| The wireless network in my house went
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| | Service), but that's another topic. If
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| haywire. It worked on three PCs, one had
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| | you can't ping a site on the Internet,
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| a horrible connection, and one can't
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| | the problem is most likely with your
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| connect. Between Hubby and me, we spent a
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| | ISP.Have a cordless phone? Some cordless
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| lot of time researching and trying to
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| | phones disconnect wireless connections
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| figure out the problem. We narrowed down
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| | while you're using it. Stupid, but it
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| the possibilities few by doing tests.
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| | happens. I have one that does just that
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| Hubby is the network king in our house
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| | and another that doesn't mess with it.
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| and I learned a bit in working with him.
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| | Aggravating. I wanted to return the
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| In fact, I solved the problem...
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| | phone, but it was a "no return" phone. If
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| temporarily.I believe the wireless on the
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| | I had known it would mess with the
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| router is bad. It works fine when we hook
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| | wireless, I would have never bought it.
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| miles of cable to it (I've tripped over
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| | So I learned that the next time I buy a
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| them, knocked things down, and chased
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| | phone, to check to see if it will kill
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| after a toddler who grabbed one.). I'm
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| | the wireless or not.Ensure configuration
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| tired of looking at the cables, so we're
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| | is correct. Check the router's manual to
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| contacting the maker of this router as
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| | complete this step.Try changing the
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| well as hunting for deals for a new
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| | channel. If that doesn't work, change the
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| wireless router with g (as in 802.11g).
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| | SSID (aka name) and the channel. If your
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| Here are some of the tricks and
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| | wireless' SSID is "Wireless" and is on
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| troubleshooting tips I've learned in
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| | channel 5. First, try changing the
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| playing with the router:Look at how many
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| | channel to 11 or anything other than 5.
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| computers can connect and how many can't.
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| | If that doesn't work, then create a new
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| This tells you a story. If all of them
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| | SSID like "Router" and pick a channel,
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| don't work, then the problem is most
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| | any channel. It never hurts to reboot the
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| likely the router itself. Maybe it needs
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| | router after each change, although when
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| a simple hard reset. Try a soft reset
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| | making changes to it, it resets itself.
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| first (turning it off and back on). If
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| | This step is what got our network working
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| that doesn't do it, do a hard reset
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| | again.
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| following the instructions for your
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| router. Mine required holding the reset
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| | The process for changing it depends on
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| button while turning it off and back on
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| | your router. For mine, all I had to do is
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| and not letting go until about a minute
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| | enter its IP address (200.200.1.1, for
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| after turning it back on.If no computer
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| | example) in the browser, enter the ID and
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| wirelessly connects to the network, check
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| | password, and I am in. It's similar to a
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| to see if the router still works by
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| | software or application screen. Enter
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| connecting to it with a cable. If it
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| | info, select drop-down boxes, and click
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| works here, you know the router is still
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| | buttons to change / save.
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| alive. It doesn't necessarily mean the
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| | Another good thing to know is to point
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| wireless is dead. Obviously, if your
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| | your mouse over the wireless icon in the
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| router is strictly wireless and not dual
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| | system tray. It provides basic
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| like mine (cable and wireless), this
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| | information about your wireless
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| won't work. Instead, you can test by
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| | connection. It provides information on
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| bypassing the router and plugging your
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| | the SSID, speed, and strength. The
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| LAN cable directly into the DSL/Cable
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| | blacked out part in the image is where
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| modem.Do a little pingin'. It could be
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| | the SSID is located. Also, get more
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| the ISP is down and not a router problem.
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| | information by right-clicking on the icon
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| Open a command prompt window (Start > Run
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| | and selecting "View Available Wireless
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| > type "cmd" > hit Enter) and type
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| | Network" or "Open Network
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| "ipconfig /all" and you should get a
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| | Connections."You may have WEP turned on.
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| response back with your IP address,
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| | This secures others from using your
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| subnet mask, default gateway and other
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| | wireless because it requires a password.
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| items. What you are looking for is the IP
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| | If it's on, verify each PC has it enabled
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| address of the "Default Gateway."
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| | and the correct password or passphrase.
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| At the command line, type "ping
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| | This is a handful of what you can do.
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| XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX" where XXX = the numbers
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| | Other options are more detailed and
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| listed as the Default Gateway. For
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| | complex. But this is a good start and
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| example, my default gateway address is
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| | will help eliminate a majority of
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| 192.168.1.1, therefore, I would type
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| | possibilities.Meryl K. Evans is the
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| "ping 192.168.1.1" If you get a response,
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| | Content Maven behind meryl's notes,
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| then your router is working. Next, try to
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| | eNewsletter Journal, and The Remediator
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| ping a site. You don't need to know the
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| | Security Digest. She is also a PC Today
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| IP address. You can ping by Web address.
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| | columnist and a tour guide at InformIT.
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| For example, type "ping and you should
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| | She is geared to tackle your editing,
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| get a response with the ping times from
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| | writing, content, and process needs. The
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| an IP address. That IP address is
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| | native Texan resides in Plano, Texas, a
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| Marqui's. How did your computer know
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| | heartbeat north of Dallas, and doesn't
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| this? Through DNS (Domain Naming
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| | wear a 10-gallon hat or cowboy boots.
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