ubuntu and xp with a router using road runner

ejames82 · 10-17-2008, 08:10 PM

i am attempting to share a road runner connection between two computers using a linksys etherfast cable/dsl router model BEFSR41. the two computers i want to use are xpsp3 and ubuntu. linksys provides a book that only pertains to windows. the xp computer worked fine with the router, i had, and was using the internet. the ubuntu computer appeared to have a connection, but i can't be certain because i am totally new to ubuntu. i do not know how to configure ubuntu, much less do so with two computers simultaneously with a router. i am a total ubuntu newbie, but i like what i see. i thought i would be able to figure it out, but obviously it was too much for me.
could someone who has experience connecting ubuntu guide me through the network setup process. thanks in advance.

qbawl · 10-17-2008, 10:48 PM

If you have a connection with ubuntu, in the upper right-hand corner of your screen you'll see an icon with blue columns (up to four, indicating strength of signal). If not, there's an icon which looks like a black monitor. Click on it and it should list the available networks - you're own should be listed, probably as the strongest available. Click on the network; if the network is properly protected, you'll have to type in your password on the next screen and that should get you connected. Good luck.

ejames82 · 10-18-2008, 02:38 PM

what should have been only an hour job turned out to take a few hours. i ended up configuring with the linksys website on several occasions, rebooting numerous times, resetting my network connection over and over, and finally noticed my antivirus was updating and didn't realize what exactly what i did that made things correct. my technique was far from being perfect. the instructions also called for resetting the router and resetting the power on the modem, which i saw no clear way to do.
i wish i could state exactly what procedure i took that worked. thanks for the replies.

qbawl · 10-18-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ejames82

what should have been only an hour job turned out to take a few hours. i ended up configuring with the linksys website on several occasions, rebooting numerous times, resetting my network connection over and over, and finally noticed my antivirus was updating and didn't realize what exactly what i did that made things correct. my technique was far from being perfect. the instructions also called for resetting the router and resetting the power on the modem, which i saw no clear way to do.
i wish i could state exactly what procedure i took that worked. thanks for the replies.

That's how I normally feel even when fortunate enough to get anything to work properly! lol

Glad you got things sorted.

**Bartender** · 10-20-2008, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ejames82

the instructions also called for resetting the router and resetting the power on the modem, which i saw no clear way to do.

What they probably meant was physically unplugging the power supplies from the router and modem. You look around behind both units, find the power cords, and pull those out. Wait about a minute or so. Plug the modem in first, and wait for all of its lights to come on and stabilize. That can take a minute or two. Then you plug the router back in. Wait a minute or two, then start turning PC's on.

I'm glad you got it going. Most of us DON'T document every step of our trouble-shooting. We finally get it working and can't say for sure what did it.

10-17-2008, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
ejames82 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 396 OS: XP	ubuntu and xp with a router using road runner i am attempting to share a road runner connection between two computers using a linksys etherfast cable/dsl router model BEFSR41. the two computers i want to use are xpsp3 and ubuntu. linksys provides a book that only pertains to windows. the xp computer worked fine with the router, i had, and was using the internet. the ubuntu computer appeared to have a connection, but i can't be certain because i am totally new to ubuntu. i do not know how to configure ubuntu, much less do so with two computers simultaneously with a router. i am a total ubuntu newbie, but i like what i see. i thought i would be able to figure it out, but obviously it was too much for me. could someone who has experience connecting ubuntu guide me through the network setup process. thanks in advance.

10-17-2008, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
qbawl Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 435 OS: OSX/Linux/XP	Re: ubuntu and xp with a router using road runner If you have a connection with ubuntu, in the upper right-hand corner of your screen you'll see an icon with blue columns (up to four, indicating strength of signal). If not, there's an icon which looks like a black monitor. Click on it and it should list the available networks - you're own should be listed, probably as the strongest available. Click on the network; if the network is properly protected, you'll have to type in your password on the next screen and that should get you connected. Good luck.

10-18-2008, 02:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
ejames82 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 396 OS: XP	Re: ubuntu and xp with a router using road runner what should have been only an hour job turned out to take a few hours. i ended up configuring with the linksys website on several occasions, rebooting numerous times, resetting my network connection over and over, and finally noticed my antivirus was updating and didn't realize what exactly what i did that made things correct. my technique was far from being perfect. the instructions also called for resetting the router and resetting the power on the modem, which i saw no clear way to do. i wish i could state exactly what procedure i took that worked. thanks for the replies.