DSL via Linksys BEFW11S4

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I am trying to set up a home wireless network to DSL (finally...) with a Linksys BEFW11S4 4-port wireless router.

I have configured (correctly, I THINK) the router via a ethernet-hard-wired G4 iMac/10.2.3 That computer can access the net OK.

But a TiBook/10.2.8 and a Wallstreet/9.1 can SEE the wireless network with a good signal strength, but rather than the usual "Connect" button it just says "Status not available".

I've tried to resolve this by refering to A. Engst's "Wireless Starter Kit" and his revised/updated chapter "Configuring a gateway" but seem to be getting nowhere.

I have a Airport graphite base station system at work with a similar set-up (both laptops work fine there, though that is a dial-up system, so it it a bit different...) but seem to be overlooking something obvious.

HELP????
 
Well, I'm not sure what your question is, so I'll just go through it... When you use a router, your individual computers no longer have to connect - they're always connected to the local area net side of the router, and they don't use PPPoE, they just use ethernet, (most often) set to Configure via DHCP in Network Prefs. On the other side of the router (the ISP or internet or Wide Area net side), the router does the PPPoE authenticating and is the DHCP client, getting the one shared IP address for your account. So, is that how you have it set up?
 
I should have mentioned that your powerbooks should have only the wireless/alternate ethernet set to configure via DHCP, not built-in ethernet.
 
gsahli said:
.....So, is that how you have it set up?
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Sounds like I may have screwed it up.

The ethernet-wired iMac (used to configure the router) still has the "<->" icon on the menu bar, and will connect to the internet (thru the Linksys router to the DSL modem) using the drop-down option.

Does that mean:

(1) that I have the router configure incorrectly, and would that explain why the wireless computers "see" the router but can't connect to it?

(2) that the iMac is really just "passing thru" the router (via ethernet) without actually using it??

I guess I assumed that you still had the "connect/disconnect" option at each machine.
 
Yup, it's not right. So, log in on the router and set it up to do the authentication.
And yes, your setup explains every other problem.
 
gsahli...

What do you mean "set it up to do the authentication"???

Can you PLEASE be more specific because I have checked and rechecked m setup MANY TIMES and can find NOTHING amiss except that the wireless computers can SEE but cannot ACCESS the network.

Only clue I can come up with: in the iMac (hard-wired)'s Network Settings, the auto-assigned IP address is NOT in the 192.168.1.xxx format.
 
Well, we're going to have a problem there, because my router is Netgear, so I won't be able to see and talk you through any specific steps. The only thing I can recommend is that you expore the menus in your router's web page (I guess you know how to get there?) for PPPoE (the ISP authentication protocol).
 
ONCE AGAIN: what do you mean by:

(1) "So, log in on the router and set it up to do the authentication."

(2) "And yes, your setup explains every other problem."

???????????????????
 
(2) Your incorrect setup is causing the problems.
(1) log in on the router:
Your router has a web page-based setup function. Use a browser and point the browser at http://192.168.1.1 (this is your default router address). There is a usrname/password query; the default is <blank>/admin. If you've gotten this far, you're logged in.

The linksys user guide is available here:
http://www.linksys.com/download/default.asp
The rest of setup is explained in chapters 4 & 5
 
OK, so perhaps I'm not as stupid as I apparently seem here.

I HAVE of course done (and re-done...numerous times) the set-up via the browser-based interface, and I HAVE downloaded the documentation from the Linksys site. So far to no avail. Guess I'll continue to plug away.

Thanks anyway.
 
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