WRT160N Help !

Hey forum, I have a couple of questions regarding how to secure my wireless connection from others around me.
This is what my network is looking like, but I think my wireless connection isn't correct with that image. I have my wireless router connected through my hardwired router. Is there a reason it isn't showing up at all on this image? I'm assuming the "Unknown" device is it since it is the only one unaccounted for:
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I want to change my privacy settings on my wireless that no one else can access it, of course. When I go to Task/Tools then Change Wireless Security, it goes through the process of Retrieving Router Settings of Scanning The Network, but after that, I get this error message, I have no idea what this means or how to fix it so I can protect my network:
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I have a laptop with a wireless connection. The wireless internet worked for maybe 10 minutes while I was typing this message out, but when I went to look at it, it had stopped working. I also have an Apple iTouch with wireless that is working without a problem. I figure I still have to add the laptop to the network. So I go through the steps in the EasyLink Advisor and when I try to add the laptop with the wireless connection, I don't have the ability to add one. This is what the screen is showing me:
My cable modem is a SBV5120
My hardwired router is a LinkSys BEFSR41 [Ver. 2]
My wireless router is a LinkSys WRT160N [Ver. 2]
I can gladly take more screenshots and post as much more info to help clarify my situation. Thanks!

If your connection only lasts for a couple of minutes you should upgrade the firmware on the router...Download the Firmware here , Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware on the device: -
Open an Internet Explorer browser page.In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1...Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
Click on the 'Administration' tab- Then click on the 'Firmware Upgrade' sub tab- Here click on 'Browse' and browse the .bin firmware file and click on "Upgrade"...
Wait for few seconds until it shows that "Upgrade is successful" After the firmware upgrade, click on "Reboot" and you will be returned back to the same page OR it will say "Page cannot be displayed".
Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...
Then, unplug the power cable while holding down the reset button for another 30 Seconds...Plug the power cable back in, and keep holding down the reset button for another 30 Seconds...Release the reset button...Now re-configure your router...
As your Internet Service Providor is Cable follow this
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab-
-Here select manual configuratioon...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
-Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...
- And wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on save settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WEP, Encryption should be 64 bits.Leave the passphrase blank, don't type in anything...
Under WEP Key 1 type in any 10 numbers please(numbers only and no letters) and click on save settings...
Please make a note of WEP Key 1 as this is the Security Key for the Wireless Network.Now try if you could see the Wireless Network Name/SSID and try to connect...
Click on Advanced Wireless-
settings>>Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation...
Threshold to 2304 Change the RTS Threshold to 2307 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...it shouldbe fine now...

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When you are trying to connect to your wireless network are you getting any kind of error message?
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I just bought this router and have it set up. My desktop has no problems with the internet, but when I use my Laptop or Xbox 360 wirelessly I loose internet connection in the middle of using it. It will connect for a few minutes and then just disconnect. Any ideas of how to get this problem worked out?

Well you need to make some changes on your Router, So your Laptop and your XBOX can go online at a same time.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
-Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
-Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
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Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WEP, Encryption should be 64 bit.Leave the passphrase blank, don't type in anything...Under WEP Key 1 type in any 10 numbers please(numbers only and no letters eg: your 10 digit phone number) and click on save settings...
Please make a note of WEP Key 1 as this is the Security Key for the Wireless Network...
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Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...
For your XBOX Here are some settings which you can set on your Router as well as on your XBOX.
Click on "Applications and Gaming" tab and then click on "Port Range Forwarding" subtab...
1) On the first line in Application box type in ABC, in the start box type in 53 and End box type in 53, leave the protocol as both and under ip address type in 192.168.1.20 and check the enable box...
2) On the second line in Application box type in PQR, in the start box type in 88 and End box type in 88, leave the protocol as both and under ip address type in 192.168.1.20 and check the enable box...
3) On the third line in Application box type in XYZ, in the start box type in 3074 and End box type in 3074, leave the protocol as both and under ip address type in 192.168.1.20 and check the enable box and click on Save Settings...
4) Once you return to the set up page click on the Security tab and uncheck Block Anonymous Internet Requests and click on Save Settings...
5) Click on set-up and change the MTU Size to 1452 and click Save Settings...
6) Goto the XBox Network Settings and IP Address Settings and select manual IP Settings and assign the following on your Xbox IP Address :- 192.168.1.20, Subnet Mask :- 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway :- 192.168.1.1...
7) Also assign the DNS Addresses on the Xbox Primary dns :- 4.2.2.2...Secondary dns :- 192.168.1.1
8) Turn off your modem, router, and Xbox...Wait for a minute...
9) Plug the modem power first, wait for another minute and plug the router power cable, wait another minute and turn on the Xbox and test it...it will connect...

WRT160N - Help Needed

Earlier tonight I was trying to find out my IP address on my computer.
I typed in ipconfig in the Run command window cause I thought that's what I had to do.
Turns out it wasn't and now my wifi is messed up.
I have wifi avaiable on my iPod Touch, but not the laptop that was originally connected on the network.
Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out. I had to unplug my wireless modem, wait 30 seconds and replug it in. Worked perfectly!
Message Edited by incased on 06-12-2009 02:27 AM
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Yes, sometimes a simple power cycle resolves all the issues, always perform a power cycle if you have any problems...

WRT160N Version 3; SERIOUS HELP NEEDED FOR SETUP PLZ??!?!?!

I bought this router probably around 3 weeks ago.
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1. I followed the CD's instructions, got LELA, but then when i used LELA to 'add another computer' it just gave an error, and then after this i could not be screwed using LELA anymore and so i uninstalled it, and then went online to 192.168.1.1 to configure the settings of the router, SSID, password and security which i put was WPA2 etc.
BUT THIS DID not work at all, i have 2 laptops, 1 of them which is new, and the other which was a couple of years old, they could not detect anything.
2. I then did some internet research, and read on these forums that i needed to change some of its advanced wireless settings, i did that. And then I could actually connect......and was extremely happy at this moment, BUT the next day i noticed, that even though i was about a metre away from the router, my speed was varying BADLY, initially when i first connect with my new laptop which has a Intel Wifi 5100AGN adapter it has a speed of 144mbps, but when i open internet explorer, i see the speed going slower and slower, until it is 1mbps, and sometimes the wireless just cuts out. This happened to my other laptop as well.
3. I then called for technical assistance, spent so much time talking trying to solve, and downloaded the latest firmware, reflashed the router, but still it has this problem of slowing speeds which is really frustrating.
And doing some more talking and following more instructions from the person on the phone, both my laptops could not connect to the router, even though it can see it at 'Excellent' connectivity.
4. And so, the person on the phone concluded that i should exchange the router with new one, which i am planning to do, and will probably get it tomorrow. But i am also thinking to myself whether or not to get a different one.
SOME NOTES:
-When it is wired the internet works fine
-the adapter in the older laptop is a intel 2200BG, so i know that it would probably go at a max speed of 54mbps
-when i said changing advanced wireless settings, i meant changing frequency/RTS/beacon levels etc to the values i have seen on these fourms.
CURRENTLY, since i am exchanging i have gone back to the old ASUS router which is G. and it connects well with the old laptop with a constant speed of 54mbps, but havent tried the new laptop as i can not be bothered. Also my main reason of getting a N router is just for range, because with the current one, i just cannot detect the router when i am in my bedroom, which is less than 20m, even if i can detect it is is very poor connectivity, WHERE AS with the WRT160n before i exchanged it, i could detect at first with Excellent connectivity, but as i said, the problems with speed and wireless cutting out etc is what results from this router.
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regards

Try updating both of your laptops wireless cards that could fix the problem (you know may not be compatible with your WRT160N).
I know you said you changed the channel your router broadcasting in but do you have a lot of other wireless networks in your area???
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Matt

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Your help is greatly needed and appreciated here is my problem.
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This may be a little old, but I have a WGA600N and a WRT610N.. I've had much the same problems but here is what I've discovered that may help.
The WGA600N in the initial setup connected to your computer doesnt have a means of specifying exactly how you want to connect to your wireless (no channel, band, etc). What ends up happening is that you set your wireless on your router to be "mixed" and the adapter will constantly switch channels.
I went so far as to specify on my 5ghz band on the router that it be "N-Only" and the adapter still gave sluggish performance.
On a whim, after reading some advice I re-setup my adapter and gave it a static IP address outside of the range of my DHCP settings. This still gave me no better performance.
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Are you facing that problem on your Wired or Wireless computer. Here are some settings which you can set on your router, i think this might solve your problem.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
BelowSetup tab you will find MTU, which will be set to AUTO, So change it to Manual and change the Size from 1500 to 1365 and click on Save Settings.
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
-Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
-Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Radio Band to Wide-40MHz and change the Wide channel to 9 and Standard Channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on save settings...Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WPA, For Encryption, select AES...For Passphrase input your desired WPA Key. For example , MySecretKey , This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. Do NOT give this key to anyone.
NOTE : Passphrase should be more that 8 characters...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304 Change the RTS Threshold to 2307 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

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I've been searching all night, and the only information I have come across has told me that this is possible via "cascading" - but I have no idea how to do this.
How do I use my Cisco router to access my wireless network that is already there?
This has been driving me crazy, any help would be appreciated.
Would just like to add in that this article was of NO help to me.
http://linksys-de.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17252

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Hello,
I have a WRT160N Version 3 with Time Warner Cable Road Runner in NYC and I am running the 3.001 Firmware. Yesterday morning, it appears the connection reset itself and now my wireless connection is either intermetinent, non-working, or extremely slow when it work. However, my wired connection is operating normally. I tried to resets and power cycles last night to no avail. I am running one PC with Windows XP and a MacPowerBook, and of course Iphones and Blackberrys connecting wireless off and on, everything was running great up until yesterday.
Could anyone please help or suggest a correction? Is this a Time Warner issue or a router issue? Is there anyway the Cable Company could have something wrong on their end that would affect my wireless connectivity? I wouldn't think so if my Wired LAN connection is fine, but I am not sure? Please help as this is extremely frustrating and tiring, I spent many hours trying to get this to work last night to no avail.
Thanks
Joe
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If your Wired computer is working fine, then i don't think it might be the problem with your ISP. In these case you need to check the Wireless Settings of your Router. When you login to the setup page of your Router, you can make the following changes under the Wireless Part of your Router.
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
- Here select manual configuration...Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
- Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbors network...
- Set the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...
Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WPA, For Encryption, select TKIP...For Passphrase input your desired WPA Key. For example , MySecretKey , This will serve as your network key whenever you connect to your wireless network. Do NOT give this key to anyone and remember the key.
NOTE : Passphrase should be more that 8 characters...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
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Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

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Don't configure the router using the set-up disk or LELA do a manual set-up...
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nevermind my router just reset while playing xbox. mtu is 1365, i unchecked that box, and opened my nat type, and it still reset. im starting to get extremely dissatisfied with your products

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