 Reconfiguring Network, Reconfiguring network |
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| Reconfiguring Network, Reconfiguring network |
| vip4bham |
 Dec 4 2008, 01:29 PM
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Group: Star Member Posts: 309 Joined: 28-November 03 From: Birmingham, Alabama Member No.: 4,993  |
Recently I had serious Internet problems, such that my cable company had to come out and put in a new cable modem. During the downtime, I tried every possible thing that I know of to fix the problem, including resetting my Netgear router. Now that i'm back up and running, only my computers with internal wireless cards can access the network. The two desktops with Netgear adapters cannot see the network. "No wireless networks found." One of the laptogs that can connect wirelessly now shows that the name of my network is: "Netgear" instead of what I had named it years ago when I first set it up.
Is there some type of reconfiguration that I must do to get all of my computers back connected wirelessly like they were before problems arose? |
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| ranchhand |
Dec 4 2008, 03:02 PM
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QUOTE resetting my Netgear router If you reset your router, that wiped all settings that you previously had, passwords, encryption configurations and everything else. That may be why your network suddenly is renamed "Netgear" which is the brand of router you have. Your NIC cards in the desktops may have never been configured and are running default also. All units must be configured the same. I strongly suggest that you configure your router to a new SSID, set it to "not broadcast SSID", encrypt using WPA encryption and set a password. All settings on all units must be identical. If Netgear offers phone support with your new router take advantage of it.-------------------- AMD Quad 3.0/Oclocked to 3.6
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| PolishPaul |
 Dec 4 2008, 03:22 PM
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 Group: Star Member Posts: 329 Joined: 4-October 08 From: Warsaw, Poland Member No.: 24,827 |
Follow rancher's advice
 and make sure your WPA key is as long as possible and cryptic. I use this tool to generate passwords.Also, most routers should have a backup function where you back up your configuration file, in case the router gets reset as in your situation. This way you don't have to reconfigure your firewall rules etc, instead you just restore! Take a backup after you set it all up and you should be good to go! |
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| freewaremaster |
Dec 31 2008, 02:59 AM
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Group: Banned Member Posts: 3 Joined: 31-December 08 Member No.: 25,423 |
setup wizard will be your best friend reconfiguring your router. most of routers these days has very good setup wizard.
things to consider: 1. accounts form the ISP 2. make sure that tested you WAN(internet) side for internet connection. 3. LAN side, you may also want to setup DHCP, its another story  4. just make sure that your router and computers are in the same network. |
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