daedalus
10-26-2006, 06:39 AM
We have finally moved into the current century and gone with broadband -- in this case, cable connection through Charter Cable. It's been great.
But we all know things can never be all wonderful. We have 2 computers at home. Long -- and I mean LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG -- ago, I bought a router in anticipation of switching to broadband (I move slowly). But, so far, I have had little, -- well, really, to be honest NO -- success connecting through my router (for the record, a LinkSys BEFSR41 v2). I can hook the cable connection from the modem to the network card on either computer and I can connect. I cannot hook the connection to the router, hook the router up to the computers -- either or both -- and get on the internet.
Since it was so long ago that I bought this router, I no longer have the box, manual or guide that came with it. However, I have -- or thought I have -- hunted down the direction on how to get going on this here interweb (a wonderous thing that) -- both from LinkSys itself and a home-made website. Both giving me roughly the same instructions that I followed (logging into the router itself and setting the password and some settings). Yet no luck so far.
I am not trying to get the computer to see each other because, apparently, it is unpossible to do get a W98 and an XP machines to play nicely without being a level 17 Yoga Master and Priest of Tiamat -- and I am not. Nor can I find my wizard's robe and hat for tha tmatter. I simply would like for both of the computers to be on the internet at the same time. As our board is the ColumbiaHouse of knowledge, I was wondering if anyone knows what I might be forgetting or doing wrong. Or if this router has possibly gone to the great computer storehouse in the sky and I simply need to go buy a new router.
Thanks in advance for any possible assistance. :)
But we all know things can never be all wonderful. We have 2 computers at home. Long -- and I mean LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG -- ago, I bought a router in anticipation of switching to broadband (I move slowly). But, so far, I have had little, -- well, really, to be honest NO -- success connecting through my router (for the record, a LinkSys BEFSR41 v2). I can hook the cable connection from the modem to the network card on either computer and I can connect. I cannot hook the connection to the router, hook the router up to the computers -- either or both -- and get on the internet.
Since it was so long ago that I bought this router, I no longer have the box, manual or guide that came with it. However, I have -- or thought I have -- hunted down the direction on how to get going on this here interweb (a wonderous thing that) -- both from LinkSys itself and a home-made website. Both giving me roughly the same instructions that I followed (logging into the router itself and setting the password and some settings). Yet no luck so far.
I am not trying to get the computer to see each other because, apparently, it is unpossible to do get a W98 and an XP machines to play nicely without being a level 17 Yoga Master and Priest of Tiamat -- and I am not. Nor can I find my wizard's robe and hat for tha tmatter. I simply would like for both of the computers to be on the internet at the same time. As our board is the ColumbiaHouse of knowledge, I was wondering if anyone knows what I might be forgetting or doing wrong. Or if this router has possibly gone to the great computer storehouse in the sky and I simply need to go buy a new router.
Thanks in advance for any possible assistance. :)