Wrt54gs v7 wireless/wired connections

I recently replaced my BEFSR41 with the WRT54GS to add wireless capability to my home LAN. When I initially set up the new router I had trouble getting the wired ports to accept connection, finally got it set up, now cannot get wired ports to connect. My wireless is two new laptops running Vista, (We are having the usual problems of dropped connections due to cordless phones in our home and one of our neighbors, who also has a wireless network) I am trying to set a desktop running windows 2000 professional. The cable is the same one i have used before and the older router recognizes it, but when I disconnect and connect to the new router, the indicator light just flashes steadily and the connection monitor states that the cable is disconnected. Any suggestions to allow the desktop to access the network and internet would be helpful.

Reset the router back to factory default settings by pressing reset button on back panel of router… power down the router about a min. and power it back on check whether its connected to router and let me know the results…

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Macbook Pro/linksys wrt54g slow wireless/wired network connection solution.

I was pulling my hair out looking for a solution for this and it did not seem anyone had too much luck here. Hopefully this will help you all...
Setup:
- Macbook Pro, Mac mini, 2 windows boxes (not mine), 1 linux box
- Linksys WRT54G v6 with dd-wrt installed. This solution should work with the standard WRT54G firmware.
Symtoms:
- All other computers performed fast on internet speed tests and on network transfers.
- Macbook Pro Internet connection was slow (40KB/s on both the wired and wireless network using wpa)
- Macbook Pro internal connection was slow (2MB/s on both the wired and wireless network using wpa)
Things I tried to resolve this:
- Disable IP v6 (no effect)
- Set DNS Servers field to the dns servers as reported by the router. (Increased the initial speed but this quickly decreased making it useless... not to mention impractical)
Thing that resolved my issue.
- Disabled STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) on the router. In the DD-WRT it is towards the top of the Setup tab. I'm not sure where it is on the default firmware sorry.
Hope this helps someone
Mac mini 1.42 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Steve Caplin wrote:
Darin,
You're right - there are a lot of issues about MBP WiFi. I think there's a major problem with it.
If there was a ..."major problem with it" you would see more complaints than wifi just being among the top 10 discussion items in a trouble shooting forum. There are millions of MBP users many of whom, like myself, use wifi every day without issue.
Your statement "They exchanged it for a new machine. Worked fine in the store - but when I got it home, I was still getting very slow speeds." would lead one to suspect maybe interference from some source or a configuration issue rather than a "major problem".
You probably already tried changing the channel, resetting your router, changing the security scheme, elimination possible sources of interference, separating your components (router, computer, external monitor, ...), etc. but maybe starting over with a default configuration will help isolate the problem.

Trying to troubleshoot wireless & wired connections

If this type of question has already been addressed in a forum, please point me in the right direction!
I recently bought a Bluray player that requires an Ethernet connection to get online. I would like to be able to stream movies once in a while. My ISP is Time Warner, whose gateway device is next to the TV, but I would like to switch to AT&T Uverse, which would come into my apartment in the opposite corner of the room via the phone line. I would like to use Airport Extreme for my WiFi network, so I'm going to see if AT&T will provide me w/a wired modem that I can connect to it. I'm trying to figure out if it would then be possible to get some kind of secondary router to put over by the TV that would get the WiFi signal from my Airport and facilitate the Ethernet connection for the Bluray. Is this even possible? Advisable? I know the simplest thing would be to return this player for a WiFi enabled one, but I'm trying to see if I can make it work. Thanks for any advice.

I'm trying to figure out if it would then be possible to get some kind of secondary router to put over by the TV that would get the WiFi signal from my Airport and facilitate the Ethernet connection for the Bluray.
The AirPort Express can be configured to "join a wireless network" and the Ethernet port can be enabled to provide a signal, so it should work to provide an Ethernet connection to the DVD player.
Whether the wireless "hop" will allow enough bandwidth for good video performance is open to question. In that regard, it is going to be one of those "you will not know until you try" type of things. It might be a good idea to have a "Plan B" in case the AirPort Express does not work to your satisfaction.
The better way better way to do this would be to connect an Ethernet cable from the AirPort Extreme directly to the DVD player, as this type of connection provides much higher bandwidth than a wireless connection.
It goes without saying that you always want as much bandwidth as possible if you are planning to stream high definition video material.

Wrt54g laptop wireless modem connected to router but will not access in any browsers.

I started a friends laptop at my house put in the security key and it connected to my network with excellent strength. When I opened IE or Safari it said unable to access page not connected to the internet.
I went into the properties of the wireless modem and checked to see if it matched my wireless laptop. It was slightly different with not all the same options. I changed something and now I can not get it to connect at all.
I hooked the friends laptop to my lan line and it works perfectly of course, so I know it has to be in the settings.
Any answers to the first problem of browsers not connecting, And anyway you can help me get the friends laptop settings back to where they were?
Thanks

Connect a computer to the Router, Open the Setuppage by 192.168.1.1 , password "admin"
Click on the Wireless tab on the Setup page- Here Wireless Network mode
should be mixed- Provide any non linksys network name ....
Name (SSID) box- Set wireless channel to 11- And wireless SSID
broadcast should be Enabled and then click on "Save Settings" >>
Now Click on the Sub tab under wireless > "Wireless Security" Change the
Wireless security mode to "WEP"...and put a 10 digit key in key1 and keep a note of the key and click save settings ...
Then on your laptop try to connect to the netwok with the key.

Can't connect to Exchange2003 Server through WRT54GS (via wireless)

I'm having problems conencting to my MS Exchange 2003 server, from an Outlook 2003 Client, when using wireless on a WRT54GS.
Hard wired - works fine.
Wireless - connection times out ("unable to connect to exchange server")
I can browse the internet through the wireless conenction, download (legal) music, etc. Cannot use Outlook/Exchange.
I disabled the "firewall" features on the router. (block external requests, etc)
WEP is enabled.
The Router was bought about 6 months ago (original firmware)
any suggestions? anyone successfully using Exchange across a wireless conenction?

first i'd suggest that you upgrade to the latest firmware....also open ports 443-447 under the port forwarding section of the router.

WRT54GS Changeover from Wired to Wireless (Vista): Duck Soup!

I've owned my WRT54GS router for nearly three years and had initially bought it as a wired router (with an option to go secured wireless later), but I'm used to thinking that wireless was primarily for laptops and notebooks (even though I've actually used wireless-enabled desktops before in independent coffeshops).
However, something happened that changed my tune about desktops and wireless.
A friend of the family has been having issuesd with his new Vista Home Basic-powered wireless-enabled desktop (Linksys wireless router and USB adapter combo) and brought the computer and adapter (but not the router) to me for a checkup. Since I was already running Vista on my own computer, and also had a wireless Linksys router (albeit one used strictly as a *wired* router), I figured I'd give the router and adapter a test and see how easy it would be to connect.
Since I left the *wired* connection up so I could get some settings from the router's admin pages, it was depressingly easy to convert this previously wired-only PC to a true secure wireless (WPA no less) desktop, using nothing more than what's included in Vista. Six mouse-clicks (and a copy-and-paste) later, and I was done.
Old (four years old) PC, three year old router, gone secure and wireless (G for now).
Maybe I *should* consider N as an upgrade.
Wireless: it's definitely not (just) for laptops anymore.

You have to change the workgroup in Vista from WORKGROUP to MSHOME and your XPs will appear under network.
Greetings from Northern Ontario, Canada

Wrt54g, no wired connection, vista? update goblin?

Hi, I have linksys router WRT54G version 6.....its wired into my desktop and i have a wireless link to my laptop, and even though I got a new computer with windows vista home premiun a week ago, its been working fine for that week......until today,nov 14, when windows did an automatic update and install and automatically restarted my computer. since then the router doesn't work for my wired connection to my desktop, it links up with the network but not the internet....i havent' checked my laptop yet, probably the same.....I disconnected from my router and hooked directly into my modem to scour the internet for help...its all a blur but i did a hard reset on my router, thinking , i'll just reset it from scratch....my installation disk asks me for a password at the last second for some reason, don't remember that the first time, don't know what it could be either, i tried admin and left if blank,nothing, just kept restarting the installation. can't get to http://192.168.1.1/. either...... any ideas? thanks

Connect the computer to the router using Ethernet cable ..... check the LAN IP ...... if getting any valid Ip in the range of 192.168.1.1 ....try to ping the gateway address
If geting any reply try opening set up page of rotuer .....
If you are not getting any valid Ip .....do power cycle for 1 minute ....then once again check the Ip ....
If still it is showing invalid Ip ...... unplug the modem from router ...leave the computer connected to router & reset the rotuer for 20-30 seconds ......
While holding the reset unplug the power cable ...wait for 10 seconds ...plug back the power cable & release the reset ....
Now once again check if getting any valid LAN ip address .....

WRT54G dropping wireless connection on laptop

My laptop (WinXp SP2) is frequently loosing it's wireless connection to my WRT54G router. It seems to happen on a random basis. Sometimes, I'll boot the laptop and I'll have my connection, sometimes I won't have it. When I have the connection, I may loose it for no apparent reason. It may happens even when my laptop is near the router. There's no wireless phone close. Microwave is not working. I'm in an appartment so it might be a wireless channel problem. I have yet to try that.
I have the lastest firmware upgrade (8.00.2). I have activated WPA2 security and MAC filtering. I'm using aes for WPA entryption method. Naturally, I have downloaded the microsoft patch for WPA2 on the portable. I have tried to change the MTU size to 1498 instead of 1500 to see if anything would change. From my tests, the default value was right on anyway. I have tried without WPA2 security (just MAC filtering) and I still got the same problem.
I also have a Wii which is connected wirelessly to my router who experience the same problems. My desktop computer is wired connected to my router and never has any problem. So it's really just a wireless problem.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem?
Thanks

try to change the wireless channel, you could choose from 1-6-11 i suggest 11...and try to check the advnced wireless settings set the beacon interval=50 fragmantation threshold=2304 and RTS threshold=2304
with the mac filtering that you have make sure that the MAC addres of your wireless computer is properly saved there...

WRT54G Wireless Router connection problem

I recently connected a Linksys WRT54G to one notebook computer, with a wired connection. This computer uses the Vista Home Basic operating system. I have another computer using Windows XP Home which I connect to the Internet through this Notebook through my wireless router. However since replacing my D-Link 11 mbps router with the Linksys Router, My second computer does not locate my new connection. I suspect that it has something to do with the settings on the second computer, but can't figure out how to resolve this problem. Hopefully some of you experts out there can tell me how to deal with this.

Click on the Start button >>> go to RUN>> type in "services.msc" >>
click on OK- On the Services Local page double click on the
option "Wireless Zero configuration"- Here the Startup Type should
be "Automatic"- Click on the "Start" button and "Apply" the settings
and OK.
Deleting Preferred Network
Click on the Start button >>> Settings >>> Control Panel >>>Network
Connections >>Here right click on the "Wireless Network Connection"
icon and select Properties- Click on the "Wireless Network" tab- Make
sure that ""Use windows to configure my wireless network settings"" is
checked- In the "Preferred Networks" box select each network name and
click on "Remove" to make it empty- Click on OK.
**Click on the "Advanced" button(below the Preferred Networks) and
make
sure "Access point(infrastructure) networks only" is selected- And
also
make sure that "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks"
should
be unchecked >> click on "Close" and click on OK on main properties
window.
Connecting to Wireless Network (WLAN)
Click on the Start button >>> Control Panel >>> Network Connections-
Right click on the "Wireless Network Connection" icon and select "View
Available Wireless Networks"- If you see your wireless network in the
list, highlight it by 'single' clicking on it- Now click on
the 'Connect' button below- If your wireless network is secured, it
would ask you to provide the network key- Provide the wireless network
key and confirm it again in the confirmation box and
click "Connect" & you should be able to go Online Wirelessly!!!

WRT54GS v5.1 auto reboot when wireless device connects

Hi,
I'm using the linksys WRT54GS wireless router v5.1
Current Firmware version v1.50.9, Sep. 14, 2006
The problem that I have is that everytime a new device connects to the Router wirelessly, the router reboots itself.
After the reboot, everything seems to be working fine. This becomes quite annoying when it comes to gaming and another family member turns on their laptop and then I get disconnected by the router because they are connecting.
What I have done upto now is reset the router after doing the FirmWare Version update and the problem still occurs. (The problem was still there even before I had done a FirmWare Update.)
Is there a way to solve this problem? because I have read about a few other problems just like mine on the forums and they don't seem to have been resolved.
Or will I have to go back to PCWORLD to see if I can get a refund / replacement?
Message Edited by chopsticks on 11-11-200611:05 AM
Message Edited by chopsticks on 11-11-200611:05 AM
Message Edited by chopsticks on 11-11-200611:08 AM

I do not see a "keep alive" option. I use the Automatic Configuration - DHCP because I have connected, a CABLE MODEM provided by my cable provider Telewest Blueyonder
The router just reboots when the wireless laptops connect. The wired desktop (this PC) loses connection as it is rebooting and regains connection after the reboot. Then both PC and Laptop work fine.
Message Edited by chopsticks on 11-12-200612:03 PM

Wrt54g flaky wireless connection

my wrt54g router has been working fine since i set it up over 6 months ago. i have 2 pc's connected via ethernet cables and 2 connect via wireless. recently i have seen minor disconnects on my laptop via the wireless. today, my son's computer (which is connected wireless) wont connect at all.
the icon in his system tray will show a connection ranging from good to very good but he can not access the internet. the linksys monitor shows connection to the router but cant reach the internet.
i have confirmed that my isp is up and running by connecting one of my wired pc directly into the cable modem and then connected to the router. i get internet connection both times.
now i see my wireless laptop connecting and dropping it's connection. it sounds like the wireless side of my wrt54g router is flakey. is there diagnostics i can run to check it out.
thanks in advance for any help.

Before you reset and re-configure your router you should download and upgrade the firmware...Click here and download the firmware...
Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware on the router : - Open
an Internet Explorer browser page.In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1
Leave username blank & in password type 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".
Then, Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds.
Then, unplug the power keep holding down the reset button for
another 30 Seconds.
Plug back the power back in, and keep holding down the reset button
for 30 Seconds.
Release the reset button.
Click here and follow the link to re-configure your router...

Problem w/ WRT54G connecting with ADSL modem...no Internet even when 'wired' connected

Hi ladies/gents,
need help...not sure what to do...
i have ADSL modem, and i have a cable running from the modem to the "internet" port of my Linksys router. i have another cable from Port 1 (or whichever) to my laptop. modem works/is connected, router works/is connected, cables are good.
YET, i am getting NO internet...forget wireless here...i am just talking about the simple wired connection here and it is not giving me any Internet. If i disconnect the modem cable from the Internet port and connect directly to laptop, then Internet works fine....frustrating.
i do know that the ISP says that they use Automatic DHCP (or something like that)
Any ideas!?

This is not really a fix, however, what I found out from having the same problem (Limited or no connectivity) is for some reason my verizon modem (Westell 6100) and the router (Wrt54g) had the same IP address. I changed the router IP address several time and it would alway end up with the same problem.
What I ended up doing (mind you its for no other reason than I wanted to connect to the internet and was sick of the problem) was connect my modem to the #1 port of the router and use the other three ports for my computers thinking that if they had the same IP address maybe it would work that way. I know very little about how this stuff work but it did fix my problem. I have been hooked up that way for months and haven't lost speed or connection since. I hope this helps and maybe someday someone who know why it works will tell me so I will know.
Good Luck !!
SRV2121

Qos - giving wired connections priority over wireless connections

I have a WRT54G with revised firmware. I have one wireless connection and one wired connection. I'd like to set it up so that the wired connection uses the majority of the bandwidth. This way the resource intensive programs I use for work (CAD, GIS, etc accessing files remotely) will be guaranteed to have available more bandwith than my daughter on her laptop using IM, web cam and WOW-type game play. I don't mind her using these programs, but I have to make my work a priority.
It seems that I can shape traffic if each were a WIRED connection and also that the single QoS option for wireless will enhance WiFi MultiMedia. How can I assign a preference to the WIRED connection and provide a smaller but usable portion of bandwith to the wireless connection?
Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the input, although I still am a bit lost. I apologize if my questions appear repetitive.
You wrote:
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Make the Upstream Bandwidth service "manual" with the Kbps speed you want to dedicate to that application........
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What do you mean by "dedicate to that application?" Do you mean the apps I am trying to give bandwidth priority too? If so, how much of the 512 kbs upstream bandwidth do I enter here? How does this affect the wireless connections?
You wrote:
==========
You can provide priority to Devcie with MAC address & also the Etherent Port on four ports with different priority .....
Use application name also .....
=============
Won't these only apply to the different ethernet ports and wired MAC addresses? I am trying to limit bandwith to the wireless side...
You wrote:
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Under Wireless QoS .... enable the service
==========
Won't this provide the wireless connection with more efficient throughput? How will this help me in limiting the bandwith allocated to the wireless connection?
Thanks for your reply.

WRT54G wired connection failure

My WRT54G v2.2 (FW 4.20.6) will no longer work with a wired connection - neither from my cable modem to the router nor from the router to my PC. More specifically:
If I connect my cable modem directly to my PC, I get a connection to the internet via my broadband provider (which is how I'm creating this message). If I connect the cable modem to the router, I cannot connect to the internet. I get a good wireless signal and can connect into the router (192.168.1.1), but no outside access. However, if I disable wireless on my PC and connect directly via wire to the router, I cannot even access the the router. In the latter case, my PC does report that the "local area connection is now connected", and the correct LED displays on the front panel of the router, but the connection doesn't work.
I've tested both of my cables that connect directly PC --> modem and they're both good. I've reset the router to factory default. Now I don't know what to do, except maybe replace the router. I'd like to hear of a cheaper solution.

You can check this on how to configure WRT54G wireless router. Also make sure you get the corrct IP, netmask, gateway and DNS on the computer after connecting to wireless network (can check this with ipconfig /all command in command prompt).
Good luck..

WRT54GS not able to connect wirelessly, or through ethernet

Hello all, I have a problem with my WRT54GS router that has just popped up over the last couple of weeks. It is connected to internet via ethernet cable. Light shows receiving signal. Wireless signal is intemittent, but unable to connect wirelessly. Direct connection from router to desktop does not allow internet access. All port lights on router work when something is plugged into them. Am currently accessing internet via direct connect from modem to desktop. I have attempted to reset router when connected to ethernet, but my wireless internet connection only lasts about 1 minute, then I lose that capability. I still don't get any connection thru wired desktop. Therefore I am not able to work with router settings or anything. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
Check cable between Modem and Router, swap out to be sure. Link>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAT6 is recommended.
Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask.
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=88e63d78588142e6bb68e22d7faf2046_Configuring_the_M...
For DSL/PPPoE connections on the router, ensure that "Always ON" option is enabled.
If the ISP modem has a built in router, it's best to bridge the modem. Having 2 routers on the same line can cause connection problems: Link>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/networking/fixing_double_nat.htm and http://cognitiveanomalies.com/cisco-nat-how-nat-works/. If the modem can't be bridged then see if the modem has a DMZ option and input the IP address the router gets from the modem and put that into the modems DMZ. Also check the routers DHCP IP address maybe conflicting with the ISP modems IP address of 192.168.0.1. Check to see if this is the same on the ISP modem, and if modem can't be bridged, change the DIR router to 192.168.1.1 or .0.254.
Prefered connection method with a ISP stand alone modem:
I recommend that you have your ISP check the cabling going to the ISP modem, check signal levels going to the ISP modem. For cable Internet, RG-6 coaxial cable is needed, not RG-59. Check for t.v. line splitters and remove them as they can introduce noise on the line and lower the signal going to the ISP modem. Connecting to the ISP modem could result in a false positive as the signal to the modem could be just enough to that point then adding on a router, could see problems. Ensure modem is working well too. Bad modems are out there as well. The router operation is dependent upon getting good data flow from the ISP modem and the modem is dependent upon getting good signal from the ISP Service.
What wireless modes are you using?
Try setting a manual Channel to a open or unused channel. 1, 6 or 11. 11 for single mode N if the channel is clear. 13 for EU regions. Try channel 48 or 149 on 5Ghz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=f2625b15a5d7454b8e7fafbe65d5aa63_4009.xml&pid=80&r...
What security mode are you using? Preferred security is WPA-Personal. WPA2 Only. http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=8ce9e83bd3784001aee72da7f1ef48e8_Changing_the_basi...
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?pid=80&vw=1&articleid=19073
What wireless devices do you have connected?
Ensure any devices with WiFi adapter drivers are updated.
Any 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz cordless house phones or WiFi APs near by?
Any other WiFi routers in the area? Link> Use http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html to find out. Use v3. How many?
Router Placement
Forum User - "Well I feel really dumb. After moving the router away from other electronic devices my speeds are back to normal. Just a heads up for anyone experiencing slow speeds, you might want to move it away from other electronics and see if that helps."
3-6' feet minimum safe distance between devices.
Placement on main level floor and central in the building and WELL ventilated is preferred. Not in basements or closets as building materials, or near by electronics devices could interfere or hinder good signal propagation.
http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=d9a3b1b2039741948a2365b053a93ea8_3759.xml&pid=80&r...

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