Budget router setup?!

[mark8181]

Hi, looking for some help...
Recently decided to move with the times and get wifi. I have had broadband for years with VM via modem. VM wanted full price for router tho so i went to Maplin and the guy sold me a (non branded) budget router and said it would be perfect and easy setup. Not the case for this novice i'm afraid! No setup disc, just a very technical manual. Anyway, i have managed to create a WPA2 network that on the face of it appears to work as my pc and iphone connect to it. BUT i cant access internet, i just get the connection error message?! Anyone any idea's?
Thanks

[03ahmads]

So you can get into the wireless router's interface through your computer, yes? If so, try changing the wireless router to 'Access Point' mode. Let us know if it works for you.

[dasteph]

has the router got a inbuilt firewall which is blocking your internet connection which you have enabled ?

[darcu5]

So do you now have 2 routers plugged in? one virgin with an ethernet leading out into your new one?
if so have you rebooted the virgin router/modem after you connected the new one to it. most of the ones i've set up to the old virgin modems ave been straight plug and play and just a case of changing the wireless name and password, turn the original virgin one off connect wire to new un then reboot them both, done..

Or is it one through the phone line? adsl; abit more fiddly as you have to put your details in it that was on the virgin modem, user and pass that virgin would of sent you on the original setup.

[mark8181]

Thanks for your ideas. I will have a play tonight and let you all know how i get on!!

Cheers.

[XRay333]

You need to know who made your router. If you can access the router's interface (192.168.1.1) , you can tell by the Login and Password used (cisco is "admin" and "admin"), others use different combos of L/P. If you know what they are a simple google search will tell you who it was made by. Once you get into the interface look at the TABs for "Update", find the "Firmware" version and google that for info on model number. Go to makers site and download the right software, use setup and enjoy.

If you just play with setting not knowing what your doing your just wasting your time. All routers are different so it's helpfull to know which one you have.

[allnighta]

with virgin modems its has been know that when you put it on a wifi router and cant get net access you have to switch both of for say half an hour then power both back on, sounds mad i know but had to do this a few times for other folks and it works, got this info form virgin themselves a few years back

good luck m8

[andy4]

why dont you just phone vm up and tell them your modem broke they'll send you out a new vm super hub router (thats what i did problem solved) disconnect modem tho as they'll prob do a check for you

[NICETOBNICE]

First make sure that the network cable is plugged in correctly from modem to yellow lan connection at back of router then turn off the modem and router at the same time for 30 seconds then back on so the router can find the correct mac and ip adress

[mark8181]

I would just like to thank you all for your help/suggestions. Managed to solve my problem. A little embarrishing really, i was just over complicated setup! Reset router and started a fresh and simply plug and played router to modem & joined the wireless network it had created. Only used router web based setup to add WPA2 security.

Sorry i wasted your time but i appreciate you all taking time to read my problem and trying to help!

[NICETOBNICE]

I would just like to thank you all for your help/suggestions. Managed to solve my problem. A little embarrishing really, i was just over complicated setup! Reset router and started a fresh and simply plug and played router to modem & joined the wireless network it had created. Only used router web based setup to add WPA2 security.

Sorry i wasted your time but i appreciate you all taking time to read my problem and trying to help!

Glad you got it working if you did appreiciate the help that was given please press the thanks button