On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 08:54:07PM -0400, Emily Dryden wrote: > As previously posted, I purchased a Linksys Wireless Router, Model > BEFW11S4, to replace an earlier model damaged by a lightning caused > power surge. The Ethernet connections work perfectly but I have been > utterly unable to setup the wireless feature. I needed to do this as > other computers on our lan were set to a different SSID and channel when > the original router was set up. > > In desperation I borrowed a laptop running Windows XP Pro and spent the > afternoon struggling with the router installation cd and then with > Linksys technical support. The web based setup program was supposed to > be reached at 192.168.1.1 all attempts to connect to this IP failed. I > had thought that perhaps security updates had blocked this address but > even when I shut down the lan and its firewall and connected the laptop > directly to the DSL modem or through the router to the DSL modem the IP > was unreachable. > > I'm not sure what to try next - return the router, if CompUSA will take
My experience with CompUSA is that they _do_ take it back. Be sure to explain to them that it _doesn't_ work, else they might repack it and attempt to sell it to someone else. > it back, for a replacement and try again? Return the router, scrap the > expensive Linksys signal booster which I added last year and start over > from scratch with some other company's products? > > -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]