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From: Graham J on 4 Mar 2010 18:27

"Bella Jones" <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Bella Jones <me9(a)privacy.net> wrote:
>
>> As you may have noticed, my memory is getting worse. I have been making
>> dumb and embarassing errors all over the place. (I mean elsewhere not
>> just here). If I prove to have dementia, please come and help me OD. Ta.
>>
>> Anyway, re wireless. (This looks long but answer will be short I think.)
>>
>> 18 months ago I bought a Linksys Wireless router WRT54GR v1.1. I put it
>> between my Virgin Cable router and the iMac. I used my laptop in the
>> other room, and it all worked for about six months. Then it died.
>>
>> To my shame, I did not try and fix it at all, but just left it flashing
>> on my desk for probably another six months, until chastised by some nice
>> tech-handy visitors.
>>
>> Now I have my wondrous new sofa, it's time to get wireless working
>> again.
>>
>> Basically I have tried the Linksys direct into the Laptop, removing the
>> iMac from the chain. Laptop sees the wireless connection I set up 18
>> months ago, but I cannot get the internet to work. Cannot log into
>> Linksys website because I must have cleverly changed the login (from
>> 'admin') and cannot find it, although I have my daybook page from that
>> day open in front of me.
>
> Oh god, here we go.
>
> I have now found the login. :-/
>
> Not that it makes a lot of difference. But I'll have a fiddle.

So look at its management page and see what it tells you.

Is the Virgin device a proper router, or a PPPoE modem? Probably the
latter.

Do you have to provide a username and password for the Virgin connection?
If so, do you put it in the Virgin router, via a PPPoE setting on the WAN
connection of the Linksys?

Does the Linksys show that is has received a sensible IP address from the
Virgin router?

--
Graham J


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