Setting up a wireless router at work

[SerialSniper14]

My dilemma is that there is wireless internet at my place of business but the router is so far from my office that I can connect but it drops consistently in less than a minute. I want to try to add in my own wireless access point in my office with work's AT&T business ethernet connection. I'm trying to set up my Linksys WRT54GS2 that I dont use anymore behind a Dell Optiplex 7010. When I wire the ethernet into the router and then the router to the computer, I get green lights but there's no internet connection available on the computer. Troubleshooter says that my connection is broken somewhere but I'm fairly certain the cables work just fine. When I try to set up a new wireless access point with the wizard, I put the PIN in but the setup fails. I also reset it to factory settings but the login "admin" and blank password don't seem to be working. Any ideas if this is even possible?

 

[BuddhaSkoota]

You should first configure the Linksys before connecting it to the LAN at your workplace. Connect only your PC to a LAN port and log in through a web browser using 192.168.1.1, username blank and password "admin". Disable LAN DHCP, and configure the settings for wireless.

Connect the workplace LAN cable to a numbered LAN port (not the WAN or Internet port) on the back of the Linksys. Reboot the router and test your connection.

It's possible that this may not work if the administrators of your workplace network restrict device access.

 

[kanewolf]

You could be violating a number of policies by setting up a wireless access point at work. I would recommend that you get WRITTEN permission before you do anything. By setting up a wireless access point you are creating a network vulnerability that your employer might not like....

 

[SerialSniper14]

You should first configure the Linksys before connecting it to the LAN at your workplace. Connect only your PC to a LAN port and log in through a web browser using 192.168.1.1, username blank and password "admin". Disable LAN DHCP, and configure the settings for wireless.

Connect the workplace LAN cable to a numbered LAN port (not the WAN or Internet port) on the back of the Linksys. Reboot the router and test your connection.

It's possible that this may not work if the administrators of your workplace network restrict device access.

I logged into the router and disabled DHCP. Reconnected and rebooted and it's connected but there's no internet connection available. I also tried changing the IP to 192.168.1.254 (another forum said to try this). As far as configuring the wireless settings, I just left them to No Security for the test run. I'm essentially connecting to the network but not the internet. Any other suggestions?

 

[SerialSniper14]

You could be violating a number of policies by setting up a wireless access point at work. I would recommend that you get WRITTEN permission before you do anything. By setting up a wireless access point you are creating a network vulnerability that your employer might not like....

Thank you. I will take this under advisement.

 

[BuddhaSkoota]

Check that the PC is getting a valid IP and netmask using ipconfig from a command prompt. A valid IP would be one that is in the same subnet as your workplace network. You can check for a valid IP when the PC is connected straight to the wall jack.

If you are not getting a valid IP, then something is not configured correctly or the network does not permit your device to be connected in this manner.