I have set up many a wireless network in homes of the people I work with. It is quite easy in fact. However, last night, I about blew my brains out...
This lady has earthlink DSL at home and got a second computer with a wireless card in it. She wanted it to be connected to earthlink DSL as well with a wireless router.
No problem. I connect the netgeat wireless 4 port router to the NETOPIA (earthlinks) DSL router, and connect the old computer to a lan port on the netgear 802.11b/g router.
Wonderful! Now, both computers can access the internet wonderfully!
But wait, she checks her earthlink email viea a program called "Earthlink Total Access" Which i assume is a proprietary program, maybe like AOLs browser...?
Well, the sucker will NOT connect, from either computer. All settings are right, username and password are fine.
However, if I plug the computers DIRECTLY into the NETOPIA router, earthink total access works just finen
SO I call earthlink and ask them to help me with the settings on the netgear router so it will work. No luck. They only support the router they gave her and will not tell me the settings I need in order to make this work.
So I left last night for a dinner date, having refused payment until I fix it. Id like to give it another try this coming monday, assuming I can get some help in here...
thanks in advance! Jazz Mann