WRT54GS No Internet light

darbaugh · 12-07-2007, 08:04 AM

Hey, in response to the "WRT54GS No Internet light" below. I do not think it is against the terms of our ISP. I live in a little shack on the same property as my parents (which i was referring to as neighbor), directly behind their house. Everything is owned by my parents, I simply live there, outside of the main house, i do not know how this could possibly violate any ISP issue, so any help with the WET problem would be appreciated.

Thanks

johnwill · 12-07-2007, 12:11 PM

Parents and neighbors are two very distinctly different things, it's hard to imagine how you'd get them confused.

darbaugh · 12-07-2007, 12:46 PM

yeaah, i just hate saying the fact i live at my rents house. any insight on how to set up a WET? I'm just confused on which router gets set as access point and which as the WET

johnwill · 12-08-2007, 01:41 PM

What is WET?

darbaugh · 12-11-2007, 08:22 AM

Wireless Ethernet Bridge (WET). I think it might be a linksys thing.

I've attached a diagram i found on the internet

johnwill · 12-11-2007, 12:22 PM

OK, you configure the primary router (connected to the internet) normally as a standard router. The secondary bridge gets the special configuration as the WET (a term I never saw before

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darbaugh · 12-11-2007, 02:24 PM

haha learn something everyday right? Here is the problem i'm encountering when trying to configure this...

While changing the settings for the router in my house, i go to http://192.168.1.1, however, the Basic Settings and Basic Wireless settings are on different pages (i'm referring to the picture i uploaded last post). When i change either the basic setting or the wireless settings i have to click save at the bottom of the page. after it saves, the browser can no longer display the page (even if i try going to 192.168.2.1 after). therefore i can only change either the basic settings or the basic wireless settings, not both. also when i change the ip address for the router the access point no longer connects, giving me a limited connectivity error. i have to reset the router to get back to the http://192.168.1.1 page.

johnwill · 12-12-2007, 08:06 AM

You're not really trying to configure this using a wireless connection, are you?

If you connect using a wired connection, you change the wireless settings, then as the last step, change the base address. You should never configure a router using wireless connections.

darbaugh · 12-13-2007, 10:47 AM

i've got it wired when i try to hook everything up. Whenever i change my router's IP address to 192.168.2.1, I cannot get back into the router's settings page in the browser. the connection to the access point is lost (there is a connection to the access point normally, it just cant find the internet).

johnwill · 12-13-2007, 01:29 PM

After you change the router's IP address, do the following.

Start, Run, CMD

IPCONFIG /release

IPCONFIG /renew

12-07-2007, 08:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
darbaugh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: xp	WRT54GS No Internet light Hey, in response to the "WRT54GS No Internet light" below. I do not think it is against the terms of our ISP. I live in a little shack on the same property as my parents (which i was referring to as neighbor), directly behind their house. Everything is owned by my parents, I simply live there, outside of the main house, i do not know how this could possibly violate any ISP issue, so any help with the WET problem would be appreciated. Thanks

12-07-2007, 12:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,947 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light *Parents* and *neighbors* are two very distinctly different things, it's hard to imagine how you'd get them confused. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

12-07-2007, 12:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
darbaugh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light yeaah, i just hate saying the fact i live at my rents house. any insight on how to set up a WET? I'm just confused on which router gets set as access point and which as the WET

12-08-2007, 01:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,947 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light What is WET? __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

12-11-2007, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,947 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light OK, you configure the primary router (connected to the internet) normally as a standard router. The secondary bridge gets the special configuration as the WET (a term I never saw before ) __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

12-11-2007, 02:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
darbaugh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light haha learn something everyday right? Here is the problem i'm encountering when trying to configure this... While changing the settings for the router in my house, i go to http://192.168.1.1, however, the Basic Settings and Basic Wireless settings are on different pages (i'm referring to the picture i uploaded last post). When i change either the basic setting or the wireless settings i have to click save at the bottom of the page. after it saves, the browser can no longer display the page (even if i try going to 192.168.2.1 after). therefore i can only change either the basic settings or the basic wireless settings, not both. also when i change the ip address for the router the access point no longer connects, giving me a limited connectivity error. i have to reset the router to get back to the http://192.168.1.1 page.

12-12-2007, 08:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,947 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light You're not really trying to configure this using a wireless connection, are you? If you connect using a wired connection, you change the wireless settings, then as the last step, change the base address. You should never configure a router using wireless connections. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

12-13-2007, 10:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
darbaugh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7 OS: xp	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light i've got it wired when i try to hook everything up. Whenever i change my router's IP address to 192.168.2.1, I cannot get back into the router's settings page in the browser. the connection to the access point is lost (there is a connection to the access point normally, it just cant find the internet).

12-13-2007, 01:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,947 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: WRT54GS No Internet light After you change the router's IP address, do the following. Start, Run, CMD IPCONFIG /release IPCONFIG /renew __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience