I just moved into a large house where my Netgear router does not provide a strong wireless signal to the whole house. I tried buying a repeater but despite being a programmer, I am lousy with hardware and am not really grasping how to set it up, or whether it's even the right answer. Help!
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posted by freecellwizard
on Apr 2, 2013 -
12 answers
After wasting two different off-days trying to get my damnable modem+router working, I want to return them both and get something entirely new. Any good recommendations for a solid, reliable DSL modem and wireless router set-up with decent NAS support?
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posted by Rhaomi
on Mar 3, 2013 -
5 answers
I've been blessed with the task of finding out why my father's windows 7 laptop can't connect to his new Virgin Media Broadband router. The laptop can't find the router, and I can't find a fix...
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posted by Inner Universe
on Feb 16, 2013 -
4 answers
Trying to set up a new wireless network and running into all kinds of strange problems. Connections dropped every few hours! Some machines work, some don't! Can connect to internet,
can't connect to
router! DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER
(literally). Please help.
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posted by Rhaomi
on Feb 7, 2013 -
10 answers
My FiOS speed is a blazing 75Mb/s thru a wire but only about 30-35Mb/s wireless. Verizon tells me that this is all I can expect through their
Actiontec modem/router. Can I improve this WiFi speed by bridging my
Cisco EA4500 thru the FiOS router? If so, can anyone provide me with a step-by-step way to re-configure the FiOS router to allow for the bridge? All of the resources I can find on-line are confusing and don't cover my specific situation.
All help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
posted by Jamesonian
on Nov 10, 2012 -
8 answers
I have a bridged router acting as a modem, and a non-wireless vpn router. I need two add one or two wireless routers...how?
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posted by Unhyper
on Sep 29, 2012 -
2 answers
I'm trying to switch my laptop from a DSL to a wireless connection. I was told
this would function as the modem/router I needed, and so ordered it. Today it came and although it works perfectly as a modem it doesn't seem to have wireless router capabilities. Please tell me whether it does, and if so how to set up a wireless connection, and if it doesn't, tell me what I should buy or do instead after I return it.
posted by orange swan
on Sep 12, 2012 -
12 answers
Changing wireless router password was predictably a mess, but got that fixed and now the TiVo isn't connected. Need help with something that surely is simple...just not to me.
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posted by FlyByDay
on Sep 4, 2012 -
15 answers
I want to be able to access my hard drives wirelessly, and I don't know where to start. Plus bonus question. Help!
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posted by phaedon
on Aug 23, 2012 -
19 answers
Why does my wireless router stop some devices from accessing the web every now and then.
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posted by xchmp
on May 17, 2012 -
4 answers
I just upgraded to a new modem from Time Warner, which gives me super fast download speeds! Currently, however, I don't have easy access to my router's configuration page, and can't seem to figure out why. Help! I'll try to give all the pertinent details.
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posted by newfers
on May 5, 2012 -
15 answers
My laptop (and only my laptop) intermittently fails to see my wi-fi network. Please help me solve the problem.
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posted by afx237vi
on Apr 30, 2012 -
5 answers
Network configuration question: I have a desktop with a wifi card, a wireless router, and an external wireless connection I have access to. I want to connect the desktop to the external wireless connection, then connect the wireless router to the desktop, creating a second wireless network with internet access.
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posted by jsturgill
on Mar 18, 2012 -
2 answers
I am looking for the right router. Difficulty: two-story house, MacBook plus PC, with WP2 desired. Suggestions?
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posted by Riverine
on Jan 26, 2012 -
6 answers
Please help me find the best wireless, simultaneous g/n router that also functions as a print server natively or using Tomato or DD-WRT. More inside-->
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posted by Jackie_Treehorn
on Nov 5, 2011 -
6 answers
Like many people, I've got wireless router issues (Netgear MR814v2 -- yeah, it's getting old). I'm troubleshooting them as I can and haven't found anything that should be interfering, and all my firmware is up to date. Putting that to one side, I'm pretty tired of running down and up the stairs to unplug the router and plug it back in again (six to 10 times a day). My diagnostics show I've got connectivity between the computer and the router even when I can't connect to the Internet. Is there some way to reboot the router from my computer?
posted by bryon
on Sep 25, 2011 -
14 answers
Why is my wireless router WZR-HP-G300NH not mounting my USB External HD?
I'm trying to access my Western Digital My Passport SE external hard drive through the wifi connection on the router. I have it plugged into the USB port on the router and it is powering on, but not mounting.
What have I done wrong?
How can I get this to work?
Does anyone know how to go about accessing the hard drive files once it is mounting properly?
I'll be using my MacBook to access the files and would like to stream my movies wirelessly from the external HD.
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posted by thatgirl1985
on Jul 22, 2011 -
9 answers
Comcast gave us a router when we subscribed. It has issues. But we can replace it! Help me find the best one. (Warning: lots of data below, because I want to answer as many questions as possible off the bat.)
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posted by mephron
on Jul 19, 2011 -
9 answers
How do I create a public wifi network that is separate from our corporate network while using the same internet connection?
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posted by talkingmuffin
on May 19, 2011 -
4 answers
I have a Linksys WCG200 cable modem/wireless router combo device. It sucks at wireless (and extensive Googling has indicated that's unfixable), but it's OK at everything else. Can I pick up a $30 wireless router, plug that into the device I have now, and use that without any loss of quality? Would I need any other devices? Would it just be easier to get a new stand-alone cable modem as well?
posted by billybunny
on May 1, 2011 -
1 answer
What is the best dual band wireless router, both in terms of range and quality of components? Personal experiences with the quality of different brands would be welcome. Thanks for your help!
posted by Dasein
on Jan 15, 2011 -
18 answers
Wireless internet conundrums. After internet signal problems being repaired by the internet provider and plugging into the modem directly showing that the connection itself is fine, the wireless goes out every few minutes for the Macs in the house, but works fine for the PC.
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posted by elpea
on Dec 8, 2010 -
20 answers
Router connects to internet. Computer connects wirelessly to router. Computer does not connect wirelessly to internet.
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posted by DevilsAdvocate
on Dec 5, 2010 -
18 answers
Help please. I consider myself pretty capable when it comes to computers and the internet and networks, but I can't fix this. I have two Windows 7 laptops and one Mac laptop with an older Airport Extreme and a brand new Arris WBM760A modem that won't play nice.
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posted by evilbeck
on Nov 25, 2010 -
7 answers
How can I properly set up an internet connection on both a laptop (wireless) and desktop using DSL? Getting IP address conflict! GRR.
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posted by Snackpants
on Nov 24, 2010 -
7 answers
Is it possible to buy a device, similar to a wireless router, that will connect wirelessly to my existing router/wireless network and provide internet service to multiple devices over ethernet?
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posted by JakeWalker
on Nov 21, 2010 -
5 answers
What can cause a laptop/browser to display "server not found" almost every time a page is loaded for the first time, display it properly most of the time when it is reloaded (except for occasional formatting issues that are resolved with yet another reload)?
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posted by aroberge
on Nov 10, 2010 -
2 answers
How can I get a Lenovo laptop running Windows Vista to connect to a Netgear WGT624 v2?
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posted by nat
on Nov 6, 2010 -
5 answers
How can I reduce/eliminate interference from other wireless routers in my apartment building? I have a Belkin Wireless N+ router connected to a Linksys modem with Comcast cable internet.
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posted by DiscourseMarker
on Oct 29, 2010 -
18 answers
I want to use my Belkin N+ router as a repeater for a wireless-G router. Unfortunately, I'm not so sure the N+ is supported by DD-WRT. Can anyone either tell me an alternative way to do this?
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posted by fizzzzzzzzzzzy
on Jul 24, 2010 -
3 answers
I currently use AT&T as our broadband ISP at home. Our five-year-old modem/router just died, and since it's so old, AT&T tells me that it's no longer under warranty, and I have to buy a new one myself. Then they directed me to an AT&T Wireless retail store to go buy the equipment. But can they force me to buy one of their routers? What if I can find a comparable one cheaper somewhere else? Can they refuse me customer service or deny me installation help (which I will need - I'm hopelessly n00bulous in this department) if I don't by an "official" AT&T router?
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posted by AngerBoy
on Apr 28, 2010 -
12 answers
Setting up wireless internet - ipod touch will connect to the internet, but laptops will not. What am I doing wrong?
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posted by Brodiggitty
on Apr 3, 2010 -
8 answers
Help me use my wireless router to take advantage of the free wi-fi signal my complex offers.
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posted by no bueno
on Mar 5, 2010 -
18 answers
What are the wireless ranges of the 802.11g radios in the following:
WRT54G
WRT610N
I specifically would like to know the range of each and does the WRT610N 802.11G radio have a greater range than the WRT54G 802.11G radio.
Not surprisingly, Linksys couldn't even help me.
posted by paulyballs
on Feb 16, 2010 -
3 answers
My aunt is asking for recommendations for wireless routers for my grandparents' computers. I don't know much about routers and my aunt knows less. Can you give me some advice/info that I can pass along?
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posted by Nolechick11
on Feb 15, 2010 -
11 answers
