The physical location of the wireless router along with the building materials inside your house and walls will determine the range of your wireless signal. A standard 802.11b/g wireless router will have a range of about 300' if there are no obstructions (i.e. outside). Wood frame/plaster/drywall will have minimal impact on decreasing your range. Foil-backed drywall on metal studs are difficult for wireless signals to travel through, and steel reinforced concrete or brick is nearly as bad.

Login to the router configuration page at http://192.168.2.1. Click on Status Information. Click on Internet Connection. If you see a WAN IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, the router is connected to Internet. I have Comcast Cable/MediaCom/Road Runner for high speed internet and my Edimax router is not connected to Internet. Go to General Setup. Go to WAN. Select the option "Dynamic IP address", click on More Configuration. Click on Apply.

Yes. NetProtector? is plugged between the router and the Internet connection (cable modem, ADSL modem or T1). The tamper-resistant clip is installed into the Internet connection. When NetProtector? is locked, all computers connected to the router will have the Internet disabled..

See Firewalls, Routers and Ports. For more detailed information on opening up ports in a LinkSys router, see hotComm and LinkSys router.

This is probably not a good idea from a security standpoint. Keep in mind that you are responsible for all Internet activity that originates from the network devices that are registered under your name.

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We don't provide Free phone support for routers, but most of the manufacturers do, here's a list of support numbers:

This is an interesting question. We have users that only have to reboot their router (or radio for that matter) rarely, like once or twice a year. We have other users that say they have to reboot their router every couple of days. Some customers experience more frequent reboots with different brands of routers. Sometimes frequent reboots may be caused by a faulty device.

Yes! If you register a wireless device or card for use in your area, it will automatically operate anywhere there is Missouri State University wireless service on all campuses. See Wireless Coverage for more information.

We will provide you with a wireless router. If you already have a router, we can credit you $50 toward the installation and activation costs. Whether you use one of our routers or your own, Solano Wireless requires access to the router for tech support, firmware updating, etc. Remote Management must be turned on and our office must have a record of your login.

The kind of network you install in your home is a personal choice. Each type of home network functions very well when installed correctly. Ethernet(wired) is easier to set up, cheaper and generally provides the highest speeds, but wireless(802.11-based) networking provides more mobility and flexibility of PC location. Powerline (wired networking using your home's outlets) is an appealling compromise between complexity and portability.

Once your address has been qualified to receive the service professionally trained technicians will complete the installation process. The installation includes installation of the wireless receiver (roof mounted), wireless modem, ethernet card (USB) if necessary, and verify the service is working. If no data outlet is present, additional charges may apply. The entire process normally takes two hours. Not all addresses are serviceable, so please check the serviceability in your area first.

Wireless routers, or rogue access points create loops in the network, cutting off students Internet service on the switch that is affected. The Clean Access login box, by default, should pop-up. If not, right click the Clean Access icon in the lower right corner of the system tray. Make sure the "Popup Login Window" is checked. If this doesn't resolve it, check your firewall software to ensure it is not blocking Clean Access.

Any broadband router that has an Ethernet port (10BaseT or 100BaseT) as its WAN or Internet port will work. This includes the wireless routers that are currently popular. Additional benefits of the router include firewall protection as well as multiple Ethernet ports and IP Addresses to allow multiple computers to be online at the same time.

Due to a problem in recent firmware patches on some Linksys routers, VisualRoute does not work correctly. The problem can be resolved in most cased by flashing the router to an older firmware. Many Linksys firmware versions may be downloaded from ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/network/. VisualRoute does work fine on the models/firmware versions below:

So you want to clone the MAC address on your new Linksys router. Here are the easy steps for you to do just that Find the MAC address of the NIC that has your IP at the moment. To do that go to the command prompt and type ipconfig /all in a Windows NT/2K/XP machine or type winipcfg on any Win9x system. The MAC address will look some thing like this Login to your router. If its new or you haven't changed your settings you need to type 192.168.1.1 in the address bar of internet explorer.

We've made available for download VPN Configuration Guides for most of the gateways we support on our web site support section, and there are some on Linksys. VPN Configuration Guides are either written by our partners or by our engineering team. We do support Linksys RV082 and Linksys BEFVP41. You might want to look at our answer about Linksys WRV54G.

You are able to define the number of computers you would like to support with the subnet mask. With the default netmask is 255.255.255.0, it supports 253 computers connecting to the router to share the connection. It can be modified to support more computers. For example, if the netmask is changed to 255.255.0.0, more than 60,000 computers can share the connection through the router.

YES. The Gnutella network is a system of computers connected only through the internet. In order for LimeWire to connect to the Gnutella network, an internet connection must be present. LimeWire will not establish an internet connection for you. Some security programs block loopback connections for all programs on your computer unless an exception has been created within the security program.