Hi Steven, As I discussed in my reply to Ronni, I'm a bit leery of updating the software - I may try Billion's support though.
No, I'm not trying to set it up as a WDS and yes, I have (& will!) remain firmly ethernet connected while setting up! Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 11/9/08 2:57 PM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sorry Neil, on closer reading, doesn't seem that you're using WDS > anyway. > > I had an Apple base station in place to extend the reach of my 7404VGP- > M's wireless network, as well as an Airport Express. And I recall > somewhere along the line learning that if I wanted security in place, > it had to be WEP. I'm 99% certain it was in the manual, but I've just > checked the manual for your model and it doesn't seem to state that. > > Anyway, at risk of stating the obvious, I'd make sue you have the > latest firmware installed (new version released on 10 July 08). Be > sure to connect your Mac to the Billion via ethernet before doing an > update. The last time I did mine wirelessly, it stuffed things up, and > right now that particular Billion is getting 're-flashed' by Billion > under warranty. They blamed it on me doing the upgrade wirelessly > (which is always the way I'd done it with no prior problems). > > The online support offered by Billion is not too bad either in case > you haven't tried it. They're quite quick with a response. > > Cheers, Steven > > On 11/09/2008, at 10:39 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: > >> Hi Neil >> >> I have endless hours of experience using a 7404VGP-M under similar >> circumstances. >> >> Currently I am not using the Billion, and I don't have it with me, >> but if you check the Billion instruction manual I think from memory >> you will need to compromise with security and use WEP. It's a >> limitation of the Billion. I'll read your email in a little more >> detail when I get chance, but hopefully that's a clue. I was using a >> WDS, and it may have been that which was incompatible with WPA. >> Anyway, it does allude to it in the manual. >> >> Cheers, Steven >> >> >> On 11/09/2008, at 9:16 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Anyone using a Billion 7402VGP (or similar?) and connecting with WPA2 >>> security? >>> >>> My problem: >>> >>> I've been using the above ADSL2 modem/router/VOIP for quite a while >>> now >>> without using the wireless (since the computer is right next to the >>> router, >>> I just used ethernet) - all has been well (only ADSL here in >>> Albany, still >>> waiting on ADSL2) with internet, networking and VOIP. >>> >>> Recently I decided it would be good to try the wireless: >>> >>> 1) to stream iTunes to the stereo via an Airport Express (bought >>> with the >>> iMac in November but not tried until now) >>> >>> 2) to let me wander around with the laptop (bought in May for >>> overseas trip) >>> >>> Here's where I'm at: >>> >>> My first try at setting up the billion met with mixed success: >>> >>> - Turned on the wireless feature and could connect up and browse >>> the net >>> OK - but default was unsecured - not a state I was happy with. >>> - Turned on WPA2 (I thought) and connected up again - but was not >>> asked >>> for a password and the network showed up without the "secured" >>> padlock >>> - Rechecked the router config via browser and sure enough security >>> was >>> disabled - turning it on and "applying" did not seem to take. >>> >>> I turned off the wireless till I had time to research. >>> >>> I had no problems with the airport express - other than complaining >>> that it >>> wasn't connected to the internet (wireless not working on Billion, >>> no spare >>> ethernet to connect to it) I set up a network OK, I have successfully >>> streamed the iTunes and printed to the attached printer and >>> connected to the >>> Express wireless network from a second computer. >>> >>> I won't go into all the interminable forums I checked out - but I >>> finally >>> got WPA2 security turned on for the Billion - It turns out Safari >>> doesn't >>> talk well to the Billion - just for wireless security, it seems, I >>> had had >>> no problem setting everything else up! >>> >>> Anyway after much resetting of the router, saving of configuration >>> files >>> (checking them with BBEdit to check what had changed) changing >>> parameters >>> incrementally and using Firefox to apply the WPA2 settings - it all >>> seeemed >>> to have worked - after a restart the setting have all "stuck" and >>> when I >>> turn on Airport, the network is scanned and shows up as a "secure" >>> (padlocked) network. >>> >>> I just can't connect to it!! >>> >>> When I try, I get a message "connection timeout" - it obviously is >>> talking >>> to the Billion because if I use the wrong password it tells me >>> "Invalid >>> password" so when I use the correct password, it is accepting that >>> - but >>> then some process is timing out before I get properly connected. >>> >>> I have tried this from both the 24" Intel iMac and the 20" G5 iMac >>> and the >>> behaviour is the same in both cases. >>> >>> And, remember, I had no problem connecting before I turned on the >>> security - >>> so there is no basic incompatibility with the wireless on the >>> Billion. >>> However, I am obviously not happy to just turn off the security! (I >>> had >>> thought prematurely that I had wireless working when I selected >>> WLAN in the >>> airport list - till I realised I hadn't actually switched mine on - >>> it was >>> just an unsecured network in the area! - if I figure out who, I'll >>> alert >>> them!). >>> >>> So... any ideas... anybody... >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> Neil >>> >>> -- >>> Neil R. Houghton >>> Albany, Western Australia >>> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 >>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
