Eeeeep..... connecting with Linksys Wet11

Question

I just replied to another thread, but I think it may be better to just ask the whole forum....
I've trying to install the Linksys Wet11 (off of Ebay) on my daughters imac. I connected it and have followed all the instructions........BUT apparantly I bought an older model because the set up is at 192.168.1.225, and when I went to the Linksys site to get intructions for installing it on a Mac my set up page looked much different than the one they describe.
And there is no set-up wizard on mine.
They say the set up panel has tabs that say
info, wireless, IP addr, Admin & Help,
but mine has only
set up, status, password and help tabs
i guess it must be an older version of the set-up program........
I've tried to kind of blunder my way thru, and when I look at the network status of the Ethernet connection it has a green light and says I am connected.
But when I try to get online, or contact the other computers on my network it doesn't work. And when I use the Network Setup assistant it says that the subnet mask and router are not consistent with my IP address, which 192.168.1.5 that the linksys program has you set it to......
I read on a different thread that it won't connect with IP addresses that are in 192.168.0.x range, but that it does fine with the 192.168.1.x range....... could this be the problem, and how would I remedy it? I know the router address for all the other devices on my network ARE in the 192.168.0.x range.
I am fairly Mac literate, but network literate I am NOT, so please feel free to ask anything that I haven't given you info about...... Thanks

Answer 1

Hi
It would appear you have a version 1 WET11 the manual says that you have the correct IP address for the bridge for either version. The set-up wizard is for PC's only you will need to use the web browser instructions. Bung http://192.168.1.225 into the address bar of Safari and away you go. If your firmware is not up to date you can do that at the same time.
If you set the bridge to collect it's IP address automatically from the router via DHCP and the ethernet tab on the network preferences pane to automatic it should work without a problem. Getting back to adjust the settings in the bridge can be a tad more difficult after it's set up.
It was a 5 minute job to set up an iMac 500Mhz just recently. Hope this helps.
Mike