[Lvlug] Trouble with new wireless router...

[Jason Powlette]

I'm using DHCP...
Part of the problem is that I'm really network dumb...
The router has a lot of options (runs an embeded Linux after all), and 
I'm not up to speed with setting up networks let a lone wireless ones...

My understanding of RCN is that it doesn't do static IP assignment,... 
so I don't need to worry about that... could be wrong.

Eventually, I want to set up the thing to accept both my SuSE Linux Dell 
c640 with it's 802.11g pcmcia card, and my GF's laptop's wireless card.

Would I be better off just buying an ethernet hub to connect both my 
main desktop and the wireless router to that???

Mark wrote:
> On Monday 26 September 2005 07:54 pm, Jason Powlette wrote:
> 
>>Hey there,
>>
>>Bought a new Linksys WRT54GS wireless router to use with my newly
>>acquired RCN cable modem...
>>
>>Having a lot of trouble setting the thing up. When I have tried to set
>>the thing up using the build-in html setup utility, I can't get pass
>>through to the Internet unless I connect my cable modem to one of the
>>LAN ports instead of the Internet in port...
> 
> 
> Can you tell us a little about the setup?  Is the WAN (internet) side using 
> DHCP or are you configuring it manually?  Is the router setup to serve IP 
> addresses (DHCP) to your workstations or did you elect to use static IP's on 
> the LAN side?
> 
> Once we have some of that info we can start directing you on configuration, 
> firewalling, DMZ's and port forwarding. Bet you can't wait. ;-)
> 
> -Mark
> 
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