Linksys WRT54G wireless router setup

[kaitlyn235]

Originally Posted by Kees Buijs

Which IP-number do you use, the number for the computer or for the gateway. You must use the ip-number for the gateway (router).

Please specify what you find under network. It should get its ip-number from the DHCP server (so not set to e.g. manual).

In general your computers ip-number is equal to the routers ip-number, except for the last digit group, which is very often 1.

But this only works when the information is supplied by the DHCP server.

So if e.g. your computer has ip 192.168.3.32 than the router is normally 192.168.3.1 (and the netmask normally is something like 255.255.255.0).

Good luck, Kees

Netowork preferences says the router number is 71.61.216.1 - I put that in the address bar, and it doesn't work. I don't think anyone can help me.. this is really depressing! Lol.. thanks for trying, though! Maybe I should just buy an airport from Apple.

[Satcomer]

This is odd. You said you went to System Preferences->Network (you must be connected via a known good ethernet cable for the first time). I say this is weird because 99% of all Linksys routers come with the default DHCP IP of 19.2.168.1.1, especially after a proper factory reset.

So try these steps, in order (even if you tried them before):

1. Unplug the Mac & the router from ethernet.

2. Turn the Mac off.

3. Turn the modem off.

4. Do a factory reset again on the router.

5. Plug everything back up once the modem starts up (leave the modem off for 5 minutes)

6. Plug everything back up and and wait for OS X to get an IP from the Linksys (checking system Preferences->Network, the Ethernet tab for the router IP.

7. Cross your finders to see if the router actually reset.

[Kees Buijs]

Originally Posted by kaitlyn235

Netowork preferences says the router number is 71.61.216.1 - I put that in the address bar, and it doesn't work. I don't think anyone can help me.. this is really depressing! Lol.. thanks for trying, though! Maybe I should just buy an airport from Apple.

This is odd, but actually it might suggest something else.

As in general ip-numbers start with 169.x.x.x when no link is available (so no ip-number can be assigned), it might be that the number printed is assigned to you by the provider in which case the router is not acting like a router, but as i tunnel.

Have you checked if it works with a cable (you can set it up with wireless only). Otherwise contact linksys or your dealer as it looks ohterwise that your router is bad configured and/or defective.


Good luck, Kees