNS 1:
>>
>> DNS 2:
>>
>> So, where do I find this information?? It says to call my ISP but I
>> figure there must be some place on my computer where it's listed. I
>> couldn't find it under my network connections, device manager, modem
>> properties, but maybe I don't know where to look (ok, no maybe about it).
>>
>> So, any help to get me to the next screen?!
>>
>> Mel
>>
>
>