wireless netgear, earlier probs sorted.. am i being stupid.

[stolt]

hi bought a netgear wireless router/modem at the weekend and tried to install it tonight its model no DG834GT/GTB.

after earlier problems i connected and setup the router via a ethernet cable and i can get on the net no problems etc, however how do i set the wireless bit up, everytime i disconnect the ethernet cable and go to the browser it shows page cannot be displayed.

this must be really easy to sort but i'm pretty new to all this and just cant get my head round it.

thanks
rob

[evapor8]

Hello mate.

Whilst you're still connected by ethernet cable, have you added the MAC address of the wireless card to the router's permitted list? (under WIRELESS SETTINGS / SETUP ACCESS LIST)

Chris

[stolt]

i ve got a acer laptop with wireless built in, actually i dont think i have... do i just click on the wireless icon in the button right hand toolbar.

[evapor8]

i ve got a acer laptop with wireless built in, actually i dont think i have... do i just click on the wireless icon in the button right hand toolbar.

If the wireless icon is there, double click to open it up, click on the SUPPORT tab and then click on DETAILS .....

At the top of the list of details should be a physical (MAC) address in this format: A0-B1-C2-D3-E4-F5

With the ethernet cable connected, browse to http://192.168.0.1 and follow the steps in my first post ..... that should do it (I think!)

Chris

[stolt]

thanks for the quick reply, done what you said and the address i saw matches what is in the list, ive copied what i see in the wireless settings...

Wireless Station Access List

Turn Access Control On

Trusted Wireless Stations
Device Name MAC Address
UNKNOWN 00:14:A4:01:E1:21

Available Wireless Stations
Device Name MAC Address

Add New Station Manually
Device Name:
MAC Address:

[stolt]

edit actually after going in the router status i can see that there is a mac code for the adsl port which differs from the lan port. actually i think i'm talking xxx, i'll await your advice...

also i just went to the attached devices section and foud this which gives me another mac code..... confused now...

Attached Devices

# IP Address Device Name MAC Address
1 192.168.0.2 ACER-2E68C49B20 00:C0:9F:AD:09:05

[jonopow]

I wouldnt bother messing about with MAC codes to start with.

Firstly under wireless settings, give your wireless network a name (SSID). Make sure 'Enable Wireless Access Point' and 'Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID)' are both ticked.
Make sure the secruity is set to disabled.

Click on the setup access list and make sure 'Turn Access Control On' is NOT ticked.

Now hopefully using the device you using wirelessly, you need to right click on your wireless connection select 'view avaliable wireless networks' and you should see your previuosly named connection. Click on that and you should be away.