any wireless internet geeks out there?

[gottavecalaisv]

Hi all, i am trying to set up a wireless internet connection at my neigbours house. i can connect to the internet fine through the siemens (optus supplied) adsl2 modem but when i connect the wireless router (tp link brand) i cannot conect to the internet even though it has a so called quick setup.

the laptop can pickup the router with excellent signal strength

optus uses pppoe setup in the modem so i tried that in the router settings but it didnt work. i then tried dynamic setup and got wireless internet but it drops out and doesnt re-conect everytime even though the signal is excellent.

i have wireless internet myself with optus using a dlink router and everything works 100%

has anyone got any ideas what i could do as i don't really know what i am doing with the settings, really just trying different things. i have spent many hours trying to get it to work properly but am now getting frustrated and was wondering if anyone can help????

[jules]

you need to set up the security and other stuff on the router, the instructions should tell you how to log in to the router admin, then follow them from there.

[gottavecalaisv]

yes i have set up security and accessed the router but cant work out which settings i need for the internet connection

[jules]

sorry you've lost me, someone else may know more than me about this.

it took me ages to set mine up first time, so i sympathise.

[Bennyoz]

yes i have set up security and accessed the router but cant work out which settings i need for the internet connection

When I was setting up my wireless network, I could not make the router and modem to communicate. If you go into the setup screen of your modem (http://10.1.1.1/ for me), look for [Mode Connection] or something similar. The default will be Optus Bridge. I changed it to NAPT and voila...internet access. You can try this. Hope it works for you.

And for those of you who use wireless connection, please add security if you don't have it. Your neighbour may be downloading illicit files by using your bandwidth.

Cheers

[Vt-Brrrlina]

when u log onto the router use a network cable first - guarentee good connection -- next check u can access the internet this way as well. Sometimes your computer picks up oter wireless signals from the area - around my house theres 9 other wireless signals - u should consider changing the channel your router sends on - eg i think default is channel 11 so maybe choose something out the ordinary like 1 - u will find u get heaps less dropouts - then you need to use a wep key - wpa passphrase to lock it all up see how that goes

[Infus10n]

Are the wireless router and wireless internet modem connected together through a cable or wirelessly?

If they are connected through a cable any decent router will detect the internet and all you have to do is enable wep for security and it should all work.

My wireless internet works lovely with my wireless d-link router, no problems, although to begin with the internet use to drop out but dad played aorund and we get no problems anymore.

[keza87]

Just to get this clarified.
Are you connecting the optus supplied modem the the wireless router or is the telephone line going straight to the wireless router.

If you are still using the optus modem with the wireless router it should just be plug and play. try resetting the unit to factry defaults in this case.

If the telephone line is connecting to the wireless router, you may have a compatibility problem with the router and ADSL2. But I have not set up an adsl2 connection before so try having a go with the settings for it. You can't do any damage to it and if things get screwed up then there is always the reset button.

If you can find the actual model number of the device, that would be a good start for others to help

[Patrio7]

the modem, being optus, may me in a form of a half bridge mode, thus the router should be in ' automatic / DHCP ' mode ( not PPPoE/PPPoA or bridge )

alternitively, log into the modem itself, set that to bridging mode and enter the internet details into the router itself ( my preferred way of setting it up )

if that makes sense

[gottavecalaisv]

The phone line plugs into the siemens 4200 modem, then i have a cable from the modem to the router as it is just a wireless router and NOT a router with a modem built in. it wont work with the default settings so i will try some of the suggestions from here. i think the most common suggestion seems to be to run the modem in bridged mode and then the router in pppoe mode so i will try that this afternoon.

[keza87]

Its interesting that it won't work with the default settings. A wireless router like that should. I have never used TPlink hardware before but they should be similar to other brands.
The router should be set up to obtain a DHCP connection.

One thing I have found with Optus modems is that you need to unplug the power when you switch from standalone computer to the wireless modem. That has caught me out a few times.

Any way, just a few suggestions to try. Good luck with it

[AttaBoy]

Make sure your neighbour has a ADSL certified central filter and splitter installed if he/she has a back to base alarm system because the alarm system could interfere with ADSL signal.

[Spaced]

This is why I went netgear total plug and play. Definitely reset it there is always a little button that you need a paper clip to press down. Because the laptop connects fine and the modem are fine it's definitely the connection between the modem and the router. Have you got a model number I could research?

Also make sure when you're done you have WPA2/ WPA1 or at least WEP security on their.

[gottavecalaisv]

yes i have security enabled and set up a code. the router model is TP Link TL-WR642G and the modem is siemens speedstream 4200.

[Spaced]

Ok first things first,

follow this link for firmware update: http://www.tp-link.com/product/downl...gv2_070321.zip

this is the user guide:
http://www.tp-link.com/product/downl...R642Gv2_UG.zip

I'll check on the net now and post more info shortly

[Spaced]

hold up that's for V2.x check what version router it is before updating firware

[Spaced]

either way download from here the right one then get back to me
http://www.tp-link.com/support/download.asp

[gottavecalaisv]

ok the latest is that there is nothing wrong with the router but a problem with the modem. i tried my modem at their place and it worked straight away wireless aswell. so rang optus and spent 1 hour on the phone with them trying to get it to work. it is finally working again but i don't hold out much hope for it to continue.the lady from optus said to leave it for 24/48 hours and see how it goes.