Windows 7 and WRT110 wireless router

Do I need to update the firmware on my router to allow my windows 7 computer to see the router and connect?

No, your router will work fine with Windows 7 without the firmware update, but you should check the release notes for the latest update for any other issues that could affect the operation of your router.

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Linksys WRT110 Wireless Router

I need to setup my Linksys WRT110 wireless router for wireless use as well as a router between my cable modem and my desktop PC. So far, I cannot find any documentation on how this is done or if it is possible at all. When I called Linksys support they told me it can be done and provided me with a link to the instructions, however, they did not work. Does anyone know if this is possible? I need to setup in order to work from home and I cannot use a wireless connection to my cable modem but I need a router between my desktop PC and my cable modem. Oh, by the way, I have a new HP desktop which is running Windows 7. I would appreciate any help someone can lend me. Thank you. SHH

From what i read on your post looks like your trying to use your wrt110 as a wireless access point and you want to still use your router near your modem.
To do this what you have to do is disable your wrt110 as a dhcp server since your other router near your is acting as the dhcp server.
So what you do is hook a cable to your wrt110 in port 1. type in 192.168.1.1 in the address bar of your internet explorer.For now this 192.168.1.1 number will get you into the wrt110 until you change it to 192.168.1.5 under setup you will see 2 areas. Under the ip address type in 192.168.1.5 so this make your wrt110 have this ip address.
Below that you will see DHCP server setting disable this. So your wrt110 will not act as the dhcp server it will act as a wireless access point.
Now if you type 192.168.1.1 in your web brower that will open the configuration screen of the router next to your modem. Which that dchp server setting will be enabled.
So basically from your modem your first router will route the signal from the modem thru the router to the computers hooked to it. then say you run a cable from that router to the wrt110.So basically your just uplinking to the wrt110. only thing is your wrt110 will have to act as a access point instead of a router.
Your main router configuration screen to get into it. you would type 192.168.1.1 in your brower after you setup your wrt110 an disable the dhcp server and set the ip to 192.168.1.5 when you type this number the 105 number in your browser it will go into the web config screen of the wrt110
So to access the web config screens of both routers they will have different numbers.
1st router by your modem will be 192.168.1.1
2nd wirless one will be 192.168.1.5 which you changed when you when in and disable it as a dhcp server since your 1st router by your modem acts as the dhcp server.
Hopefully this will help. I know it does get a little confusing been there and done that more then once. If not call linksys on the phone tell them what products you have and how you want it to work they will walk you thru it.
My setup in my home from my modem it connects to a 4 port router, then from there to a 24 port switch then uplinks with a Power over Ethernet adapter which sends power thru this little adapter over the brown pair in the cable so you dont need a electrical outlet where you put your wireless access point/router. Then from my switch it uplinks with that POE to a Wrt110 upstairs in my home. I know what a pain this can be i've call them more then once to get mine setup and working.
GOOD LUCK HOPE THIS HELPS

I have an Airport Extreme, 2 laptops with windows 7 and a wireless HP printer. I can connect the laptops to the printer. Any advise?

I have an Airport Extreme, 2 laptops with windows 7 and a wireless HP printer. I am not able to connect the laptops to the printer. Any advise?

The problem is not the router.. the issue is the vpn has put your computer in a different IP range with a different gateway. When you turn off the vpn the computer returns to local lan and can print.
Some vpn software allows you to set gateway to use local net instead of remote gateway or access to other webistes or local lan.
Read up the issue.
http://stevejenkins.com/blog/2010/01/using-the-local-default-gateway-with-a-wind ows-vpn-connection/
Cisco vpn client..
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/239113
I did not search much.. just grabbed the first article I could find that explains the issue.
The whole point of the vpn is whilst it is connected your computer is NOT part of the Local Lan .. it is part of the Remote LAN via the vpn tunnel.
It is also a security risk using split tunnelling so often it will not be allowed.
Plug the printer directly into the computer via usb or whatever.. Local connection will work.. not local lan.

My WRT110 Wireless router won't give me a connection to my DSL internet.

I am setting up a home network that includes 2 laptops, 1 DSl modem, 1 wireless (WRT110) router, and 1 printer. The DSl internet is brand new as well and i just got it working as far as for connecting to the internet using a ethernet cord. My next step was to add the wireless router into the mix and allow the laptops to go wireless. I complete the WRT110 wireless router setup wizard and it finishes with it saying i have complete. However, it won't give me the internet signal to where i can connect to the internet (i am still using all 1394 cords and haven't attempted to go wireless yet, figured i should get the connection working before i try to connect wireless). All the lights on the DSL modem are green and its acting like i have a good connection. All the lights on my new router are green (well blue since it is the new kind of router) but still no connection. On a side note, since the wizard was complete i just took a shot in the dark and tried to connect going wireless and both laptops recognize the wireless router and can get a perfect signlal from it. However, when i try and connect to the network it sets there for a long time trying to "aquire network address" then wont connect. I would appreciate any guidance anyone can give me. Thank you

Thank you Very much!
I just moved into a house where they have a router at one end of the house and I live down stairs at the other end of the house. I have my own ruoter so I hooked it up and I had a wireless connection but no internet. I have spent the last 3 days reading blogs on connecting 2 routers. Today I hit upon yours and you gave the IP address to get into the links page settings for the router. Every page tells you how to do what you say but non of them gave the IP address. Again THANK YOU FOR BEING SO KIND TO US NEWBE'S. Yes I was shouting that. I wish everyone would give answers not as though they are talking to someone knows what they are doing but spell it out as if we know nothing cause you never know who may be reading it in the feture.
Any how I now have internet on both routers Now my question is cause it's still a low connection. Is there a way to have one wireless router pick up a signle without a cat 6 cable?
I have my landlords Comcast Internet going to his WRT54G router.
His Router is routed with a 50' cat 9 cable to my WRT54G by the main door upstairs they are about 20' apart would like to move my ruoter down stairs, but the landlord does not want me to string wire downstiars from his router.
Where my question comes in can I connect one WRT54G wirelessly to the other?
I know simple answer is no!
But do you have a Hard answer of YES? I hope so!

Can I use Airport for a computer to computer network AND my wireless router

...at the same time?
I've got a MacBook Air and a MacBook Pro which I can happily connect together to share files or do screen sharing via a computer to computer airport network, or I can also switch (via Finder's airport menu) to my router's wireless network to access t'internet.
But, is it possible to NOT have to switch this over? I'd like to be able to share both computers' files AND be online at the same time. I'm hoping that the airport network can access the other Mac AND the wireless router simultaneously.
I'm guessing I couldn't use internet sharing on one of the computers because BOTH of them need to be switched to the ad-hoc computer to computer network.
I apologise if this question has been asked in the forums before, but it's impossible to do a meaningful search with keywords "airport" "internet" "computer to computer network" - those words cover pretty much every network-related post!

Airport can only connect to one wireless interface at a time...
However you are going about things the wrong way, what you want is a LAN... and that is exactly what your router provides, connect both computers to the router and then initiate file sharing and other local protocols.
If it does not work you will have to configure your router to enable devices to communicate with each other.
To do so you enter the *router's IP address* into your web browser's address bar, you can find this under *system preferences> network> airport>*
i.e. some common router private addresses: 192.168.1.254, 192.168.0.1, 10.0.1.10
This will display the router's web interface, you will need to refer to your router's documentation to find out how to configure it, but many are self explanatory or provide on page help. What most "user friendly" routers call it is "device isolation" or something similar, - this needs to be disabled (to allow all clients to communicate with each other).

Deskjet 2610 disconnection and lights flashing, Windows 7 64 bit, wireless router

I have a Deskjet 2610xi All in One printer that is connected with an ethernet cord to my Netgear wireless router. I am using two Toshiba laptops both running Windows 7 64 bit and both are connected wirelessly. I did not have any problems printing before I installed the new HP Solution Center Software and the fix for Windows 7 connectivity problems from the HP website.
I installed the new driver because I couldn't use my old cd and driver from my original puchase to install the HP software on our new Toshiba laptops. After installing the new driver and software, I now had the functionality of the HP Solution Center and I could now scan, copy etc. with the new software. Not too long after that, my printer started disconnecting and all the lights would flash. The screen on the printer shows error 0x887dd03a. If I press the start button, I can get the printer reconnected for a short amount of time and my print jobs will go through, but it always goes back to the flashing.
I ran the HP Solution Center software to check for updates and was notified of the critical update for Windows 7 reliability. I installed the update, but the problem still exists.
I searched posts on this forum and one of them told me to allow the printers to be shared on the homegroup, which I did, but the problem still exists. I then found another post that told me to do a semi-full reset on my printer, which I did, but the problem still exists.
As mentioned earlier, my printer works as long as I press the start button to get the printer connected again, but it goes back to the error message and flashing lights again. I would like to keep the new software since it allows me to scan without being hardwired to my printer, but if I have to uninstall it, could someone please explain how I can scan documents on the printer directly to my computers wirelessly?
Also, I don't understand the whole Homegroup, Workgroup and Network Sharing settings, etc. so if that is the issue, please walk me through it step by step. I am not sure what the settings are now.
FYI, I went to my Devices and Printers and I see HP Photosmart 2600 series and HP Photosmart 2600 series (2) icons. The one for series (2) is the one checkmarked on both computers.
I am not a computer whiz and so I would appreciate any responses to be very basic. I have done all the research I can and still have the problem described.
Thanks in advance for your help!

I had a real problem with wireless performance on multiple ThinkPads with Win7 until I realized there is a new (or maybe changed implementation) power setting in Win7 which was affecting it.
If you go into Control Panel -> Power Options and click "Change plan settings" for your current power plan.
On the next screen click on "Change advanced power settings"
On the next screen expand "Wireless Adapter Settings" and then "Power Saving Mode"
Make sure it is set to Maximum Performance.
Not sure if this will help your particular problem but hope it does.

Windows 8 and iTunes Wireless Sync

I have two windows PC's, one with windows 8 and the other with windows 7.
They both do not have third party internet security installed, and both just rely on the windows firewall.
I've noticed that even after disabling the windows firewall and defender on windows 8, that my iPhone 4S is unable to wirelessly sync with iTunes.
The windows 7 computer doesn't seem to have this problem at all once the firewall is down.
That obviously eliminates problems with my router.
Does anyone know a work around for this problem on Windows 8?
Thanks

Suspect this has something to do with Windows 8 not supporting the WinSock API that bonjour uses.. see http://lists.apple.com/archives/bonjour-dev/2012/Jan/msg00022.html

Safari "Top Sites" and Belkin wireless router

Have been experiencing a problem with Safari / Belkin router for the past 3 days. I have noticed it occurs most often when using the "top sites" function of Safari. It seems that whenever I use top sites it causes a disconnect between my macbook and the belkin wireless router. My computer becomes disconnected from the router, even though the router continues to function as normal.
In tandem, a parallel problem which may be related:
In past three days I have been receiving constant floating window prompt to enter my Gmail info to "update RSS feed... password will be sent in clear text... etc." while using Safari. I have read other threads on this issue and some people attribute it to the top sites function, since updating Safari to the latest version.
Anyone else having the same issue with their wireless router when using the top sites function of Safari? To reiterate - the connection seems only to be lost when clicking on a top site in a new tab or window.
Thanks for all replies!

HI,
Try Safari Maintenance and see if that makes a difference.
Also, I just saw this post... might help you. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2182985&tstart=0
Carolyn

No Problem hooking up Vista laptop with WRT110 Wireless Router but can not get XP laptop to see it

I purchased a WRT110 Linksys wireless router this afternoon and had no problem configuring it for my wired desktp and my wireless Vista laptop, but my Acer XP wireless laptop will not even see the network. I have tried WEP, WAP, and no security, but I can see the neighbors routers but I can not see mine. My XP laptop is an Acer 3680-2574 with a Broadcom 802.11g network adapter.

Is the SSID enabled on the router ?
What is the firmware on the router ?
Click here to check the updated list of firmwares.
For information on upgrading the firmware on the linksys routers :
http://linksysfirmwares.googlepages.com/upgradingfirmware
For information on wireless security :
http://linksysfirmwares.googlepages.com/wirelesssecurity
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Ubee D3 modem and AE wireless router

My modem is a Ubee3 from Charter Cable and is a docsys3 modem. My Airport Extreme is dual band wireless router. I'm having no trouble except ....
I have a new(ish) HP Officejet 7000 large format printer hooked up. It's a network printer and until today haven't had a problem printing to it from either of 3 machines. Today none of the machines see it. The MBP doesn't even list it in the Print/Fax pref pane anymore - no settings. I can't find the installer package or anything - weird!!! The Sawtooth in the other room at least sees the printer but can't communicate with it. It's like gnomes came in last night and rifled my computers.
2 things. How can I find the IP address being given to the printer. (Time for manual DHCP) .... and ..... Does anyone know how to get in to the web interface for the modem. My old DSL modem was cake at 192.168.0.1 and bingo, but this cable modem isn't working that way. It's at 10.0.0.1 but doesn't open the interface.
Thank you for any help

If you have not already done so, you need to first perform a complete power cycle of your network. To do this, power everything down...all devices....order is not important
Wait a moment, then start the modem first and let it run for a moment or two by itself
Start the AirPort Extreme the same way
Continue starting devices one at a time about a minute apart until the network is fully powered back up
This simple power cycle will often straighten out a connection issue on the network
How can I find the IP address being given to the printer
You need to know the MAC address of the printer. It's on a label on the device.
Then, open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
Click the Internet icon
Click the Advanced "gear icon), then click the Logging & Statistics tab below the icons
Click Logs and Statistics near the bottom of the window
Click DHCP Clients to associate the MAC address of the printer with the IP address that it has been assigned
Does anyone know how to get in to the web interface for the modem.
Check with your provider to see if they have this information available.
It's at 10.0.0.1 but doesn't open the interface.
The AirPort Extreme is at 10.0.1.1. Is that what you mean here?

Windows Update and MI424-WR Router

I have seen this happen a few times where if I am updating large files through Windows Update, the MI424-WR Router seems to lose its DNS info and I lose the internet connection. I can still communicate between computers in the house. That is why I think it is the DNS is getting corrupted. It happens a lot more with the VISTA OS than with the XP OS. Anyway I have to do one of two things. I can flush the dns which solves the problem a small percentage of the time (10%? of the time). The other is I turn the router off and on. This works pretty much all of time. Any ideas? This appears to only happen with Windows update and not with any other internet activity. Also, it happen one time with XP but it was downloading a 284M update (full .NET SP pack). The VISTA seems to cause problem after about 30 to 45 seconds into the downloading process. To get around this, I try to update in small batches so I don't have to download a large amount at one time. This seems to work pretty well but it is a pain to have to babysit the computer during the update process. In the VISTA world, the update process seems to be a different process than going through the browser as in XP. Don't know who to contact. I looked on the Microsoft site and got some suggestions but they didn't solve the problem, just reduced the affect.

This sounds more like a router issue. I would first try to find a firmware update for your router and if there is one update it and see if that helps. If not I would call Verizon for a replacement.

What are the differences between aiport extreme and linksys wireless router

We currently have an apple macbook connecting to the internet via a linksys router. We are considering an airport extreme wireless router, we are considering the cost. What are the advantages of purchasing an Airport Extreme router.... ??? Currently my wireless access appears to be more than adequate.

ellis911 wrote:
What are the advantages of purchasing an Airport Extreme router.... ??
Besides Bob Timmons' comments, an AirPort Extreme supports these things, which your Linksys router may or may not support:
- A USB-connected networked disk drive
- A USB-connected printer that can be shared by all computers on your network
- MobileMe access to your local resources from outside your local network
- Configuration via a dedicated program, rather than via a browser interface
If none of these interests you or if any that interest you are already offered by your current router, and if you're happy with your Linksys router, then I'd keep the Linksys router.

Thinkpad 430u Windows 7 - Public Network - Wireless router is not assigning IP address

Hello,
My computer knowledge is limited, but I have a chronic issue when attempting to connect to public wireless networks, ie a coffee shop:
When I attempt to connect, the laptop identifies the public network as an Unidentified Network and although it "connects" it says No Internet Access. Normally, when I connect, I would be prompted to selected Home, Work, Public and this does NOT happen. In the Network and Sharing Center, under the heading "View your active Networks" it says Unidentified Netowork, Public Network; Access type: No Internet Access, Connections: Wireless Network Connection (name of network). The words "Public Network" is NOT a hyperlink and cannot be clicked on.
When I run run cmd and check ipconfig I find that the wireless router is not assigning an ip address to my laptop. i then input ipconfig/releasei, and ipconfig/renew. I then receive and error saying "An error occurred while renewing interface Wireless Network Connection: The operation was canceled by the user."
I have turned off my firewall.
My smart phone can connect the the internet with no problem and the other laptop users have no problem either. This indicates there is no problem with the wirless router itself, but is some kind of setting or something that needs to be adjusted on my end.
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address: 169.254.86.100
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Default gateway: n/a
Please, any help is appreciate. This is a chronic problem any time I link to public networks.
P.S. I have no problem connecting to the internet in my own home
Thank you!!

Sorry, forgot to include: it's a 2Wire 2701hg-b Residential Gateway. I'm unsure how old the model itself is--it was just given to us by AT&T (it's the model they use for their U-verse service). I checked today and the firmware is up-to-date.
Thanks.

Help a newbie: Windows XP, Netgear WGT624 Wireless router & AE

I just installed a Netgear wireless router and am trying to setup the AE to play music on my home stereo. For some reason when I connect the AE to the outlet close to my living room home stereo, the Airport setup Assistant doesn't recognize my base station. I don't know what to do. I know my wireless router is setup correctly, but I can't figure out the AE setup process. Please help!

Do you have any wireless encryption activated on your Netgear Wireless Router? If so, you should disable it, then your wireless router should be able to connect to your AE. Then configure your AE to match your security settings of your wireless router, then finally re-activate the wireless security on your router.
(Make sure you select "Join an exisiting wireless network" when configuring the AE, enter the data carefully to match the security information in your router.
Once you re-activate your wireless security in your router and restart the AE, it should join your network.

HOTSPOT AND the wireless router

HI Everyone,
I am using iphone 4 as a personal hotspot and accessing internet in my laptop. however at this moment I would like to have a vonage device should be connected (It will work only with a wired connection via router or a modem. Is there anyway to access the personal hotspot connection to a wireless router and connect the router with a cable to the vonage device?
Thanks for the replies in advance
Benn

You don't want a wireless router. You want a wireless bridge. See WES610N or WET610N. Can't tell though, whether they work with the personal hotspot.

Windows 7 and WRT110 wireless router

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