Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-16 Thread Russell Senior
> "wes" == wes writes: Russell> With a few precautions, sharing is safe. With a few Russell> facilities, abuse can be effectively dissuaded. With those Russell> two things covered, that just leaves the gift-culture spirit. wes> is there a guide to these precautions and facilities somewher

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-16 Thread wes
> > > > With a few precautions, sharing is safe. With a few facilities, abuse > can be effectively dissuaded. With those two things covered, that > just leaves the gift-culture spirit. > > > -- > Russell Senior, President > russ...@personaltelco.net > is there a guide to these precautions and fa

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-16 Thread Russell Senior
> "Victor" == Victor Soich writes: Victor> Still, thank you all for helping me through this angst Victor> inducing procedure. These little things can really trip one Victor> up. So, please tell me what are the best practices for Victor> configuring the router. [...] Best Practices is to b

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Bill Barry
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Victor Soich wrote: > > Still, thank you all for helping me through this angst inducing > procedure. These little things can really trip one up. So, please > tell me what are the best practices for configuring the router. I > eventually want my computer to com

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Well, I guess I didn't do everything quite correctly. I finally got my router to factory settings, by somehow using the right combination of pressing the reset button to the router, and disconnecting the power to the router at a correctly moment in time. My incantations to linuxy spirits and my t

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
> Terry > > -Original Message- > From: plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org > [mailto:plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Victor Soich > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 5:26 PM > To: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help, civil and on-topic > Subject: Re:

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread wes
I agree that you have done everything correctly. Something else is going on which I would not want to try to diagnose via email. You don't need to bring your computer to the clinic in order to work on the router. You would just need to bring the router. You do need to bring it if you want to work

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Terrence Hulse
password. Merry Christmas All! Terry -Original Message- From: plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org [mailto:plug-boun...@lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Victor Soich Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 5:26 PM To: General Linux/UNIX discussion and help, civil and on-topic Subject: Re: [PL

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Hi Russell, I couldnt find Network Manage. I found System -> Preferences -> Network Connections and System -> Preference -> Network Proxy and System -> Administration -> Network Tools. Within those dialog boxes, I did not figure out how to disconnect and reconnect my interface. I have physicall

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
I think the answer is d, but it is so nice to get positive reinforcement with the statement "You have done everything correctly." I guess I'll bring the box and router to the PLUG clinic. With regard to answer a) I tried again with caps lock, both on and off. With regard to answer b) Rich Sh

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 15 Dec 2010, Victor Soich wrote: >  Aha! Are you using a Ethernet cable or a wireless connection between this > machine and the wireless router? You have both interfaces shown, but only > the ethernet (eth1) is running. >> wlan2

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Russell Senior
> "Victor" == Victor Soich writes: Victor> Dear Russell Furthermore, in the Quick Installation Guide, Victor> which is for windows, it says, Victor> After your IP address is released, click Renew. You should get Victor> an IP address of 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 2 - Victor> 25

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Bill Barry
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Victor Soich wrote: > Dear Russell > > Furthermore, in the Quick Installation Guide, which is for windows, it > says, > > > After your IP address is released, click Renew. You should get an IP > address of 192.168.1.x > (where x is a number between 2 - 254). If yo

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 15 Dec 2010, Russell Senior wrote: > Rich, if he couldn't reach the device, it wouldn't be asking him for a > password! True. But, Victor also wrote that he reset the router. Perhaps not the proper way. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@li

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Dear Russell Furthermore, in the Quick Installation Guide, which is for windows, it says, After your IP address is released, click Renew. You should get an IP address of 192.168.1.x (where x is a number between 2 - 254). If you don’t get an IP address, reset the router by holding in the reset bu

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Russell Senior
> "Victor" == Victor Soich writes: Victor> Hi Russell, There is a reset button on the wireless router. I Victor> used a pencil, and with the power on, on the tiny modem Victor> button, and held the pencil there for 20-30 seconds. I was Victor> hoping that it would set the router to factory

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Hi Russell, There is a reset button on the wireless router. I used a pencil, and with the power on, on the tiny modem button, and held the pencil there for 20-30 seconds. I was hoping that it would set the router to factory defauts, and thus be able to use admin as the password. Maybe I'm not u

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Russell Senior
> "Rich" == Rich Shepard writes: Victor> I type 192.168.1.1 in Firefox 3.6.13 to try to get to the Victor> configuration screen for my wireless router Airlink Model # Victor> ar410w. A dialog box comes up asking me for a user name and Victor> password. According to the the manual for the ar

Re: [PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 15 Dec 2010, Victor Soich wrote: > I type 192.168.1.1 in Firefox 3.6.13 to try to get to the configuration > screen for my wireless router Airlink Model # ar410w. A dialog box comes > up asking me for a user name and password. According to the the manual > for the ar410w, I type admin fo

[PLUG] can't login to my ar410w router

2010-12-15 Thread Victor Soich
Hi all, I type 192.168.1.1 in Firefox 3.6.13 to try to get to the configuration screen for my wireless router Airlink Model # ar410w. A dialog box comes up asking me for a user name and password. According to the the manual for the ar410w, I type admin for the user name, and admin for the passw