Trouble with Linksys router WRT54GS Solved/Closed

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Hello, 
I have a new Linksys router WRT54gs and a new Dell laptop.  
The router works well with the cable attached but when I go to wireless  
I get a strong signal but unable to get on the internet with WEP security.  
With security disabled the wireless works fine. But will not connect to the  
internet with WEP security on. I tried to use the CD install disk that comes  
with the router but ir does not help.  
Any help would be apreciatedConfiguration: Windows XP

Shashank · Accepted Answer

Greetings,
so you have a lenovo laptop, linksys wrt54g wireless router and a lexmark wireless printer. And you wants to secure your wireless network. Just follow the instructions ---

SETTING UP WIRELESS SECURITY ON YOUR ROUTER--------
1> connect your lenovo with the WRT54G at port no. 1 it is very imp. to hardwire your computer, also check for the light status of the router to ensure that it is connected.
2> access the router setup from a web browser (may be using 192.168.1.1, the default address of your router, and admin as the password.). You can also go to kb.linksys.com if you need more help to access your router setup.
3> at the top click on wireless on the BLACK bar at the top.
4> under wireless click on wireless security on the blue bar.
5> select the security mode as WPA-PERSONAL (best encryption and supported by all devices).
6> select WPA ALGORITHUM as TKIP.
7> in WPA Shared Key type: "superman" or any thing else but it should be at least 8 characters long. and you should remember it as this will be your wireless password.
8> the Group Renewal key should be 3600.  
9> Click on save settings at the bottom.

PERSONALIZING  YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK NAME--------
1> Under Wireless, click on Basic wireless settings.
2> MODE: mixed
3> NAME: <WHAT EVER U WANT> CHANGE IT eg NINJA, SPIDER etc
4> Channel: 11
5> SSID BROADCAST: ENABLED

NOW YOUR ROUTER IS CONFIGURED.

Now u jest need to connect your laptop and printer to this new secured wireless network using the security key and I am damn sure it will work.

enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shashank

Shashank · Answer

Hi,
i am a LINKSYS TECH. SUPPORT ENGG. from India so you are sooooooo close to the solution of your problem. 
Just go to www.linksys.com/kb  select the model no.of your router and you will get step by step help to setup your router. you can also call linksys tech. support and I am here to solve your problem. 
if this is a new router then connect it to your system through ethernet cable and go to internet explorer and type 192.168.1.1 at the add. bar it will prompt for the password. leave the user blank and type admin in the password linksys setup page should open. now click on the WIRELESS TAB and on the basic wireless settings change the defale SSID NAME to your girlfriend's name and also click on reset security and click on save settings. reload the page and now go to wireless security tab and select WEP in the security tab. now type 10character password in the KEY 1 field directly and click on SAVE SETTINGS and that's it. Now when you connect to your network you will have to enter your 10 char password in your DELL LAPTOP and it should work fine now. call tech support or go to the above link for further assistance
Shashank singh
think_different56@yahoo.co.in

mojo · Answer

I'm going nuts now. This page 192.168.1.1 doesn't open. I have changed it into bridge, now I wanna put it back...

Wiggy · Answer

you might 192.168.16.1 instead. Its amazing that somebody that claims to be from suport knows nothing about the product.

dusty.techstudentMCP,NET+ · Answer

The last router I set up was 192.168.1.0 You can reset the routers IP address By holding in the reset button on the back of the router for up to 45 seconds, but this will only reset it to default, which will be something like 192.168.1.1 or 196.168.16.1, or 192.168.1.0, you really need the manual that come with the router beacause not all of them set up the same, similar but not the same,  It will ask for a login name "admin" and password which is blank. Just hit enter, but I have set up a router where this was backwards.  The login name was blank and the password was "admin" .  Good luck

kranek · Answer

The Linksys WRT54GS address is 192.168.1.1 and the problem may be that you are using a pass phrase to set up the WEP.  As far as I know, Dell doesn't support the use of pass phrases.  Try making up your own key using 26 charecters.  Use any number and the letters a,b,c,d,e,and f.

router guy · Answer

Try and follow this step by step router installation guide http://www.nettechguide.com/how-to-setup-a-network-router/

hope it helps

Shashank Singh · Answer

Hi,
at the back of the Linksys Router you will find a reset button press and hold it for about 30 sec. (Make sure you are holding the button properly.),
it will reset all the settings of the router.
after that reboot the router, connect your computer with port no. 1 , and then try to open 192.168.1.1 from the Internet explorer of your computer.
it will give you a message "The server at 192.168.1.1, WRT54GS require a USER NAME and Password. " 
Now type "admin" in the password and it will take you to the LINKSYS ROUTER SETUP.

crazy_swede · Answer

Hi,

I'm trying to set up my wireless network with a Lynksis WRT54G. Everything works fine except when I try to change the security mode.  It's setup on disable and when I try to change it to anything else it refreshes the box back to disabled before I can hit save changes.  I'm just wondering how I can get around this and change my security mode.  Thank you.

voyer501 · Answer

ok just recently I had brought a new computer desk and I had plugged out my router after re assembling my computer I plugged the router back in but for some reason it did not turn on or anything I tried it in every outlet in my home but to no avail I would like to no if the router is no longer good to see if I have to buy anotherone

dogjerky · Answer

Hello all. Kind of having the same problems. I have a WRT54G. I'm trying to set up my Tivo wireless and use my laptop. Tivo has to be WEP encryption to work. When I set up WEP in 198.168.1.1 suddenly I cannot connect the laptop. It finds the SSID but it says limited to no connectivity and I have no internet. I read on here that DELL does not accept pass phrases. Could this be part of my issue? Also when I try to access 198.168.1.1 if my firewall is active it won't load right. If I shut it down it loads fine. I'm using Zonealarm. Can anyone tell me how to change settings in Zonealarm so I can keep it up when I'm using the web based interface? Thanks

NMS HB · Answer

hey man I had the same problem. What you jhave to try is leaving the router off for about 15 minutes then try again. If not try by changing the pSSWORD TO ANOTHER THING. rHAT ALSO WORKS.

danar · Answer

Hi, 

You are found the solution for your problem? I have the same problem with a router Lynksys wrt54gl and a laptop DELL Latitude D610. You can help me?
Thank. 
dana

need help · Answer

everytime I type in admin under the password it just keeps giving me the same tab

dogjerky · Answer

I never did get the laptop to work on WEP encrytion. Had to go to a different network adapter for the Tivo that excepts different encrytion. As for typing in Admin I was having a problem with this too. I shut down my virus protection and then it worked fine. Anyone have Zone alarm that knows how to set it up so you can go into the router without shutting down Zone Alarm?

jacob_poly · Answer

Just some experience I had with this router that might help someone else  -

My first wired connection set up worked great and all the wireless devices in the house connected fast. Problems started later...my wireless or wired Vista 64 bit computer connection became flaky. Most of the times it would just not work or not get an IP address from the router. Very frustrating. I spent time with Linksys support staff and nothing worked. What this did help with was understanding my new Linksys router a little better. Initially I also thought the problem might be with Comcast. There were a lot of postings talking about them registering MACs and not letting more than one MAC register to. Finally I concluded that this was not the case. 

I think there may be specific issues with Vista 64 bit (mabye 32 also??) OR something that may have been causing this problem. Finally, I assigned a static IP address 192.168.1.110 (a few numbers offset from where the router starts assigning IPs which is 192.168.1.100) to my Vista wireless card and this helped fix the problem. But it took me a whole day to get this working. My XP computers worked just fine and I didn't have to assign static IPs for them.

Taylor... · Answer

Hello. 
I am having a problem with my router. I keep getting the "limited or no connection" error. I have tried installing new firmware, disabling firewall, reseting the router. It won't connect on that one computer, but it connects to my iPod and other computers in the house. I'm not really sure what to do...I'm stumped. Any help would be grateful!

Thanks..
--Taylor.

Pete · Answer

You mentioned that the laptop is new. Don't use WEP. Use either WPA or WPA2. It's stronger and works where WEP doesn't.

concern · Answer

Hi


Problem connecting to a wireless network using  WEP? Try using wpa personal as your security mode because vista has a dificulty connecting to a wireless network using wep. I tried it and it works.

stewart · Answer

hi please I need help 
i cant connect through lynksys and I have a hp windows vista home premium 
i dont know if I have to fix the router it appears when I try to connect to lynksys " get arrange with lynksys and the network is mark as hidden" 
please help

none · Answer

all your settings can be found at this address....  for linksys  default router ip 192.168.1.1   in your adress bar...defalt password  will be "admin" ..  be carefull wat u change if u need more help  email me at truunderground@gmail.com

BRAD · Answer

Hello, Shashank...

I have just gotten a linksys wrt54g broadband router, and went through the installation process, both on the web-based utility, and from the cd it came with. I can't bring up any webpages, as it tells me, after setting my password:

"The Router is not able to connect to the Internet. Try turning the Cable/DSL Modem OFF and back ON again. Do you want to try again?"

I do as it says, and click YES, and it just keeps telling me to try again.


Also, I bring up the View Network Connections window on the computer, and it tells me that it's connected, and everything is working. I just can't bring up webpages.

I unhooked the router, and hooked the modem back up directly to my computer, and it worked that way. I was able to bring up webpages, and stream videos. I know it has something to do with the router, and I wish I could figure it out.

Can you PLEASE help me!? :(
Thanks.

homerungus · Answer

To get through the username & password problem, I just used "admin" (without the quotes) for both and it logged me in so I could change my router settings.

claos.serrano · Answer

Hello Shashank!

My warranty with Linksys has expired and Im trying to re-setup my router through my Mac laptop with the web based setup page and when I change the SSID name and click save settings it says: "Safari can’t open the page “http://192.168.1.1/WBasic.tri” because the server unexpectedly dropped the connection. This sometimes occurs when the server is busy. Wait for a few minutes, and then try again." 

I've tried numerous times and also tried to change the password and nothing. Please I need some help because my neighbors are using my network and the signal strength is very slow. 

Your help would be so much appreciated! :(

MattOctagon · Answer

If you have WRT54G:
1) simply push reset for 10secs, or until the orange light goes off.  Continue to hold the reset button until the green light turns off.  (this should return the router to factory settings)
2) go to the the computer with wireless capabilities.
3) Open internet explorer
4) type 192.168.1.245 in the address line
5) when it asks for user/pass only put 'admin' in the password line.  Some newer models require both. Then press enter
6) You will also want to upgrade the firmware on the router if it doesn't have the most up to date version, this will be an admin option.  Check the version number on the linksys web-site
7) Configure the router, I recommend WPA2 for security and of course change the login password for your router config to keep people out

Keep in mind that every time you save a setting you will have to re-connect to the internet

shelliecc04 · Answer

I have a WRT54G router and cannot get it to work again. We were able to get the wireless router working earlier, but when we tried to secure the network we lost connection and have not been able to set it up again. I could use all the help possible I am not very good with technology. How can I install or get it to work again?
Thanks

Vas · Answer

It ask for the password when I get tl
o the page and none of the defaults wok

AARON · Answer

Hi Shashank,

A friend lend me to use their WRT54GS version 1... downloaded the files need as per your instructions... problem is, at the end part on the set up... It says that.. "I have to turn off and on again the modem then click yes" coz it says that there were ni internet connection... but when I plug directly the cable to the desktop... it has an internet connection... 

Hope you could help me out to this simple problem... Thank you!

Aaron · Answer

i successfully set up the router, and I can use it now.. but I do have a new problem now... by the time I set up it, the SSID is "linksys", then I changed the SSID to "GodIsGood" now when I view the wireless connections it has shows 2 now, the linksys and the GodIsGood...

How can I remove the godisgood SSID? so that I may use only one.... Pls help me out.. THank you

ruggb · Answer

I just fixed one.

OLD firmware is not compatible with Vista.

updated firmware and everything is fine.

Do a back to default reset - hold reset button in for at least 30 sec.

Connect to it wired

Log in and find firmware update function
Point to new firmware file and go.

reconfigure with security

good to go.

Helen · Answer

I resently had a virus in my computer so I erased everything and reloaded, but my router will not hook up for me, what am I doing wrong.

radley · Answer

tcd rider is broke is there another way trying to connect wireless adaptor to computer cannont use in stallation disc as

router · Answer

ok heres what you do go to your main pc if you have one and open internet then type in 192.168.1.1 ON YOUR  ADDRESS BAR a window should pop up then put in admin on both lines it should redirect you to a wesite click on wireless then security your wep pass should be right there and enter it on your laptop connection

Cody · Answer

use a wpa password instead of a wep password it is more secure anyways hope I could help

shanmugam · Answer

I have forgotten my password and portal id

Loz · Answer

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tattyt · Answer

hello  you can try and use the easy button on the front of that linksys wireless G router if you  use that and  the WPA2 encyption it may  work better I tried to set mine up manually using the  wep encryption  and it always  fails to run my laptop and  girlfreinds  laptop and x box360  correctly  try the easy  secure setup button on the front of the router and write down the paraphrase or print it out with the SSID  network name  hope this solves your problem

ash · Answer

How can make linksys router password in windows 7 after that it will be don't show in wirless mannege password key .

Bulbul · Answer

I Use Prolink internal modem. When I dial user name & password appear but not connected the internet. What can I do and how to solve the problem.

mahssan_2001 · Answer

what I think is that your computer dos not recognize the signal 
try to do this in your computer sitting for the wirless 

click open network  & sharing center  then manage wirless network 

then see how many wirless in the list 

try to remove all of them 

then you have to re connect to your wirless modem name it will ask you to put your password if your modem have this security 

i think your computer will connect smothly and getting the internet signal works 

thanks

drwho · Answer

1 both wireless devices security settings a have to share a common password and security key try this sitehttp://www.linkwaves.com/networkinfo/

kukkai · Answer

Go to configure your router by this linkhttp://www.linksysrouterwireless.com/article/Set-up-Linksys-router-wireless.php
 you can configure WEP key for security in  this site.

theman · Answer

try to take off the wep and also see if your computer is blocking internet use

ben · Answer

When I try to put a password on my linksys router when I type in admin for the password it didnt work, so im thinking I must have made a user and pass way back, how do I find what I named them?

jose · Answer

explain any seven working modes of a router

Bruce · Answer

just push the center button....

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Why does a Linksys router (WRT54G) cannot have a starting ip address that will be given to hosts next to the routers ip address for example: router's ip address: 192.168.1.50
starting ip address is: 192.168.1.51, it will go back to 192.168.1.100 as the default.

fatawu · Answer

please I have done all the configuration but still am not getting internet  if you look at the network card it connecting ok but I can not get internet

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