Forgive me for not posting today. You see, we are a family basically composed of computer illiterates, but we refuse to admit it. Yesterday, we bought a wireless router and decided we'd install it ourselves. That was a mistake!
I spent several hours unable to access the internet, because I had somehow locked myself out of our wireless system (I feel stupid, and still don't really know how I did it).
My daughter finally got me back on the system, but my computer is connecting to new pages really slow now. I still don't think we got it right.
I can't post tonight. I'm so mad I can't think straight -- all I can think of is taking my favorite hammer to this new wireless system. So I'm going to go to bed. Maybe everything will be all right tomorrow.
If I can get on the computer tomorrow, I'll try to get back to posting.
I'm right there with you!
ReplyDeleteThey still make Wireless-B routers? Huh! I coulda swore that everybody had switched over to Wireless-G (which is 5 times faster than Wireless-B)... if you want a free Wireless-G router set up for ComPost err Comcast, drop me a line in email and it's yours for postage. (Yes, it's a D-Link, not a Linksys, but it does do the job).
ReplyDeleteBTW, set up the way you have it, the Linksys *will* overheat. It needs to move air from the bottom inlet air holes of the Linksys to the top outlet air holes of the Linksys. That is why it has those little "legs" on the bottom, to give space for the air to come in under the Linksys. No air = get very hot = magic smoke come out and Linksys quit working. I doubt that your cable modem is happy either having its own air supply blocked off. Solution: Get one of those little wire filing racks from an office supply store, set it upside down over the Compost cable modem, and put the Linksys on top of it. Voila. Plenty of airflow for both boxes. No worries about magic smoke coming out and things quit working (or worse, things catch on fire -- now *that* gets exciting!).
-- Badtux the Wireless Penguin
Badtux-
ReplyDeleteSorry to mislead you with the picture. I was feeling mad (and lazy), and just grabbed a picture off the internet rather than take one of the actual system we bought. We do have a Wireless-G.
Thanks for the offer though. That was very generous of you.
I did have a couple of questions though, but I couldn't find your e-mail address on your website. Could you send it to jobsanger@hotmail.com.
I could use a little expert advice. I'm still not sure we have it hooked up right.
I hate these idiots. I agree with what you said about the connection. Mine "crashes" every few weeks. Unfortunately I don't remember what the hell I did to fix it (and I never write it down) so I end up stressing myself out trying to figure out how to REconnect to a new network. This time I dumbly enough - unplugged the router. I hate when they tell you to do that but I did it anyway on my own and then my entire network disappeared.
ReplyDeleteLast time this happened I called them. The way the lady explained it was that if I paid this "fee" I could have unlimited remote access. Which was great. Let them do all the work. Then I call tonight and hes like no - you have to pay again. I'm like no I don't. Yes you do. THE HELL I DO! lol. I hung up.
Sometimes when you get pissed off enough you end up figuring shit out on your own. So I did. First time I ever called them was when I first bought this POS. I was on the phone for TWO hours with the guy because he didn't understand that my laptop didn't have to be hooked into my router. Are these guys retarded? They work at a freaking ROUTER company.
Once I move and get a new router - I am taking this old one out to the garage - with some nails, a blow torch, a hammer and a big ass wrench. And ya know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna beat the living crap out of it.