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Belkin wireless G Router HELP
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17. November 2007 @ 13:02 |
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hello i have just purchased a belkin wireless g router 2.4ghz-802.11g so my brother can go on the internet but my computer will not find the modem so when the modem ligh it supposed to light up it doesnt please help thanks
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17. November 2007 @ 14:13 |
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What lights are absent?
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17. November 2007 @ 14:37 |
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hi sam
the only light which will not light up is the ligh where it says modem the number one lights up and something else but the only light missing is the modem one
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17. November 2007 @ 14:50 |
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Are you trying to run two modems on the same phone line? That won't work. If it's a modem router then you need to use that as the modem, and attach your PC to it via a LAN cable to get internet access.
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17. November 2007 @ 14:56 |
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no i am on virgin media and i am wanting to set my brother on the internet on the installation cd it shows connecting cables too and from the virgin media modem to the belkin its just the light will not come on so i cannot continue with the installation
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17. November 2007 @ 15:00 |
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Is the modem Virgin media provided a router as well? If so it should be a simple case of running a network cable to it, and off you go.
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17. November 2007 @ 15:02 |
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sorry forgot to mention i do not have a phone with my broadband i have my internet with a motorola surfboard which virgin media provided and i have purchased a belkin wireless to set my brother up any idea why the light will not come on?
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17. November 2007 @ 15:08 |
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Right. The surfboard's a USB modem, which means you need to use the router in order to get the connection to your brother's PC. As for the light on the Belkin router, what happens if you set it all up ignoring that fact?
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17. November 2007 @ 15:10 |
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so should i just use the belkin? what about all the wires which will i need? thanks for your help very much appreciated
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17. November 2007 @ 16:07 |
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You'll have to keep using the surfboard I'm afraid since you use Cable. However, the router should be a simple case of attaching two network cables to it (one from your PC, the other from your brother's PC). If you want to setup the router wirelessly, you can do that from its homepage. If you can, you should test the network over cables first.
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17. November 2007 @ 16:12 |
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it shows that i connect the cable to my virgin media modem and then my brother uses the usb dongle thats why i purchased it instead of wires being all over
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17. November 2007 @ 16:19 |
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OK, so you've connected the router to your PC via a cable, can you access its home page?
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17. November 2007 @ 16:30 |
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ok on my virgin media modem all i was using was the blue usb cable to get internet access that was all fine and working now i have got the belkin i connected the yellow ethernet from my virgin media to the belkin and the blue belkin wire from the belkin to the back of the pc that is how i had it connected is this right?
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17. November 2007 @ 16:50 |
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No, all you need to do is connect a network cable from your PC to the router. You don't need to also connect the Surfboard.
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17. November 2007 @ 17:05 |
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so all i need is my belkin? it shows that i need to connect wires from my virgin media to my belkin thats what i dont understand
how should i set it up
thank you for helping me
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17. November 2007 @ 17:27 |
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You still need to connect the Surfboard to your PC, but do so using the USB cable, because you'll need to connect your PC to the Belkin using the network port.
Surfboard -------- PC --------- Router
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17. November 2007 @ 17:28 |
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ok i will try this when i get in thank you i will post again
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17. November 2007 @ 19:37 |
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ok i cannot get it going what wires go where someone please help
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17. November 2007 @ 19:44 |
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I have helped. You will need to setup wireless in the control panel first, it won't work straight off the bat.
Can you access the router's homepage in your internet browser? (It's usually either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1)
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17. November 2007 @ 19:49 |
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nope it wont go to the router's homepage i really do not know what to do if you would will you do a step by step with me please
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17. November 2007 @ 19:53 |
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Ok
1. Plug in and Connect the Surfboard modem to your PC using the USB cable. Get the internet setup and working.
2. Plug the Belkin router into the power socket and check it powers on.
3. Connect the Belkin router to your PC using a network cable.
4. Check in your network connections page to see if a connection has been established with the router.
5. Connect to the router's homepage. (Check the manual for the correct address, username and password)
6. Enable the wireless access using WPA. Pick a name for the network and a passkey.
7. Attach the Wireless dongle to your brother's PC.
8. Search for wireless connections
9. Connect to the wireless connection you set up using the network passkey you chose.
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17. November 2007 @ 19:58 |
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what do you mean by step 4 sorry i am useless lol the power is on and wired computers number 1 is lit but the modem part is not lit
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17. November 2007 @ 19:59 |
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sorry only my virgin media has is on that page
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17. November 2007 @ 20:15 |
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hmmm, have you got a spare cable you can try?
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17. November 2007 @ 20:20 |
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its brand new and it did it before with another as i thought it was faulty so my brother took it back and had the lot replaced its just not recognizing the modem thats all have i got the cables right
the blue usb in back of pc to virgin media router yellow cable ( think its ethernet ) in back of virgin media to belkin and belkin blue cable to back of pc is that right?
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