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    Wireless won't let me access my domain...

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jack53, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Okay... here is what is going on.... First, Clearwire is a wireless broadband that uses a router to connect. https://www.clearwire.com/

    Until yesterday, my notebook downstairs was on wireless and works fine. The clearwire router was upstairs hooked into the desktop.
    I don't understand why, but if I'm on direct connection to clearwire from the router, I get everything... but whenever I try wireless, no matter what I do, I can't get anything with the 1-4u domain... I get everything else online. I've tried rebooting after unplugging both the router and netgear wireless, ran 0&0 defrag, my AVG virus scanner... I cleared my web browser browser cache & cookies and that didn't work.
    When I run direct from my router, bypassing the netgear wireless, I can get everything.
    Before Wed, I was using the wireless downstairs for the past year without a hitch. So why now?

    Any idea of what to try? I like using my wireless downstairs and need to keep constant watch on my Corvette forum and 1-4u domain.
     
    jack53, Aug 23, 2007
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Have you checked your wireless security settings on the router, and made sure they match the wireless security settings on your laptop's wireless NIC connection? Have you tried to ping the router?
     
    kegobeer, Aug 24, 2007
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  3. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Yes to both. I got it working again doing this:

    Connect to the wireless router, turn off its DHCP server, and give the wireless router an assigned IP address on your LAN:

    Connect a PC directly to the wireless router.
    Reboot the PC.
    Log in to the wireless router (usually at 192.168.0.1, with User Name = admin and Password = password).
    Go to the LAN IP menu and disable DHCP by unchecking Use router as DHCP server.
    Select LAN IP, and change the IP address to 192.168.0.99.
    Click Apply to save the settings. (You lose the connection to the router since its IP address changed.)
    Connect one of the wireless router's Local (LAN) ports to your existing network.
    Do not make any connection to the wireless router's Internet (WAN) port.

    This completes the access point configuration (except for FVM318). You can now log in to the wireless router at its new IP address of 192.168.0.99 and configure features such as WEP and Access Control List.
     
    jack53, Aug 24, 2007
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